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Robert Kemp Philp
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659.
Medicines.
Preparations
of
them.--The
following
directions
are
of
the
utmost
value
in
connection
with
the
DOMESTIC
PHARMACOPOEIA,
DISEASES,
PRESCRIPTIONS,
and
POISONS.
They
will
be
found
most
important
to
emigrants,
attendants
upon
the
sick,
and
persons
who
reside
out
of
the
reach
of
medical
aid,
sailors,
&c.,
&c.
They
contain
instructions
not
only
for
the
compounding
of
medicines,
but
most
useful
hints
and
cautions
upon
the
application
of
leeches,
blisters,
poultices,
&c.
660.
Articles
Required
for
Mixing
Medicines.
Three
glass
measures,
one
to
measure
ounces,
another
to
measure
drachms,
and
a
measure
for
minims,
drops,
or
small
doses.
A
pestle
and
mortar,
both
of
glass
and
Wedgwood-ware.
A
glass
funnel.
Glass
stirring
rods.
A
spatula,
or
flexible
knife,
for
spreading
ointments,
making
pills,
&c.
A
set
of
scales
and
weights.
A
small
slab
of
marble,
or
porcelain,
for
making
pills
upon,
mixing
ointments,
&c.
661.
Medicine
Weights
and
Measures.--Weights.
When
you
open
your
box
containing
the
scales
and
weights,
you
will
observe
that
there
are
several
square
pieces
of
brass,
of
different
sizes
and
thicknesses,
and
stamped
with
a
variety
of
characters.
These
are
the
weights,
which
may
now
be
explained.
662.
Troy
Weight.
Medicines
are
made
up
by
troy
weight,
although
drugs
are
bought
by
avoirdupois
weight.
There
are
twelve
ounces
to
the
pound
troy,
which
is
marked
lb.;
the
ounce,
which
contains
eight
drachms,
is
marked
[*ounce]i.
[looks
like
a
z
on
top
of
a
3];
the
drachm,
containing
three
scruples,
is
marked
[*drachm]i.
[looks
like
a
3];
and
the
scruple
of
twenty
grains
is
marked
[*scruple]i.
[looks
like
a
backwards
C
with
a
horizontal
cross-bar].
The
grain
weights
are
marked
by
little
circles,
thus:
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
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