82 MANUAL FOR STABLE SERGEANTS. 



Three per cent solution of creolin, add 3 parts creoUn to 97 parts 

 water. 



Four per cent solution of creolin, add 4 parts creolin to 96 parts 

 water. 



Five per cent solution of creolin, add 5 parts creolin to 95 parts 

 water. 



Ten per cent solution of creolin, add 10 parts creolin to 90 parts 

 water. 



Twenty per cent solution of creolin, add 20 parts creolin to 80 parts 

 water. 



Fifty per cent solution of creolin, add 50 parts creolin to 50 parts 

 water. 



Water and creolin are used above merely as example. Other 

 fluids — alcohol, ether, glycerine, etc. — are also used in making 

 solutions. 



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)ne per cent solution of a solid drug, add 1 part of the solid to 100 

 parts of water. 



Two per cent solution of a solid drug, add 2 parts of the solid to 100 

 parts of water. 



Three per cent solution of a solid drug, add 3 parts of the solid to 

 100 parts of water. 



Four per cent solution of a solid drug, add 4 parts of the solid to 100 

 parts of water. 



Five per cent solution of a solid drug, add 5 parts of the solid to 100 

 parts water. 



Ten per cent solution of a solid drug, add 10 parts of the solid to 

 100 parts water. 



254. Mixtures are liquid preparations containing substances 

 which do not dissolve. 



266. Liquid measure — approximate value. 



A drop " 1 minim. 



A teaspoonful 1 dram. 



A tablespoonful 4 drams (| ounce). 



Ordnance tin cup, old style 28 ounces. 



Ordnance tin cup, new style 22 ounces. 



One minim always equals one-sixtieth part of a dram; a drop does 

 not, for drops of various liquids differ in size and weight. 



