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They will be found most important to emigrants, attendants upon the sick, and persons who reside out of the reach of medical aid, sailors, &c., &c. They contain instructions not only for the compounding of medicines, but most useful hints and cautions upon the application of leeches, blisters, poultices, &c.
660. Articles Required for Mixing Medicines
- Three glass measures, one to measure ounces, another to measure drachms, and a measure for minims, drops, or small doses.
- A pestle and mortar, both of glass and Wedgwood-ware.
- A glass funnel.
- Glass stirring rods.
- A spatula, or flexible knife, for spreading ointments, making pills, &c.
- A set of scales and weights.