Hollywood, which tries very hard to be scary and awesome, but which is made up of ordinary people with fears and flaws.) At first the Wizard professes to be unable to help them, but with encouragement he provides Elixirs for Dorothy's helpers: a diploma for the Scarecrow, a medal of valor for the Lion, and a windup heartfor the Tin Woodsman. There is a tone of satire about this scene. It seems to be saying: These Elixirs are placebos, meaningless symbols that men give each other. Many people with degrees, medals, or testimonials have done nothing to earn them. Those who have not survived death can take the Elixir all day long but it still won't help them. The true all-healing Elixir is the achievement of inner change, but the scene acknowledges that it's important to get outward recognition as well. As a surrogate parent for the lot of
HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES WORK AS ADVERTISED The water actually retains some "essential property" of the original substance because of the beatings and shakings. I give this a 0% probability. It violates the most basic laws of science and makes my head hurt. THE PLACEBO EFFECT I didn't realize it was a homeopathic remedy until after four or ve doses, and I had been told it could reduce pain by up to 50% in 24 hours. Placebo is strong stu . People can become intoxicated from alcohol placebos, and "placebo" knee surgeries for osteoarthritis, where incisions are made but nothing is repaired, can produce results that rival the real deal. This explanation gets my vote. Now, if I could just forget what I read on the label, I could repeat it next time. REGRESSION TOWARD THE MEAN REGRESSION TOWARD THE MEAN Imagine you catch a cold or get the u. It's going to get worse and worse, then better and better until you are back to normal
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