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  1. These two engraved ‘advertisements’ on opposite sides of a main street in the Ancient Greek ruins of #Ephesus (now in #Turkey ) appear to indicate locations of physicians and alchemists, respectively.

    Note that it is the Rod of #Asclepius - with a single snake - marking the physician’s location. 👉 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_of

    Our guide noted that the #Caduceus, which is favored by #American for-profit hospitals, has TWO snakes because “it costs twice as much!” 😂 ✅ #alchemy