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2. 1 English mile equals 5280 feet, and 1 nautical, or 

 geographical mile, equals 6086 feet. 



3. The geographic mile equals about 1.15 English miles; 

 the German short mile, about 3.9 English miles ; the Ger- 

 man long mile, about 5.75 English miles ; the Prussian mile 

 about 4.7 English miles ; the Spanish common league, about 

 4.2 miles ; and the Spanish judicial league about 2.6 miles. 



4. Measures of length were at first derived from the dif- 

 ferent parts of the body, as the finger, liand, the span, or 

 the length of the thumb and middle finger extended ; cubit, 

 or the length of the forearm ; and the fathom, or the length 

 of the two arms extended. 



CLOTH MEASURE. 



Cloth measure is used by merchants in the sale of cloth, 

 ribbons, laces, &c. 



TABLE. 



2 sixteenths (16th) 1 eighth, marked 8th, yd. 



2 eighths 1 quarter, " qr., yd. 



2 quarters 1 half, " hlf., % yd. 



4 quarters or 2 halves 1 yard, " yd. 



NOTE. The old system of measuring cloth is not now 

 used. By it each yard is divided into 4 quarters, and each 

 quarter into 4 nails, a nail being 2J- inches. 3 quarters make 

 a Flemish ell, 5 quarters an English ell, and 6 quarters a 

 French ell. 



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