TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 
APOTHEOARIES’ WHIGHTS. 
20 grains make one scruple, marked............-00+ Dh 
8 scruples do. drachm, do. ...ccccccccccces Be 
8 drachms do. ounce, 40. .....cccsccccese Sj 
12 ounces do. pound, do. .....cccccccccce Mj. 
LIQUID MEASURES. 
e0 drops make one drachm, marked.... sesceces Be 
8 drachms do. ounce, dO. ...+ secceccsece Be 
30 ounces do. pint, dO.  socersceccrerees Qj. 
8 pints do. gallon, do. .... sssecseese « Cong 
ORDINARY MODES OF MEASURING LIQUIDS. 
A ta-spoonful of liquid equals 60 drops, or one drachm. 
A table-spoonful of — do. 4 ounce, or four drachms. 
A dessert-spoonful of do. 180 drops, or three drachms, 
A wine-g'assful of do. 14 ounces. 
The doses vary ir quantity in different animals. The emount te 
be given in any case will be found clearly stated in the treatment of 
each disease, whether of horses, cattle, sheep, or hogs. 
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