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out of the soup and weighed, and was found to weigh 

 I lb. 2 2 loths. The soup weighed 15 lbs., and these 

 divided equally among the twelve persons belonging 

 to the mess gave for each portion j^\ loths of beef 

 and I lb. 8 loths of soup ; and the cost of the whole 

 (19I kreutzers) divided by 18 gives \\\ kreutzers for 

 the cost of each portion. 



For the Liver Dumplings. 



lbs. loths. Kreutzers. 



2 28 of fine semmel bread 15 



1 o beef liver 5 



o 18 fine flour i\ 



o 6 salt o^ 



2 24 water. 



Total 7 12 Cost .... 23 kreutzers. 



" These ingredients being made into dumplings, the 

 dumplings after being properly boiled were found to 

 weigh 8 lbs. This gave for each portion 21^ loths; 

 and the amount of the cost (23 kreutzers) divided 

 by 12, the number of the portions, gives for each 

 i-jI" kreutzers. 



" The quantity of dry ammunition bread furnished 

 to each person was i lb. 8 loths ; and this, at two 

 kreutzers a pound, amounts to 2|- kreutzers." 



Recapitulation. 



For each person. 



lbs. loths. Kreutzers. 



4^ of boiled beef, and 7 gj, 



1 8 bread soup > 



o 



soup 



2\\ liver dumplings \W 



1 8 dry bread ■2\ 



3 9| of food. Cost .... 65^^ 



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