Social conditions among the Pennsylvania Germans in the eighteenth century, as revealed in the German newspapers published in America . Al-though the qualifications were certainly not high, physi-cians remained so scarce that some communities were notsupplied as late as 1773, in which year the town of Leba-non (which contained two hundred and fifty families atthe time) advertised for a doctor. A knowledge of theGerman language was one of the first qualifications forthis particular position because all of the inhabitants wereGermans.®^ The fact that stands out prominently in a study of thenewsp
Social conditions among the Pennsylvania Germans in the eighteenth century, as revealed in the German newspapers published in America . Al-though the qualifications were certainly not high, physi-cians remained so scarce that some communities were notsupplied as late as 1773, in which year the town of Leba-non (which contained two hundred and fifty families atthe time) advertised for a doctor. A knowledge of theGerman language was one of the first qualifications forthis particular position because all of the inhabitants wereGermans.®^ The fact that stands out prominently in a study of thenewspapers of the period is that the Germans entered al-most all industries and professions with zest and success. 582 s 165, 236; M 272, 580; PC 47, 67,-348; PC: 540; NUR 365; NUL80 See Chapter PC, DP 85, M DP 70. 667 M 592. 140 The Pennsylvania-German Society. They were most prominent as farmers, but by no means didthey restrict their activities to this pursuit. They were millrers, weavers, carpenters, wagon builders, merchants, trades-men, manufacturers of musical Instruments, of Iron, glassand
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