Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Meetings, Volume 2J. Churchill, 1843 - Pharmacy |
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... given by government to this traffic , on account of the revenue which it produces , the sanction given by the medical profession to some nostrums ( James's powder , black drop , and a few others ) , and above all , the propensity which ...
... given by government to this traffic , on account of the revenue which it produces , the sanction given by the medical profession to some nostrums ( James's powder , black drop , and a few others ) , and above all , the propensity which ...
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... given by the Chemist him- self . This we consider to be exceeding our legitimate province . We have on many occasions been called upon to advocate the privileges and rights of Chemists and Druggists , and to prove that a certain ...
... given by the Chemist him- self . This we consider to be exceeding our legitimate province . We have on many occasions been called upon to advocate the privileges and rights of Chemists and Druggists , and to prove that a certain ...
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... into pills as any other mass . Without presuming to deviate materially from the instructions given in the Pharmacopoeia , I proceed as follows : Take of Myrrh in lump of each one drachm and ACTION OF CARBONATE OF POTASH ON GUM RESINS .
... into pills as any other mass . Without presuming to deviate materially from the instructions given in the Pharmacopoeia , I proceed as follows : Take of Myrrh in lump of each one drachm and ACTION OF CARBONATE OF POTASH ON GUM RESINS .
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... given by Berzelius and others ; that of starch sugar , in crystalline tufts , is 1.39 , or perhaps 1.40 , as it varies a little with its state of dryness . At 1.342 , syrup of the cane contains seventy per cent . of sugar ; at the same ...
... given by Berzelius and others ; that of starch sugar , in crystalline tufts , is 1.39 , or perhaps 1.40 , as it varies a little with its state of dryness . At 1.342 , syrup of the cane contains seventy per cent . of sugar ; at the same ...
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... given in the dose of two drops : Robiquet and Magendie found that five grains of this substance killed a large pointer in fifteen minutes : Orfila has related a case in which six grains of hydrocyanate of potash caused death in the ...
... given in the dose of two drops : Robiquet and Magendie found that five grains of this substance killed a large pointer in fifteen minutes : Orfila has related a case in which six grains of hydrocyanate of potash caused death in the ...
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