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XTonics. 



Are medicines which produce a permanent though scarcely 

 perceptible excitement of all the vital functions. 



Do9c for the Sbecp and Lamb. 



Has been arbitrarily set down in the following pages> 

 That of the sheep being close to the maximum amount to be ad- 

 ministered in any one dose. 



That for the lamb being the amount safe to administer to 

 the young animal of three to four months of age. However the 

 flock-owner must use judgment and grade his dose in accordance 

 with the age and size of the individual animal to which the medi- 

 cine is to be given, as no hard and fast rule can be laid down in 

 this regard. All the doses given, except when otherwise stated, 

 are for the amount called for of the crude drug. The more con- 

 venient form in which to administer medicine is that of the fluid 

 extract, the doses for which being exactly the same as those of 

 the crude drug, prevents mistakes being made as regards the- 

 required amounts. 



Fluid measure: 



60 minims 1 drachm. 



8 drachms 1 ounce. 



16 ounces ^ 1 pint. 



2 pints 1 quart. 



4 quarts 1 gallon. 



Weight measure: 



20 grains 1 scruple. 



3 scruples, 60 grains 1 drachm. 



8 drachms 1 ounce. 



12 ounces 1 pound. 



Symbols : 



m stands for minim 



(Jr drachm 



oz. . , ounce 



