Project Gutenberg 2018-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 248 Ford, Thomas K. Gill, Harold B. The Apothecary in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg Being an Account of his medical and chirurgical Services, as well as of his trade Practices as a Chymist The Apothecary in 18th-Century Williamsburg Williamsburg craft series Reading ease score: 59.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Apothecary in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg" by Thomas K. Ford is a historical account published in the late 20th century. This informative work explores the role and practices of apothecaries in Williamsburg, Virginia, during the 1700s, focusing particularly on their contributions to medical care and the pharmaceutical trade of the time. The book offers insights into both the medical practices and the commerce surrounding the profession in a burgeoning colonial America. In the book, Ford delves into the transformation of medical practices from the time of Galen to the reality of the 18th century. He highlights key figures, such as George Gilmer, who exemplified the multifaceted role of apothecary-surgeons, blending their medical knowledge with commerce. The work discusses the challenges faced by practitioners due to a lack of formal education and the regulations around medical practice, as well as the reliance on various herbal and chemical remedies. Ford provides a rich narrative of the social and economic implications of the apothecary trade, illustrating its essential position in the health and well-being of the colonial populace amid emerging medical theories and practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Pharmacists -- Virginia -- Williamsburg Pharmacy -- Virginia -- Williamsburg RS Text Browsing: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: History - American 109710 109745 2024-09-24T08:36:21.002574 2023-09-25T07:34:49.226412 text/html text/html 104315 2018-12-17T14:40:00 text/html 1238022 2024-09-24T08:36:26.841568 application/epub+zip 1239015 2024-09-24T08:36:23.747550 application/epub+zip 101346 2024-09-24T08:36:22.426553 application/epub+zip 1278048 2024-09-24T08:36:28.928523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1258914 2024-09-24T08:36:25.797542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133307 2022-09-26T14:12:40.212800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 82575 82486 2024-09-24T08:36:20.475564 2023-09-25T07:34:48.527400 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 82977 2018-12-17T14:39:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 31794 2018-12-17T14:40:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18517 2024-09-24T08:36:29.070536 application/rdf+xml 18947 2024-09-24T08:36:22.508694 image/jpeg 3371 2024-09-24T08:36:22.466559 image/jpeg 1177194 2018-12-17T14:40:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 1179081 2024-09-24T08:36:21.042569 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog