. Historical sketches of Plymouth, Luzerne Co., JOHN B. S BI I T H. DR. WILLIAM HOOKER SMITH. 333 the establighment pretty well understood how to pre-pare, apply, and administer them. It was a part ofher education, and she took pride in this branch ofknowledge. Apothecary shops did not, in those days,occupy the corner of every cross-road. The conse-quence was, that under this system, health was thegeneral rule, and disease the incident. Modern cus-tom and habit have reversed it. Dr. William Hooker Smith, though not a residentof the town, was the earliest practitioner of medicinein it.

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. Historical sketches of Plymouth, Luzerne Co., JOHN B. S BI I T H. DR. WILLIAM HOOKER SMITH. 333 the establighment pretty well understood how to pre-pare, apply, and administer them. It was a part ofher education, and she took pride in this branch ofknowledge. Apothecary shops did not, in those days,occupy the corner of every cross-road. The conse-quence was, that under this system, health was thegeneral rule, and disease the incident. Modern cus-tom and habit have reversed it. Dr. William Hooker Smith, though not a residentof the town, was the earliest practitioner of medicinein it. He was the only physician of note of thewhole valley, in the first settlement of Westmore-land; and the limits of his circuit extended through-out its broad territory. He has left behind him thefame and renown of a most skilful surgeon and ablephysician. The old settlers of the valley were allaccustomed to speak of this man with great was, undoubtedly, a man of learning in his pro-fession, and entertained the public confidence to awonderful

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