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DOMESTIC MEASURES 
The following information regarding measures for medi- 
cine, etc., may often prove useful on farms and stations 
when no standard measuring appliances are at hand :— 
In measuring powders and solids the following—the 
apothecaries'—is the table used for drugs ;— 
60 grains ev eae = I dram 
8 drams ao dt - I ounce 
12 ounces ,,, eee = I pound. 
It will thus be seen that т ounce equals 480 grains. In 
troy weight the ounce also equals 480 grains, but in 
avoirdupois it only equals 4373 grains. ` 
For liquids, the measure used is as follows — 
бо minims (drops) ... = г dram 
drams КО see = I ounce 
20 ounces... m = I pint 
8 pints ax: £p = I gallon 
The publican's pint contains only I3 ounces. 
In country districts it frequently occurs that no measuring 
glass is available, and one'is forced to use domestic appli- 
ances for getting an approximate measure. Roughly, the 
following are the equivalents for these, They apply only 
to watery liquids, as of course solids vary so greatly in 
weight that they can hardly be estimated in this way :— 
I teaspoonful nee T" I to 2 drams 
I dessert-spoonful др 3 to 4 drams 
I table-spoonful ... 2 to г ounce 
1 egg-cupful ves an 14. to 14 ounces 
т cupful (small) ... .... 5 to 7 ounces 
I cupful (large) ... ab 8 to її ounces 
I tumblerful (average) ... $ pint (Imperial) 
The above quantities were obtained by the actual 
measurement of different spoons, cups, etc., or are taken 
from what are known as standard capacities for the 
various utensils; and it will be seen how hopelessly 
impossible it is to measure any liquid accurately in this 
way. Any man whois dealing at all with poisonous drugs, 
such as arsenic, turpentine, opium, etc., should certainly 
obtain some proper graduated measure—preferably of 
glass—with which to apportion his doses and quantities, 
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