428 Of Food. 



and found to weigh i lb. 30 loths ; which, divided Into 

 twelve equal portions, gave five loths for the weight of 

 each. 



" The soup, with the bread, etc., weighed 9 lbs. 

 30^ loths ; which, divided into twelve equal portions, 

 gave for each 26^^ loths. 



" The cost of the meat and soup together, 2o| kreut- 

 zers, divided by 12, gives if kreutzers, very nearly, for 

 the cost of each portion. 



For the Bread Dumplings. 



lbs. loths. Kreutzers. 



I 13 of fine semmel bread lo 



I o fine flour \\ 



o 6 salt o^ 



3 o water o 



Total 5 19 . Cost .... 15 



" This mass was made into dumplings, and these 

 dumplings were boiled half an hour in clear water. 

 Upon taking them out of the water, they were found 

 to weigh 5 lbs. 24 loths, and, dividing them into twelve 

 equal portions, each portion weighed 15^ loths; and 

 the cost of the whole (15 kreutzers) divided by 12 gives 

 1 1 kreutzers for the cost of each portion. 



" The meat, soup, and dumplings were served all at 

 once in the same dish, and were all eaten tos^ether: 

 and with this meal (which was their dinner, and was 

 eaten at twelve o'clock) each person belonging to 

 the mess was furnished with a piece of rye-bread 

 weighing 10 loths, and which cost iV of a kreutzer. 

 Each person was likewise furnished with a piece of 

 this bread, weighing 10 loths, for his breakfast; an- 

 other piece, of equal weight, in the afternoon at four 

 o'clock; and another in the evening." 



