480 



APPENDIX. 



WINES. 



Wine is a good menstruum for several vegetable substances, but it is 

 liable to the objection of inequality of strength ; and when medicated, is 

 subject to the fermentative process. Medicated wines were favourite re- 

 medies with some of the old physicians. They are prepared in nearly the 

 same manner as tinctures, to which we refer the reader. 



No. IV. 



WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, etc. 



APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. 



The pound lb. contains 12 ounces. 



ounce 3 8 drachms. 



drachm 3 3 scruples. 



scruple 3 20 grains. 



Pound. 



MEASURE OF FLUIDS. 



The gallon . . . . C contains 8 pints. 



pint O 20 fluid ounces. 



fluid ounces fj 8 fluid drachms. 



fluid drachm f3 60 minims. 



minim .... l)[ 



Gallon. Pints. Ounces. Drachms. Minims. 



I contains 8 or 160 or 1280 or 76800 



1 contains 20 or 160 or 9600 



1 contains 8 or 480 



1 contains 60 



A table-spoonful is equal to fjss, or half a fluid ounce. 



A desert-spoonful f3ijss, or two drachms and a half. 



A tea-spoonful f5j, or one fluid drachm. 



A wine-glassful fjiss, or one ounce and a half. 



