Groton Historical Series, Vol. 3 PDF Download

Author: Samuel Abbott Green
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780656083527
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 514

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Excerpt from Groton Historical Series, Vol. 3: A Collection of Papers Relating to the History of the Town of Groton, Massachusetts During the early days of New England there was no dis tinct Class of men following the profession of medicine, but the practice was taken up in connection with some other calling. In every community either the minister or the schoolmaster or'some skilled nurse was expected to act in cases of need, and for the most part such persons per formed the duties now undertaken by the faculty; and at that period obstetrical practice was taken by women. In the early part of 1672 the Reverend Samuel Willard wrote a long account of a case of Witchcraft which befell Elizabeth Knapp, of Groton, and he relates how the Physitian came to see her on November 5, 1671, when he gave his judgment on the case, or, in other words, made the diagnosis. It would be an interesting fact to know who was the doctor then practising in the neighborhood, but this is now beyond the reach of historical inquiry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.