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4 quarters,

1 hundred weight,

28 pounds, 1 quarter of a hundred weight,

20 hundred weight,

Ο.

lb.

ΟΥ.

lb.

qr.

cwt.

T.

1 ton,

By this weight are weighed all coarse and drossy goods, grocery wares, and all metals except gold and silver.

3. Apothecaries Weight.

20 grains (gr.) make

3 scruples,

8 drams,

1 scruple,

1 dram,

1 ounce,

1 pound,

933租

12 ounces,

Apothecaries use this weight in compounding their

medicines.

4 nails (na.) make

4 quarters,

4. Cloth Measure.

1 quarter of a yard,

qr.

1 yard,

yd.

3 quarters,

5 quarters,

1 Ell Flemish,

E. Fl.

1 Ell English,

E. E.

6 quarters,

1 Ell French,

E. Fr.

5. Dry Measure.

2 pints (pt.) make

1 quart,

8 quarts,

1 peck,

4 pecks,

1 bushel,

qt.

pk.

bu.

This measure is applied to grain, beans, flax-seed, salt,

oats, oysters, coal, &c.

6. Wine Measure.

4 gills (gi.) make

1 pint,

pt.

2 pints, 4 quarts, 311 gallons,

1 quart,

qt.

1 gallon, 1 barrel,

gal.

bl.

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1 tun,

tier.

hhd.

p.

T.

All brandies, spirits, mead, vinegar, oil, &c. are meas

ured by wine measure.

Note.-231 solid inches make

a gallon.

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69 statute miles,

1 league,

1 degree, on the earth. 360 degrees, the circumference of the earth.

The use of long measure is to measure the distance of places, or any other thing, where length is considered, without regard to breadth.

N. B. In measuring the height of horses, 4 inches make 1 hand. In measuring depths, six feet make one fathom or French toise. Distances are measured by a chain, four rods long, containing one hundred links.

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4 square roods,

640 square acres,

1 square acre.

1 square mile.

NOTE. In measuring land, a chain, called Gunter's chain, 4 rods in length, is used. It is divided into 100 links. Of course, 25 links make a rod, and 25 times 25-625 square links make a square rod. In 4 rods, there are 792 inches. Of course, 1 link is 792

100°

9. Solid, or Cubic Measure.

1728 solid inches make

1 solid foot.

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40 feet of round timber, or 50 feet of hewn timber,

1 ton or load. 128 solid feet, or 8 feet long,

1 cord of wood. 4 wide, and 4 high, All solids, or things that have length, breadth and depth, are measured by this measure. N. B. The wine gallon contains 231 solid or cubic inches, and the beer gallon, 282. A bushel contains 2150.42 solid inches.

m.

W.

10. Time. 60 seconds (S.) make 1 minute, marked 60 minutes, 1 hour,

h. 24 hours, 1 day,

d. 7 days,

1 week, 4 weeks,

1 month, 13 months, 1 day and 6 hours, 1 Julian year,

yr. Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November, February twenty-eight alone, all the rest have thirty.

N. B. In bissextile or leap-year, February hath 29 days.

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mo.

one.

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11. Circular Motion. 60 seconds (") make 1 minute, 60 minutes,

1 degree, 30 degrees,

1 sign,

S. 12 signs, or 360 degrees, the whole great circle of the Zodiac.

12. Sterling Money. 4 farthings, (qrs.) make 1 penny, marked d.

1 shilling, 20 shillings,

1 pound,

£

12 pence

S.

13.

12 units

make
12 dozen
144 dozen
20 units
24 sheets of paper
20 quires

A Dozen.
A Gross.
A Great Gross,
A Score.
A Quire.
A Ream,

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Those denominations which have the asterisk, (as the Pistole of France, and the Milre of Portugal,) are merely nominal; that is, they are represented by no real coin. In this respect, they are like the Mill in Federal Money.

Rupee, of Bengal,

0.500

Xeriff, of Turkey,

2.222

A TABLE OF SCRIPTURE WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND MONEY.

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A Shekel of Gold,

A Talent of Gold,

24,285

Golden Daric or Drachm,

Piece of silver, (Drachm)

Tribute money, (Didrachm)

Piece of Silver, (Stater)

Pound, (Mina)

Penny, (Denarius)

Farthing, (Assarium)

Farthing, (Quadrands)

Mite,

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