Laudanum be avoided in contemporary medical prescriptions, and the prescriber should dose opium tincture in mL or fractions thereof. If in the prescriber's judgment dosing in drops would be appropriate, it should be borne in mind that in contemporary medicine, there are 20 drops per mL. The differences between Tincture of Opium (Laudanum) and Camphorated Tincture of Opium (Paregoric) are important and should be kept in mind when administering either of these drugs. Care and caution should always be taken in administering doses of Tincture of Opium, such as the use of a dosage syringe or other suitable measurement device, and
An Old Master bullocks bent to their yoke, and lifted the waggon from the gluepot. He was 'An Old Master'." A reviewer in "The Telegraph" (Brisbane) noted: " Mr. Dennis's work is not confined to the rhyming in slang, which were the sole attraction of some of his earlier and lucrative efforts. "An Old Master," with which the volume opens, stands out as one of Mr. Dennis's best." An Old Master "An Old Master" is a poem by Australian poet C. J. Dennis. It was first published in "The Bulletin" magazine on 4 August 1910, and later in the poet's poetry collection "Backblock