institution. The earliest apothecary shops in interior Pennsylvania were those set up by the Moravians at Bethlehem and Lititz. The Lititz Town Regulations of 1759 record the fact that the apothecary shop was recognized as part of the Economy in these words: "No other Persons shall in any sort meddle with

Letters Relating to Colonial Military Hospitals in Lancaster County By GEORGE L. HEIGES I N THE archives of the Pennsylvania Historical Society there are several collections in which may be found letters which give us some very definite information about military hospitals in Lancaster County

The Mount J oy Soldiers Orphan School By GEORGE L. HEIGES The story of the Mount Joy Soldier's Orphan School cannot be told with- out including a good bit of history which goes beyond the confines of Lan- caster County. All of it is Pennsylvania history, but includes great names of our own county