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But unless you were lucky enough to be born into the Imperial family, the bureaucracy was where the power was. And it was well-known that becoming a bureaucrat was a sure-fire way to enrich yourself and your family. So people who wanted power and influence would flock to it, and familie...
as willow bark and leaves, this remarkable remedy dates back to Hippocrates2. In 1829 the chemical in the willow tree that can relieve pain and reduce fever was discovered to be salicin. By 1899 the Bayer Company in Germany had marketed a variant, acetylsalicylic acid, under the name of asp...