| Article | Weight | States |
|---|---|---|
| Pounds | ||
| Blackberries | 30 | Iowa. Tennessee, 48 pounds; dried 28 pounds. |
| Blueberries | 42 | Minnesota. |
| Canary seed | 60 | Tennessee. |
| Cantaloupe melon | 50 | Tennessee. |
| Cement | 80 | Tennessee. |
| Cherries | 40 | Iowa. Tennessee, with stems 56 pounds; without stems, 64 pounds. |
| Chestnuts | 50 | Tennessee. Virginia, 57 pounds. |
| Cotton seed, staple | 42 | South Carolina. |
| Cucumbers | 48 | Iowa, Tennessee, Missouri. Wisconsin, 50 pounds. |
| Currants | 40 | Iowa and Minnesota. |
| Grapes | 40 | Iowa. Tennessee, with stems, 48 pounds; without stems, 60 pounds. |
| Hickory nuts | 50 | Tennessee. |
| Hominy | 60 | Ohio. Tennessee, 62 pounds. |
| Horse-radish | 50 | Tennessee. |
| Kaffir corn | 56 | Kansas. |
| Kale | 30 | Tennessee. |
| Land plaster | 100 | Tennessee. |
| Mustard | 30 | Tennessee. |
| Plums | 40 | Florida. Tennessee, 64 pounds. |
| Plums, dried | 28 | Michigan. |
| Popcorn | 70 | Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee. Ohio, in the ear, 42 pounds; Iowa, shelled, 56 pounds. |
| Prunes, dried | 28 | Idaho; green, 45 pounds. |
| Quinces | 48 | Florida, Iowa and Tennessee. |
| Rape seed | 50 | Wisconsin. |
| Raspberries | 32 | Iowa, Kansas, Tennessee, 48 pounds. |
| Rhubarb | 50 | Tennessee. |
| Salads | 30 | Tennessee. |
| Sand | 130 | Iowa. |
| Spinach | 30 | Tennessee. |
| Strawberries | 32 | Iowa. Tennessee, 48 pounds. |
| Sugar-cane seed | 57 | New Jersey. |
| Velvet-grass seed | 7 | Tennessee. |
| Walnuts | 50 | Tennessee, Iowa. |
Apothecaries’ Weight
Apothecaries’ Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians weighing medicines for prescriptions.
TABLE
| 20 | grains (gr.) | = | 1 scruple (sc., or ℈) |
| 2 | scruples | = | 1 dram (dr., or ʒ) |
| 8 | drams | = | 1 ounce (oz., or ℥) |
| 12 | ounces | = | 1 pound (lb., or ℔) |
| Pound | Ounces | Drams | Scruples | Grains | ||||
| 1 | = | 12 | = | 96 | = | 288 | = | 5760 |
1. In writing prescriptions, physicians express the number in Roman characters, using j instead of i final. They also write the symbol first; thus: ℥v, ʒvj, ℈ij.
Medical Signs and Abbreviations
℞ (Lat. Recipe), take; āā, of each; ℔, pound; ℥, ounce; ʒ, drachm; ℈, scruple; ♏, minim, or drop; O or o, pint; f℥, fluid ounce; fʒ, fluid drachm; as, ℥ss, half an ounce; ℥i, one ounce; ℥iss, one ounce and a half; ℥ij, two ounces; gr. grain; Q. S., as much as sufficient; Ft. Mist., let a mixture be made; Ft. Haust., let a draught be made; Ad., add to; Ad lib., at pleasure; Aq., water; M., mix; Mac., macerate; Pulv., powder; Pil., pill; Solv., dissolve; St., let it stand; Sum., to be taken; D., dose; Dil., dilute; Filt., filter; Lot., a wash; Garg., a gargle; Hor. Decub., at bed time; Inject., injection; Gtt., drops; ss, one-half; Ess., essence.