Gouda, one of the most
historical, quite, and even romantic cities in the Netherlands, is not only about
cheese and everything related to it! Somewhat by accident, I spotted there a nice
small
National Pharmaceutical Museum.
There I learnt that those strange looking
scary heads that are still looking at the pedestrians from the facades of the
buildings in the old part of the Netherlands are directly related to the pharmacies.
They were sort of a pharmacy sign that attract attention of the clients. Well,
definitely they attracted mine!
Here you can learn the history of use and users
of medicines starting from the 16
th century up until present day.
Just imaging that all of the drugs ordered at that time were handmade. Among products such as Valeriana and Vaseline things
like coffee, tea, or tobacco were also part of the assortment. At that time
there were considered to be medicine. Well, on this note let me step out for a
moment to have a therapeutically session with my espresso machine!
J
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