. Historical sketches of Plymouth, Luzerne Co., ould have been preservedto us. That a member of his family should be placed inmy gallery, I thought proper: and therefore I pro-cured the consent of his son, John B. Smith, and whovery much resembles his father, to consent that Imight introduce his photographic likeness. CHAPTEE XYI. PHYSICIANS—MORSE, MOREL AND, CHAMBERLIN,GAYLORD. THE first settlers of the town did not require theattendance of the doctor as frequently as theirdescendants. They were but little accustomed tothat luxurious course of life which is pretty sure to befol
. Historical sketches of Plymouth, Luzerne Co., ould have been preservedto us. That a member of his family should be placed inmy gallery, I thought proper: and therefore I pro-cured the consent of his son, John B. Smith, and whovery much resembles his father, to consent that Imight introduce his photographic likeness. CHAPTEE XYI. PHYSICIANS—MORSE, MOREL AND, CHAMBERLIN,GAYLORD. THE first settlers of the town did not require theattendance of the doctor as frequently as theirdescendants. They were but little accustomed tothat luxurious course of life which is pretty sure to befollowed by severe pains and penalties. They livedupon plain fare, and their hours of labor and restwere regular:—they therefore did not have muchoccasion for medicine. Every garret was an herba-rium in itself, and carefully supplied with medicinalplants and roots—catnip, balsam, elderberries, penny-royal, hemlock; and the whole family of roots andherbs were methodically arranged, tied up in bunches,and suspended from the rafters, and the matron of.
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