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Shewing the Proportion of Antimony, Opium, and Quicksil-ver, contained in some Compound Medicines.

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Tartrite of Antimony.

Wine of Tartrite of Antimony contains two grains of tartrite ofantimony or tartar-emetic in the ounce. Ed.

Solution of Tartarized ntimony contains one grain of tartarizedantimony in four fluidrachms. Lond.

Opium.

Opiate Confection contains one grain of opium in about thirty-six grains. Lond.

Opiate or Thebaic Electuary contains in each drachm about agrain and a half of opium. Ed.

Electuary of < atechu, or Japonic Confection, contains in eachounce about two grains and a half of opium; for one grain of opiumis contained in one hundred and ninety-three grains. Ed.

Compound Electuary of Catechu contains in each ounce abouttwo grains and a half of purified opium. Dub.

Compound Powder of Kino contains a grain of opium in a scru-ple. Lond.

Compound Powder of Chalk with Opium contains one grain ofopium in two scruples. Lond.

Compound Powder of Ipecacuan contains one grain of opium inten grains. Lond. Dub.

Powder of Ipecacuan and Opium contains six grains of opium ineach drachm, or one grain in ten. Ed.

Powder of burnt Ho n with Opium contains one grain ot opiumin ten. Lond.

■ piate or Thebaic Pills contain six grains of opium in eachdrachm, or five grains contain half a grain of opium. Ed

Pills of' Stomx, in five grains of the mass, contain one grain ofpurified opium Dub.

Pills of Soap with Opium contain one grain of opium in five.Lond.

Tincture of Opium or Liquid Laudanum is made with two scru-ples of opium in each ounce of the liquid, or with five grains ineach drachm ; but a drachm of the tincture appears, by evapora-tion, to contain about three grains and a half of opium. Ed.

Tincture of Opium contains, in a drachm measure, about fourgrains and a half of purified opium. Dub.

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