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PUBLISHERS’ NOTE
As the author unhappily died while his book was still in the printer’s hands, his friend, Mr. Peter MacEwan, editor of The Chemist and Druggist, has been good enough to revise the proofs for press.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | Myths of Pharmacy | [1] |
| II. | Pharmacy in the time of the Pharaohs | [34] |
| III. | Pharmacy in the Bible | [46] |
| IV. | The Pharmacy of Hippocrates | [77] |
| V. | From Hippocrates to Galen | [88] |
| VI. | Arab Pharmacy | [97] |
| VII. | From the Arabs to the Europeans | [113] |
| VIII. | Pharmacy in Great Britain | [124] |
| IX. | Magic and Medicine | [157] |
| X. | Dogmas and Delusions | [174] |
| XI. | Masters in Pharmacy | [206] |
| XII. | Royal and Noble Pharmacists | [287] |
| XIII. | Chemical Contributions to Pharmacy | [323] |
| XIV. | Medicines from the Metals | [376] |