Expect to see everything from old medical books and medicine to a replica of an old pharmacy store, as well an exhibitions on the history of aspirin, discovered by French chemist Charles Frederic Gerhardt in 1853, and apothecary, the art of pharmacy and medical treatment that dates back to 2600 BC.

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"I've just come back from the chemist, " said Mr. Flynn, speaking earlier this week about a pharmacy run for some depilatory body wax.

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