PART II 



PHARMACOPCEA. 



In giving medicine, much must necessarily depend on 

 the judgment of the one administering it — as to quantity, 

 and the time of giving, &c.; for it would be impossible 

 to lay down rules that would be adapted to all cases. 

 So it often happens that you should vary the quantity, 

 and time of giving, according to the strength of the ani- 

 mal and the severity of the case; but I will endeavor to 

 do what I can to assist you in this respect, first saying, 

 that where you find the quantity given, it may be con- 

 sidered as a medium dose. 



I will say one thing more, that is, after giving any 

 kind of medicine, wait a sufficient time to see the 

 operation thereof, before trying anything else, otherwise 

 the one might counteract the other, or act in conjunction 

 with it, and thereby lessen the strength of the patient 

 beyond what would be necessary. Therefore, it is best 

 not to be hasty in matters of this kind. 



A tablespoonfull is supposed to be equal to half an 

 ounce, or four drachms, yet many of the modern spoons 



