WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 

 CAPACITY. 



Metric or Decimal. English. 



1 Dekalitre (Di.) - - = 2-1998 Imperial gallons. 

 1 Litre (L.) - - . =35-196 Imperial fluid ounces. 

 1 Decilitre (dl.) - 3'5196 ,, 



1 Cubic centimetre (c.G.) 1 



or } - 0-0352 



1 Millilitre(ml.) 



60 minims (TTl) - =1 fluid drachm (3). 



8 fluid drachms - =1 fluid ounce (). 



20 fluid ounces - - - =1 pint (0). 



8 pints .... =1 gallon (C). 



1 cubic centimetre - - =16*9 minims. 



1 fluid ounce - - - = 28 '42 cubic centimetres. 



1 pint =568-34 cubic centimetres. 



1 gallon - - - - =4-54 litres. 



THERMOMETERS. 

 FAHRENHEIT AND CENTIGRADE SCALES. 



To convert degrees F. into degrees C., deduct 32, multiply by 5, and divide 

 by 9. 



To convert degrees C. into degrees F. , multiply by 9, divide by 5, and add 32. 



F. C. F. C. 



212 100-0 80* 26-7 



112 44-4 70 21-1 



106 41-1 60 15-6 



104 40-0 50 10-0 



102 38-9 41 5-0 



101 38-3 32 0-0 



100 37-8 23 - 5-0 



99 37-2 14 -10-0 



98 36-7 5 -15-0 



97 36-1 



AVERAGE WEIGHTS AND HEIGHTS. 



Average weight of a healthy male child at birth - - - = 6 '8 Ibs 



,, ,, six months' old =12*4 ,, 



,, twelve ,, - =18-8 



An adult man (dressed) 5 feet 8 inches in height, should weigh 11 st. 1 Ib. and 

 should have a chest circumference of 38^ inches. 



