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COWIE'S PRINTER'S POCKET-BOOK
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| One pound makes 12 ounces |
| One ounce contains 8 drachms |
| One drachm is equal to 3 scruples |
| One scruple consists of 20 grains |
| One grain has the weight of a barley-corn |
| P. stands for particula, a little part, and means so much as can be taken betwixt the ends of two fingers |
| P. æq. stands for partes æquales, or equal parts |
| q. s. quantum sufficit, or as much as is sufficient |
| q. p. quantum placit, or as much as you please |
| s. a. secundem artem, or according to art. |
THE HEBREW ALPHABET.
| א a | Aleph |
| ב b | Beth |
| ג g | Gimel |
| ד d | Daleth |
| ה h | He |
| ו v or u | Vau |
| ז v or ds | Zain |
| ח ch or hh | Cheth |
| ט t or th | Teth |
| י j, i, or y | Jod |
| כ k or ch | Caph |
| ל l | Lamed |
| מ m | Mem |
| נ n | Nun |
| ס s | Samech |
| ע gn | Ain |
| פ p, ph, or f | Phe |
| צ tz or ts | Tsadde |
| ק q or k | Coph |
| ר r | Resch |
| ש sh or s | Shin |
| ת th or t | Thau |
Final Letters.
| Caph | Mem | Nun | Phe | Tsadde |
| ך | ם | ן | ף | ץ |
Letters that have a Likeness to others.
| Beth | Caph— | Gimel | Nun— | Daleth | Caph | Resch |
| ב | כ | ג | נ | ד | ך | ר |
| He | Cheth | Thau— | Vau | Zain | Jod | Nun |
| ה | ח | ת | ו | ז | י | ן |
