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Tinct Serpentaria Comp Dr Bascom [[preprinted]] double line [[/preprinted]] Rx Rad Serpentaria [symbol for 1 ounce] Saffron [[symbol for ounce plus letter fs for ss meaning 1/2]] Opium [[symbol for 1 ounce]] Camphor [[symbol for 2 drams[[ ij]] Holland Gin [symbol for 1 pint] Nt macerate 14 days [[red underline]] Sys Rhei Comp. Dr Bascom Rx Rad Rhei Contus [[symbol for 4 ounces]] Golden Seal [[symbol for 1/2 ounce]] Capsicum grs XV Spts Vini Gallice [[symbol for 2 pints]] Mix macerate 2 days then filter Sig Brandy Tincture Rx Saccharum lbs ij Agua [[symbol for pint]] iij Bi-Carb Potass [[symbol for ounce]] ij heat until dissolved then add the Brandy Tinct and 1 1/2 ozs Ess Peppermint.
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I don't believe the "fs" attached by pen to the ounce symbol is the old "ss" because the author uses "ss" for "half" when he means "ss". mandc: I think he uses the fs when there is no intervening quantity, e.g., symbol iiss, for two and one-half. "Nt to me is author's symbol for "Mix." It may be an "M" with a line thru it. Serpentaria is snakeroot. http://www.textcreationpartnership.org/docs/dox/medical.html
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