Pharmacy Museum

My excitement prior to going to the pharmacy museum was uncontainable. Learning about the 19th century healthcare practices paints a picture of the type of life many citizens in NOLA live. The streets of New Orleans are not full of malaria and yellow fever and is full of lively citizens and visitors. The knowledgable man from the pharmacy museum knew more than the average  Joe about barbers, physicians, and dentists. The most exciting part of visiting the pharmacy museum was the upstairs portion of the building. I enjoy learning about child birthing and their was a room designated to educating visitors on the “birthing room” of the building. Forceps lie in the glass covered box next to the bed they have set up upstair. It is difficult for me to fathom that forceps are still used today to birth children. While wondering further through the building, I walk down the stairs and outside to the courtyard. The courtyard is lined with plants and a beautiful waterfall subsides in the background. Other students talking to one another on the side walk leading to the waterfall gossiping about the incredible information the brilliant man from the museum shared with all of us.