This restored 18th-century apothecary interprets medicine from an era when treatments included bloodletting, leeches, lancets, snakeroot and other remedies that look alarming by modern standards. Costumed interpretation and demonstrations make the small museum much stranger than a conventional colonial house tour.
Filed under museums: small, specific collections run by people who care far too much.
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Source: washingtonheritagemuseums.org/hugh-mercer-apothecary-shop/