H: Irish Healing Skill Hereditary.

May, 1922 THE PHARMACEUTICAL ERA Page 175 ( but you may enjoy reading the whole issue ) Irish Healing Skill Hereditary. Centuries of Celtic and Druidic Practice and Tradition Back of Medical and Pharmaceutical Systems of Today—Potions, Charms and Religion Associated in Ancient Beliefs By GEORGE NILES HOFFMAN Although the practice of pharmacy in the land of Saint Patrick did not come under any special laws until the passage of the Pharmacy Act of Ireland in 1870 and the subsequent organization of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland in 1875, the Emerald Isle is rich in medical and pharmaceutical lore. The legends and traditions of the curative power of roots, herbs and fairy plants of "Old Erin," the bardie potion and the elf stone, come down from a remote past, each emphasizing in its own way the popular beliefs and practices of preceding generations of the Celtic race. For thousands of years the fortunate possession of the four-leafed shamrock of the Emera...