EMERGENT CASES. 



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In bottles with glass stoppers. 



Aconite, Fleming's tincture of 3 oz. 

 Arnica . , ( . . . 3 oz. 

 * Ammonia, aromatic spirits of 6 oz. 

 Aloes, best Barbadoes . . 2 oz. 

 *Camphor . . . . 3 oz. 

 Carbol c Acid for external use 8 oz. 

 ^Collodion, extremely volatile 2 oz. 

 Honey or Treacle . . . 5 oz. 

 Friar's Balsam . a small bottle. 

 Gentian , . . . 8 oz. 

 Ginger, powdered . . 8 oz. 

 Lins-ed Oil . . . . 1 qt. 



In tit 



Ginger Powders, 2 dr. each, 



No. . . '< :; -. 8 '' . 12 

 Linseed Meal . 1 Ib. 



Liniment of Ammonia, Com- 

 pound . . . . 4 pt. 



Magnesia, sulphate of . .8 oz. 



Mucilage (gum and water) . 8 oz. 



*Nitiic Ether . . . 6 oz. 



Opium, tincture of . .6 oz. 



Physic balls, each 4 dr. aloes 

 and H dr. ginger . .6 



Potass, chlorate of . .4 oz. 

 nitrate of . . . 1 Ib. 



Sulphur, best quality . . 3 oz. 



Turpentine Oil, very best . J pt. 



boxes. 



Lint, pieces of, 8 in. x 6, No. 12 

 Medicated Wood-wool . . 4 oz. 

 Fine Tow . 1 Ib. 



In addition to the above, two colic draughts to be kept ready made 

 up for emergencies at night, each consisting of Linseed Oil 16 oz. (about 

 a pint), Oil of Turpentine 2 oz., Tincture of Opium 1J oz. This pre- 

 scription is recommended for stock not because it is better than others, 

 but because it will keep well. The stock should be renewed as often as 

 used. To be well shaken up before use. This prescription will answer 

 well for both Spasmodic and Flatulent Colic. But when there is time 

 and opportunity to make up a draught, the first prescription recom- 

 mended in par. 540 is to be preferred. 



List of appliances necessary for making up prescriptions, where no 

 chemist's shop is near at hand. 



1 minim glass, graduated. 

 1 4-oz. glass, graduated. 

 1 pint measure, zinc. 

 1 set of scales, 1 gr. to 4 oz. 



1 2-oz. syrmge. 

 1 4-oz. syringe. 

 1 metal funnel. 

 1 metal enema funnel. 



To prevent mistakes, the following are the symbols used by chemists : 



Weight. 



Measures of Capacity. 

 One minim .... nij. 

 fluid drachin . . . fl-5j. 

 ounce . . . fl.5J. 

 pint . . . Oj. 



quart .... Qtj. 

 gallon . . . . Cj., 

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