PREFACE.

CONTENTS.

PART I. CHAPTER I. THE DAWN OF THE ART OF HEALING.

PART II. ALCHEMY AND PHARMACY IN LITERATURE. CHAPTER I. CHAUCER.

FOOTNOTES:

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