VIII. OF WINCHESTER MEASURE. A. bls. kil. fir. g. pot. qt. pt. From 61 0040 0 0 Take 59 0 1 3 1 1 1 Difference B. bls. kil. fir. gal. pot. qts. pts. 100 0 00 0 0 97 1 1 8 10 1 From 120 30 1200 + Solid ft. Solidin. Cords. 112 107 40 1628 N. B.-The distance of time between any two given dates (according to the calendar) may be easily found by the following RULE. 1. Set the first date under the last, and subtract it therefrom. 2. When there are more days in the lower number than the upper one, subtract them from as many days as make the lower month, (according to the calandar,) and add the difference to the upper number of days; then carry one to the months in the lower date, and subtract that sum from the months in the upper one, increased by twelve when necessary. 3. When twelve are added to the months in the upper date, one must be added to the years in the lower date before the subtraction is made. 4. Begin with January, and number the months 1, 2, 3, 4, &c. to 12, inclusive. 5. When one of the dates is in the old style and the other in the new style, eleven days must be taken from the difference. EXAMPLES. 1. A bond was given on the 20th day of December, 1825, and taken up on the 10th day of August, 1830. For what space of time must interest be calculated thereon? Years. mo. days. 1830 8 10 1825 12 20 4 7 21 Answer. 2. General George Washington was born on the 11th day of February, 1732, old style, and died on the 14th day of December, 1799, new style. How old was he on the day of his defunction? Calculated by new style. Years. mo. days. 1732 2 11 Years. mo. days. 1732 2 22 67 10 3 Subtract 11 67 9 20 Answer Answer 67 9 20 3. The massacre at Boston by the British troops happened on the 5th day of March, 1770, and the battle at Lexington April 19th, 1775. What space of time passed between those events? Ans. 5 yrs. 1 mo. 14 ds. 4. General Burgoyne and his army were captured October 17th, 1777, and Earl Cornwallis and his army on the 19th of October, 1781. What length of time passed between those events? Ans. 4 yrs. and 2 ds. 5. The Revolutionary War, between England and America, commenced April 19th, 1775, and a general peace took place on the 20th day of January, 1783. How long did the war continue? Ans. 7 yrs. 9 mo. 1 day. 6. Land was first discovered in the Western hemisphere by Christopher Columbus on the 12th day of October, 1492, old style, and the independence of the United States declared at Philadelphia on the 4th day of July, 1776. What duration of time passed between those memorable events? Ans. 283 yrs. 8 mo. 12 ds. COMPOUND MULTIPLICATION. Compound Multiplication teaches us how to multiply any sum or quantity consisting of several denominations, but is principally used' to find the amount of any given quantity of goods, when the price of one article is known. GENERAE RULE. Set the multiplier under the lowest denomination of the given sum or quantity, then multiply, as in whole numbers, and divide |