MEDICINES. 287 



ARTICLES NECESSARY FOR MEASUR- 

 ING, WEIGHING, ETC. 



One pair of scales and weights capable of weigliing 

 from one grain to one ounce. 



Two gla?s measures, one measuring from five drops to 

 sixty — the other from one drachm to six ounces. 



One Wedgewood mortar, with pestle to match. 

 One tile for making ointment upon. 

 Two spatulas, or round-edged knives, for mixing and 

 dividing powders, and mixing ointments. 



A few small bottles with corks, to hold from one to 

 eight ounces. 



A few labels for pasting on the bottles, with directions 

 for the use of the medicine. 



A few labels with the word poison. 



A few sponges. 



One ox's horn cut sloping at the wide end for drenching 

 horses or cattle, with which is better than a bottle. A 

 bottle made of block tin, in the shape of a champagne 

 bottle, is a good article for drenching with. 



Equivalents. 



A tablespoonful is equal to half an ounce by measure. 

 A dessert spoonful is equal to two fluid drachms. 

 A teaspoonful is equal to one fluid drachm. 

 A wine-glassful is equal to one and a half fluid ounce. 

 The surest way, however, to get the true quantity is 



