As my greatest ambition in this life tends only in becoming useful, I shall studiously avoid that false pride of appearing learned. There is perhaps not a medicine in the modern _materia medica_, but what I have examined into, and opportunely experienced the virtue of; but so often have I been deceived in my expectations, that out of the many hundreds, with which I am acquainted, there are not above a score, or at farthest two, which in any case whatever I should expect any benefit from. Yet I mean not to throw out prejudices, for every physical man has his favourite medicine, and we are all apt to praise the bridge that carries us well over. The little assortment of medicines however, which I here offer, I know from experience to be good, and as such I recommend them. I have plowed the ocean myself, visited most climates in the known world, and in my practice on that precarious element, drawn such observations, as makes me happy to think, that they may prove useful to a class of men, who daily experience the uncertainty of human life. In the first place I shall draw the plan of a sea medicine box, as may suit a ship that carries no surgeon; in which I shall endeavour to be so plain as I hope will prevent any mistake. The MEDICINE CHEST. +——————————————+—————————+————————+————————+——————————+————————————+ |{Lancets|A.|B.|C.|D.|11 Camomile| |{Scissars|Spt. of Wine|Liniment of|Sweet Oil.|Sweet Spirit|12 Balm| |1 {Probe|and Camphor.|Soap.||of Nitre.|13 Sage| |{Spatula +—————————+————+———+——+—————+——————————+ 14 Sassafrass| |{Teeth Instruments|E.|N.|O.|P.|G.|15 Oatmeal| |2 Syringes|Honey.|Calom.|Fine Prec.|Me. Oi.|Elixir of|________________________| |3 Clyster Pipes & Bladder| +————+——————+—————+ Vitriol.|| |4 Scales and Weights|___________________|Q.|R.|S.|____________________|16 cinamon, &c.| |____________________________||Rhub.|Jalap.|Ipecac.||17 Allum| ||F. +————+——————+—————+ H.|18 Chalk| |5 Splints|Yellow Basilicon.|T.|U.|W.|Elixir Proprietat.|19 Salts| |6 Bandages||Liq. L.|E. O. Pep.|T’s. Ba.||________________________| |7 Rags|___________________|_________|____________|__________+——————————+| |8 Tow|||||| |9 Lint|I.|K.|L.|M.|20 Diachylon Plaister| |10 Tapes, Thread, Needles|Linitive|Turner’s|Fever Powder.|Stomach|21 Mercurial Plaister| |and Pins|Electuary.|Cerate.||Powder.|22 Blistering Plaister| +——————————————+—————————+————————+————————+——————————+————————————+ _Of the Utensils._ First then, I shall speak of the utensils and the instruments which must necessarily belong to a medicine box, be it ever so small. _In the box_, No. 1.