Memoranda on Poisons

by Thomas Hawkes Tanner

¹⁄₂₄ gr. of arseniate of soda (dried) is contained in 5 min. of liquor sodæ arseniatis.

MERCURY.

(Metallic.)

1 gr. of mercury is contained in 3 gr. of hydrargyrum cum cretâ.

1 gr. of mercury is contained in 3 gr. of pilula hydrargyri.

1 gr. of mercury is contained in 2 gr. of unguentum hydrargyri.

(Hydrargyri Perchloridum.)

¹⁄₁₆ gr. of perchloride of mercury is contained in 1 fl. drm. of liquor hydrargyri perchloridi.

(Hydrargyri Subchloridum, or Calomel.)