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This page presents medical treatment from an era before modern medicine. The remedies described are ineffective against the conditions named, and some of the ingredients or doses are harmful. Do not use them to treat any illness; consult a qualified medical professional.
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WINE OF IRON
Stomachic and tonic. Used the same as other iron medicines. Dose: 30 to 60 minims.
XVIII. Doses and Their Graduation.
ALL who have charge of sick-rooms where the physician is not in regular attendance, should understand the proportionate doses for various ages; but here, again, proper calculation must be made for development, constitutional differences, etc. The nurse should also know something of how certain medicines act on different systems. The following table will give a general idea of the proportionate dose to get ordinary action of medicine, allowing that a person of twenty-five to forty years of age requires a full dose.