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tng nee native remedy is a handful of burnt grass; not a bad one either, and 
anes at was once fashionable. in England for human dyspeptics, in the more 
mike. form of charcoal biscuits. Charcoal has a great power of absorption, 
ith $ not sufficiently used in veterinary medicine, for no other reason than that 
4s been pushed aside by new remedies. 
, HINTS FOR HOME DOCTORING. 
oe pamphlet is such an eminently practical one that we may well borrow 
tie ints from it for home doctoring. For instance, when in our correspondence 
é Mian nOt some drug is recommended, the stockkeeper resorts to the nearest 
ais ane weigh it, as he will not be likely to possess apothecary’s weights and 
bite imself, and so spends time and _money, which might be saved, by 
thee tng the coinage of the realm as his weights upon the dairy scales (if 
an Me as well balanced as they should be). One British sovereign is about 
Bank to 2 drams, a florin 3 drams, a half-crown 31 drams, and a three- 
29 Y piece (not a coin loved of farmers) is about equal to 1 scruple or 
ih oa Tt may be stated here (on our own authority ) that exactness in 
eee or animals in not imperative ; it is the selection of the remedy, after the 
ep pes of the disease, which is important, not a question of a few grains, in any 
0 dix © most active poisons, and these the amateur would not, of course, attempt 
Rigi for himself. As an example, it was advised last week to give a dram 
ich ate of copper, a dram of sulphate of zine, and so on, but the range within 
Brains Such drugs are safe is considerable, and a difference either way of 10 or 15 
in hig would not materially affect the result. The intelligent reader will see that 
Rented pene’ he has practically all the weights he requires, as the 2 drams repre- 
and so y the sovereign can be divided into equal aks when he wants 1 dram, 
Schtemel Tt may be mentioned here that one of the ways in which dispensers of 
ark y active drugs get over the difficulty of een out minute doses is 
Pow dew 1, say, a grain of strychnine and mix it with 20 grains of starch 
aya or other innocent flour, and then weigh out a grain of the mixture, if a 
leth part of a grain only is wanted. 
FLUID MEASURES. 
to piluia measure is also provided for in a similar manner by calling attention 
hot e Spoons in common use. There is, however, a danger here which does 
€m to have been appreciated, and our contemporary (Lhe Field) has fallen 
reprenc error in referring to the subject, and states that a tablespoonful 
pracnte a fluid ounce, when it should have been half-an-ounce. Tt should 
ite Realy understood by all who have occasion to dispense or administer 
tWrieg Ine that the original teaspoon held 1 dram (or 60 drops), the dessert-spoon 
that amount, the tablespoon twice the amount of the dessert-spoon. 
Temegi ne’. the teaspoon dose is more likely to be the one adopte for strong 
teaspoon’ itis of the utmost importance that the public should know that the 
PDroach of ordinary use is no longer the measure of a dram, but more nearly 
cpacits es to two, the old-fashioned “ Queen Anne” spoons being of 1 dram 
enoy iy , or near enough for all practical purposes. The other spoons are near 
80 for medicinal purposes, varying only to a slight extent. 
Thhs Toportions are also named in a convenient way for amateur dispensers. 
Abothoe are reminded | that 1 in 8 is the same as 1 dr. in 1 oz. (Sdr. 1 oz. 
20 oy Cary’s weight), 1 in 20 being 1 oz. in an imperial pint, which is, of course, 
those. and not 16, as we get it in a “reputed” pint of Bass. We recommend 
cut a our readers who seek veterinary advice through the inquiry column to 
Bhs this portion referring to weights and measures, as it may save them 
UD ho Ssary journeys to the market town, and give them confidence in making 
Mely remedies for stock. 
