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j of an inch . ... . . .. . = a size (of shoes). 



3 inches . .' . . . . . I . = a palm. 



4 inches .-*.'. . = a hand. 



9 inches = a span. 



18 inches = a cubit. 



2^ feet . . . ./.'.' .... = a military pace. 



3 (or 3.3) feet = a pace. 



A wine gallon = 231 cubic inches. 



A dry gallon = 268.8 " 



An imperial gallon = 277.274 " 



An imperial or English bushel . . .=2,218.192 " 



A U. S. bushel = 2,150.42 



A U. S. bushel heaped (heaped to a 



cone 6 inches high) =2,747.7 " 



1 pint of water weighs 1.0431 pounds. 



1 gallon of water weighs 8.3448 pounds. 



1 cubic foot of water weighs 62.425 pounds at 39.2 F. 



An English (statute) mile is 1760 yards. 



A Scotch mile is 1984 " 



An Irish mile is 2249 " 



A Dutch mile is 8101 " 



A Roman mile is 1628 " 



A German mile is 6859 " 



A Russian mile is 1100 ' " 



An Arabian mile is 2148 " 



A sea (nautical) mile is . . . * 2026 " 



1 tael (Chinese) is 1 oz. avoir. 



1 Danish pound is 1.102 Ib. avoir. 



1 Russian pound is 9 " 



1 libra (Spanish) is 1.014 " 



100 pounds nails =1 keg. 



196 pounds flour =1 barrel. 



150 pounds potatoes =1 barrel of freight. 



14. Approximate value of household measures : 

 45 drops of water is a teaspoon ful. 

 1 teaspoonful equals 1 fluid dram. 



