The Pharmaceutical era . Our Customerswere a polyglot body as may be imagined. Soiuelimes Imade a mistake, and addressinl a Russian in English, foriiiKtanii: but having colleagues who spoke French and(iermiin somehow, we iiianagcd to give everyIwdy adeu-lioii. There were the pilgrims from all countries whocame in their ihousaiids to Rome, but do not s|>eud much;the English of all classes, from millionaires (o cooks,tourists (and stablemen who came in for veterinary medi-cinesl; .Vmericans, mostly of the wealthier class, and con-sei|iieiilly some of our best customers: tiermans, etc., aswell
The Pharmaceutical era . Our Customerswere a polyglot body as may be imagined. Soiuelimes Imade a mistake, and addressinl a Russian in English, foriiiKtanii: but having colleagues who spoke French and(iermiin somehow, we iiianagcd to give everyIwdy adeu-lioii. There were the pilgrims from all countries whocame in their ihousaiids to Rome, but do not s|>eud much;the English of all classes, from millionaires (o cooks,tourists (and stablemen who came in for veterinary medi-cinesl; .Vmericans, mostly of the wealthier class, and con-sei|iieiilly some of our best customers: tiermans, etc., aswell as Italians. We kept side lines for the hotel cus-tomers - soap (not siipplieil by the Italian hotel ki-eiM-r);goisl qiuiliiy brushes, some perfumery—and I may addinsect powder had a fairly steady sale. Wi did a littleIn niiiienil waters also. embalmlagwas a new line to me, but one of our lialiaii aK-iaiilswas a past master in this ancient art. Uvery season his August 26, 1807.] THE PHARMACEUTICAL ERA. 269. Plaxzs CoJonaa, services were called into requisition, mostly in the caseof Americans, for deceased Europeans (living so muchnearer) can usually be conveyed home for burial withoutsuch precautions. My colleague would leave for themortuary with litres of bichloride of mercury and un-limited cotton wool, and his cheerful task usually occu-pied him about half a day. But I fancy the doctor tookthe lions share of the fee; as the assistant usually onlyreceived from .$10 to .$20 for an operation which wouldprobably be worth $100. A PIcturesqut Cenway,also novel to me, was the blessing of the pharmacy by apriest—I forget on what particular occasion. In fullcanonicals, and assisted by two acolytes, he sprinkled thefloor, etc., with holy water; a good deed which was itsown reward, for he received no fee of any kind at thetime. Hours, Holidays and Outlags. I worked from 8 a. m. to 10:30 p. m. (9 p. m. twice aweek); one afternoon per week I was free, and also ev-ery second Sunday.
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