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We have arranged the various drugs according to their properties, and have given the doses of each; but in compiling this we have necessarily omitted many from each class, because they cannot be employed except by a medical man. The doses are meant for adults.
2687. Medicines have been divided into four grand classes: 1. General Stimulants; 2. Local Stimulants; 3. Chemical Remedies; 4. Mecnanical Remedies.
 
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