Apothecaries were important because they provided herbal medications for the people. They were also like modern-day drugstores and sold tobbacco, toothbrushes, candles, cooking spices etc.
The direct answer to the question you have asked is that it allowed the colonials to eat cooked food. If you meant something else, you might like to re-ask the question so that it asks what you...
Maryland and its people always did Shipbuilding and iron work! For food They grew Corn, Wheat and rice. One of the IMPORTANT things about Maryland is all the farmers grew Indigo!
Colonial wells were important to daily life. Providing the water nessisary to sustain life of the agriculture, hydrate the people and aid in the production of goods (blacksmith, potter, and others.)...