TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
The 'Apothecary System' of measurement was used in the original text. The etext uses the following Unicode symbols:
℞ Prescription symbol
ʒ Dram
℥ Ounce
ℳScruple
Roman numerals, and 'ss.' for 'half', are retained, so for example '℥iss.' indicates 'one and a half ounces'.
The 'Apothecary System' of measurement was used in the original text. The etext uses the following glyphs taken from the text images:
Prescription symbol
Dram
Ounce
