A manual of pharmacy, for the student of veterinary medicine ; containing the substances employed at the Royal Veterinary College, with an attempt at their classification, and the pharmacopoeia of that institution / [William John Thomas Morton].

  • Morton, W. J. T. (William John Thomas), 1800-1868.
Date:
[1837]
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Credit: A manual of pharmacy, for the student of veterinary medicine ; containing the substances employed at the Royal Veterinary College, with an attempt at their classification, and the pharmacopoeia of that institution / [William John Thomas Morton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    lation of filth, and this to waste. Over the door, or in some conspicuous place, these mottoes may he written : ORDER IS GAIN. “ LET THERE BE A PLACE FOR EVERY THING, AND LET EVERY THING HAVE ITS PLACE.” The dispensary, or pharmacy, should be furnished with fit apparatus for compounding medicines, since all the compounds used should be made by the prac- titioner, and every drug employed by him powdered under his superintendence : these will be the only means to ensure the proper action of medicines. A large iron mortar and a hand mill, with compound sieves and horn-scoops, &c., are required for powdering and sifting. For this purpose an out-house is prefer- able, as the dust created is often considerable, and the particles which float about are frequently annoying. In addition, mortars of Wedgwood’s ware, of different sizes, ribbed funnels of the same material, spatulas of steel and bone, pewter and graduated glass measures, are requi- site for dispensing; with scales and weights, both large and small. If possible, uniformity of temperature should be preserved ; and although no display is called for, yet neatness might be ensured, and the place rendered both agreeable and profitable to the student, by atten- tion to little things which much enhance comfort. A small library, containing a few select books, and a