FEDERAL MONEY. The denominations of Federal Money have already been given. EXAMPLES. Note 1.-To reduce dollars to cents, multiply them by 100; or, which is the same thing, annex two cyphers to their number. 1. Reduce 50 dollars to cents. 3. Bring 5560 dollars to cents. Facit 5000 cts. Facit 12500 cts. Facit 556000 cts. Note 2.-To reduce cents to fourths or quarters of a cent, multiply them by 4;-to halves, multiply them by 2;—to thirds, multiply them by 3, &c. 4. Reduce 25 cents to fourths or quarters of a cent. Facit 100 fourths. 5. Reduce 256 cents to fourths of a cent. Facit 1024 fourths. 6. Reduce 45 cents to half cents. 7. Bring 145 cents to thirds of a cent. Facit 435 thirds. Note 3.-To reduce dollarsto fourths, halves, or thirds, of a cent, &c.—first bring them to cents; and then bring those cents to fourths, or halves, &c. 8. Reduce 12 dollars to fourths of a cent. Facit 4800 fourths. 9. Bring 122 dollars to halves of a cent. Facit 24400 halves. 10. Bring 54 dollars to thirds of a cent. Facit 16200 thirds. Note 4-To reduce dollars to mills, multiply them by 1000; or, which is the same thing, their number. 11. Reduce 26 dollars to mills. annex three cyphers to Facit 26000 m Facit 150000 m. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 1 By this weight are weighed things of a coarse, drossy nature, that are bought and sold by weight, and all metals but silver and gold. The denominations of Avoirdupois Weight are ton, hun. dred-weight, quarter, pouad ounce, and dram. 1. Reduce 27 tons to hundred weights. TROY WEIGHT. T. Facit 17920 lb. Facit 1146880 dr By this weight, jewels, gold, silver, and liquors are weighed. The denominations of Troy Weight are pound, ounce, pennyweight, and grain. 24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight dwt. 20 pennyweights 12 ounces 1 ounce 1. Reduce 576 pounds to ounces. 3. Bring 145 pennyweights to grains. 4. Reduce 15 pounds to pennyweights. 5. Bring 75 pounds to grains. 02. lb. Facit 6912 oz. Facit 34800 dwts. APOTHECARIES WEIGHT. By this weight apothecaries mix their medicines, but buy and sell by avoirdupois weight. The denominations of Apothecaries weight are pound, ounce, dram, scruple, and grain. 20 grains (gr.) make 1 scruple 9 3 scruples 8 drams 12 ounces 1 dram 1 ounce 1 pound EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 56 pounds to ounces. 2. Reduce 142 ounces to drams. 3. Bring 84 drams to scruples. 4. Bring 16 scruples to grains. 5. Reduce 8 ounces to scruples. 6. Bring 14 pounds to grains. LONG MEASURE. Facit 672 Facit 1136 3 Facit 252 Facit 320 gr. Facit 192 Facit 80640 gr Long Measure is used for lengths and distances. The denominations of Long Measure are degree league, mile, furlong, pole, yard, foot, and inch. 12 inches (in.) nake 3 feet 51 yards 40 poles (or 220 yds.) 3 miles 60 geographic, or 691 statute } milas 1 degree Note. A hand is a measure of 4 inches, and used in measuring the height of horses. A fathom is 6 feet, and used chiefly in measuring the depth of water. onfort is measure, cloth, tapes, &c. are measured. The dominations of Cloth Measure are English eil, rench eli, Flemish ell, yard, quarter of a yard, and nail. off 1. Reduce 10 French ells to quarters. 6. Bring 51 English ells to nails. E. F. LAND MEASURE, OR SQUARE MEASURE This measure shews the quantity of lands. The denominations of Land Measure are acre, rood; square perch, square yard, and square foot. 144 square inches make 9 square feet 30 square yards 40 square perches 4 roods 1 square foot ft. 1 square yard · yd. 1 rood 1 acre EXAMPLES. R. A. Facit 160 R. 1. Reduce 40 acres to roods. 2. Reduce 15 roods to square perchess Facit 600 P. 3. Bring 28 square perches to square yards. Facit 847 sq. yd. 4. Bring 42 square yards to square feet. Facit 378 sq. ft. 5. Bring 6 square feet to square inches. Facit 864 sq. in. 6. Bring 12 acres to square perches. Facit 1920 LIQUID MEASURE. This measure is used for beer, cider, wine, &c. sq. P. The denominations of Liquid Measure are tun, pipe or butt, hogshead, gallon, quart, and pint. 2 pints (pt.) make 4 quarts 63 gallons 2 hogsheads 2 pipes (or 4 hogsheads) 1 tup Note. By a law of Pennsylvania, 16 galloris make one half barrel; 31 gallons one barrel; 64 gallons 1 double barrel; 84 gallons 1 puncheon; 42 gallons 1 tierce. This measure is used for grain, fruit, salt, &c. quart, and pint. 2 pints (pt.) make 8 quarts 1 peck pe. 4 pecks 1. Reduce 17 bushels to pecks 2. Reduce 40 pecks to quarts. TIME. The denominations of Time are year, month, week, day, hour, minute, and second. 60 seconds (sec.) make 60 minutes 1 minute min. 1 hour H. 24 hours 1 day D. 7 days 62 weeks, 1 day, and 6 hours, or 365 days, and 6 hours 12 months (mo.) Note. The six hours in each year are not reckoned ill they amount to one day: hence, a common year consists of 365 days, and every fourth year, called leap year, of 366 days. The following is a statement of the number of days in |