MEDICAL HINTS. 
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Liquids. 
i Minim.. . About i drop . . . Symbol TTt 
60 Minims.One fluid drachm. . „ 3 
b Fluid drachms (480 Minims) One fluid ounce . • „ \ 
20 Fluid ounces.One pint . . • „ O 
A teaspoonful.About one fluid drachm. 
A dessertspoonful.About two fluid drachms. 
A tablespoonful.About half a fluid ounce. 
A wine-glassful.About two fluid ounces. 
A tumblerful.About half a pint. 
A litre.About a pint and three quarters. 
All bottles containing drugs should be doubly labelled, and the labels 
should be varnished, otherwise they will probably come off in a damp 
climate. 
Drugs in a liquid state are inconvenient for travellers. They are bulky, 
and require very careful packing and handling. 
As far as possible, therefore, I have selected drugs which are put up 
by Messrs. Burroughs, Wellcome & Co. in the form of tabloids and 
soloids. 
Tabloids are often taken in the solid form, but they will act more 
quickly and certainly if dissolved or suspended in about an ounce of 
water. 
Some preparations, chiefly those used for preparing lotions, etc., are 
called soloids, e.g ., the soloid of chinosol. These are really tabloids. 
Small tabloids, which are intended for hypodermic use, are called 
liypoderms. 
In regard to drugs, I have kept well within the maximum dose, so that 
there may be no trouble on that account. For instance, in certain cases, a 
medical man would give sixty drops of laudanum for a dose, but I advise 
travellers to rarely give more than sixty drops in twenty-four hours. The 
urgency of the case must be the guide as to the quantity of the drug to 
be given. The smallest dose which is effective is the best. 
A supply of antiseptic gauze wool and lint is necessary. 
All antiseptic gauzes and other dressings should be very carefully 
protected from the air in order that their properties may be preserved. 
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