The domestic medical guide : in two parts. Part I, The family dispensatory ; or a complete companion to the family medicine chest, &c. Part II. The modern domestic medicine ... / by Richard Reece.

  • Richard Reece
Date:
1805
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Credit: The domestic medical guide : in two parts. Part I, The family dispensatory ; or a complete companion to the family medicine chest, &c. Part II. The modern domestic medicine ... / by Richard Reece. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    V112 Explanation of Weights and Measures 20 Grains, inftkc 3 Scruples, . . . S Drachms, . . . 12 Ounces, . . . 1 Scruple, 1 Drachm 1 Ounce, 1 Pint. The small round impressions on the thin weights, stand fof so many grains. By a tea-spoonful is meant one drachm—a table-spoonful, half an ounce—a wine-glass-full, two ounces—and a tea- cup-full, three ounces, or a quarter of a pint. The graduated measure is marked from half a drachm to an ounce. The doses specified are for adults, which must be increased or diminished according to the constitution of the patient, and the age, according to the following rule: Two-thirds of the dose, from the age of 14 to 1(5, One-half from 7 to 10, One-third from 4 to 6’, One-fourth to one of 3 years, One-eighth to one of 2 years. One-tenth to one of 1 year. - The doses of aperient medicines should be repeated every two or three hours till they produce the desired effect.
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