8 " " 24 drops "
6 " " 20 drops "
5 " " 17 drops "
4 " " 15 drops "
3 " " 12 drops "
2 " " 8 drops "
1 " " 4 drops "

Exceptions to this rule are calomel and castor oil, when half an adult
dose can be given between 12 and 18.

Opium is dangerous to children and old people and should be administered
by a physician or trained nurse.

"Lest We Forget."
COMMON TABLES OF MEASURES.
APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT.

Apothecaries' Weight is used in prescribing and mixing medicines

Table.

20 grains equal 1 scruple
3 scruples " 1 dram
8 drams " 1 ounce
12 ounces " 1 pound

The pound is the same as the pound Troy. Medicines are bought and sold in
quantities by Avoirdupois Weight.

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1 grain equals 1 drop or 1 minim
60 grains or drops " 1 teaspoonful
1 teaspoonful " 1 fluid dram

8 drams (or 8 teaspoonfuls) make 1 fluid ounce
2 tablespoonfuls make 1 fluid ounce

1/2 fluid ounce is a tablespoonful
2 fluid ounces is a wineglassful
4 fluid ounces is a teacupful
6 fluid ounces is a coffee cup
16 ounces (dry or solid) is a pound
20 fluid ounces is a pint

MEDICINE CHEST.--More important than the furnishing of the house is the
medicine chest. If you are beginning housekeeping let this be your first
consideration. Do not put it off because it is a little trouble and costs
a few dollars. Yon would not think of leaving your front room or your
"spare room" half furnished. Your health is of vastly more importance than
the looks of your best rooms. There may come a time when you cannot secure
the doctor for several hours or get into a drug store. Be prepared for
this emergency and either fix up a home-made box with shelves, etc., or
buy a regular medicine chest; in either case have a lock to it and the key
where you can find it but where the children cannot reach it.

We give below a few of the necessaries and you will of course add to this
list. One mother writes that she went to the store and bought several tiny
little bells and tied one of these bells around the neck of each of the
bottles in her m