The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 270 No 7231 p51
11 January 2003

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Christmas miscellany

Apothecaries' weights useful for archery

From Mr A. F. Halligey, MRPharmS

As always your Christmas Miscellany provided a mixture of light and fascinating reading to bring a smile to a weary pharmacist.

One article, concerning weights and measures (PJ, 21/28 December 2002, p909), particularly caught my eye. Long has my little collection of lozenge shaped apothecaries' weights remained untouched — until I discovered the delights of field archery that is. Arrows are traditionally measured in inches and weighed in grains. The origins of all these are now a little more clear, so when I try to match eight wooden shafts to within 10 grains of each other I can appreciate the history of the slabs of brass with which I do it.

Arthur Halligey
Millisle, County Down

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