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refit, most of which are copies, with slight variations of each other, 

 one appeared far superior to the rest. It was written by Lot 

 Trip, and published by Hull and Browne, No. 145, Pearl Street, 

 of what town or city is not mentioned ; but I understand they are 

 store-keepers at New York, and belong to the Society of Friends. 

 It had this striking advantage, that there was given at the end the 

 composition of the several compound medicines used in it, so that 

 it could be refitted, as at first, at any port ; and if a medical man 

 happened to be a passenger on board, he could use the medicines 

 with more confidence than if he had to guess at their composition 

 from their appearance, and the directions given for their use. — 3. 

 The Family Medicine Chest Book, published by Cox, mostly 

 used by country druggists. 



Besides these three books, which contain what may be called 

 sets of medicines for ordinary cases until regular assistance can be 

 obtained, there is a fourth, called An Index to the Portable Dis- 

 pensary, published by Phillips, which describes the uses and doses 

 of the most common medicines, and is adapted for small cabinets, 

 containing only a few articles, for which purpose it may in some 

 cases be cut up, and used as descriptive labels. 



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