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Robert Kemp Philp
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A
tumbler
.......
\
/
10
ounces.
A
teacup
........
|
|
6
"
A
wineglass
....
|
usually
|
2
"
A
tablespoon.....
|-
contains
-|
4
drachms.
A
dessertspoon...
|
about
|
2
"
A
teaspoon.......
/
\
1
"
These
quantities
refer
to
ordinary
sized
spoons
and
vessels.
Some
cups
hold
half
as
much
more,
and
some
tablespoons
contain
six
drachms.
A
medicine
glass,
which
is
graduated
so
as
to
show
the
number
of
spoonfuls
it
contains,
should
be
kept
in
every
family.
[TO-DAY,
MAN
LIVES
IN
PLEASURE,
WEALTH
AND
PRIDE.]
666.
Process
of
Making
Medicines.
To
Powder
Substances.--Place
the
substance
in
the
mortar,
and
strike
it
gently
with
direct
perpendicular
blows
of
the
pestle,
until
it
separates
into
several
pieces,
then
remove
all
but
a
small
portion,
which
bruise
gently
at
first,
and
rub
the
pestle
round
and
round
the
mortar,
observing
that
the
circles
described
by
the
pestle
should
gradually
decrease
in
diameter,
and
then
increase
again,
because
by
this
means
every
part
of
the
powder
is
subjected
to
the
process
of
pulverization.
In
powdering
substances,
making
emulsions,
and
whenever
using
a
mortar,
the
pestle
should
always
travel
from
the
right
to
the
left.
667.
Preparation
and
Assistance.
Some
substances
require
to
be
prepared
in
a
particular
manner
before
they
can
be
powdered,
or
to
be
assisted
by
adding
some
other
body.
For
example,
camphor
powders
more
easily
when
a
few
drops
of
spirits
of
wine
are
added
to
it;
mace,
nutmegs,
and
such
oily
aromatic
substances
are
better
for
the
addition
of
a
little
white
sugar;
resins
and
gum-resins
should
be
powdered
in
a
cold
place,
and
if
they
are
intended
to
be
dissolved,
a
little
fine
well-washed
white
sand
mixed
with
them
assists
the
process
of
powdering.
Tough
roots,
like
gentian
and
calumba,
should
be
cut
into
thin
slices;
and
fibrous
roots,
like
ginger,
cut
slanting,
otherwise
the
powder
will
be
full
of
small
fibres.
Vegetable
matter,
such
as
peppermint,
loosestrife,
senna,
&c.,
requires
to
be
dried
before
it
is
powdered.
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