Opium, one drachm; prepared chalk, half an ounce. From Wordnik.com. [Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure] Reference
E.g. his dram or drachm (drm) probably was 0.125 ounce. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
Oil of sweet almonds, one ounce; fluid potash, one drachm. From Wordnik.com. [Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage] Reference
Vinegar three pints, Capsicum one-half drachm, Tincture of. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
Take of -- Borax, one drachm; Powdered Starch, seven drachms. From Wordnik.com. [Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage] Reference
Tannaform, 1 drachm; talcum, 2 drachms; lycopodium, 30 grains. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Mechanics for Boys] Reference
Or, mix sulphate of zinc, one drachm; rain-water, one half pint. From Wordnik.com. [Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure] Reference
Cedar, one-half drachm Oil of Nevio, one-half drachm Oil Rosemary. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
Let it cool; pour off liquid and add to it one drachm Rosemary Flowers. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
Copperas one-half, Ginger one drachm, Gentian two drachms, powdered Gum. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
Best brandy, three ounces; orange peel, one drachm; tepid water, one pint. From Wordnik.com. [Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure] Reference
Grams belong to French weights, four grams are a little more than one drachm. From Wordnik.com. [Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets] Reference
Muriat of Ammonia one drachm, Glycerine six ounces, Distilled Water six ounces. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
Brazil Wood two ounces, Muriate of Tin one-half drachm, Gum Arabic one drachm. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
I had previously procured a drachm of opium, and I took two grains with my coffee. From Wordnik.com. [The Opium Habit] Reference
Or, the following: opium, one drachm; catechu, two drachms; prepared chalk, one ounce. From Wordnik.com. [Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure] Reference
Two ounces of alcohol and one drachm of quinine may be given three or four times daily. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
Take of garlic two cloves, of gum ammoniac, one drachm; blend them by bruising together. From Wordnik.com. [The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 A Study of Frontier Ethnography] Reference
One-half ounce balsam copaiba, one-quarter ounce liquorice powder, one-half drachm piperine. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
Lavender half drachm, Cinnamon four drops, Cloves and Rose each two drops, Alcohol one quart. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
Remove from the fire, and stir in 1/8 teaspoon cream tartar, 1/4 drachm of oil of peppermint. From Wordnik.com. [The Cookery Blue Book] Reference
The gem of Aspasus and the silver tetra-drachm of Athens are said to be copies of the head of this Minerva. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
A drachm of bichloride dissolved in one ounce of spirits of wine will cause a cloudiness and a precipitate, if. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 227, March 4, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.] Reference
When the physic begins to operate, he should administer half a drachm of opium and half an ounce of sweet spirits of nitre. From Wordnik.com. [Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure] Reference
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