Magnacopia, or, A library of useful and profitable information for the chemist and druggist, surgeon-dentist, oilman and licensed victualler : containing several hundred new forms, with comments, and a variety of other information / by William Bateman.

  • Bateman, William, active 1837.
Date:
1837
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Credit: Magnacopia, or, A library of useful and profitable information for the chemist and druggist, surgeon-dentist, oilman and licensed victualler : containing several hundred new forms, with comments, and a variety of other information / by William Bateman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    26-2 THE FOLLOWING IS THE RULE FOR ADMINISTERIKG MEDICINES, ACCORDING TO THOMPSON'S CON- SPECTUS : Age. Doses. For an adult, suppose the dose to be one or ] drachm, Under 1 year will require only l-12th 5 grains 2 J 8 grains .3 l-6th 10 grains 4 ^ 15 grains 7 ^ 1 scruple 14 5 5 drachm 20 f 2 scruples Above 21 the full dose 1 1 drachm 65 the inverse gradation of the above. N.B.—This is an excellent table for regulating the doses of medicines : a mixture, powder, pill or draught, may be proportioned to a nicety by atten- tion to the above rule. TEMPERATURE OF BATHS (THOMPSON). The hot bath (balneum calidum) from 90 to 100 deg. The tepid bath (balneum tepidum) from 62 to 96 deg. The vapour bath (balneum vaporis from 100 to 130 deg.