Measures of Capacity. 



i cubic decimetre or 1,000 cubic centimetres equal 

 i litre (1.0567 quarts). 



1 litre is a little more than a quart for practical 

 purposes. 



1 hectolitre equals 100 litres or small barrel. 

 Weights. 



1 gram is the weight of a cubic centimetre of 

 water or 15.432 grains. 



1,000 milligrams equal one gram. 



1,000 grams equal 1 kilogram (2.2046 or 2 1-5 

 pounds). 



1,000 kilograms equal 1 metric ton (2,204.6 

 pounds). 



To riflemen this system would seem of par- 

 ticular value, as the calibres of rifles may be 

 stated much more neatly in millimetres than 

 in decimals of an inch. A millimetre is .03937 

 of an inch, and continental manufacturers 

 designate the bore of the weapon they man- 

 ufacture in millimetres. For instance, the 

 .236 Navy is equal to six millimetres. The 

 .256 Mannlicher is 6 l / 2 millimetres. The .285 

 Mauser is 7 millimetres. The .815 Mann- 

 licher is 8 millimetres. 

 The .354 Mannlicher is 

 9 millimetres. 



Powder weights are 

 usually given in grams 

 and decimals of a gram. 

 The gram is equal to 

 15.432 grains. The me- 

 tre is 3.37 inches longer 

 than the yard, and the 



kilogram is equal to 2 1-5 



pounds. One thousand 



kilos are almost equal to 



the long ton, being the 



equivalent of 2204.6 



pounds. 



Sportsmen are usually 



progressive, as is proved 



by the avidity with which 



they seize upon new in- 

 ventions in weapons and 



charges, so that we may 



well take the lead in freeing the country 



from the trammels of a system of weights 



and measures that has become obsolete. 



Our Photographic Contest 



Many of our readers have been competi- 

 tors in our photographic contest, and they 

 will be disappointed in not finding the awards 

 in the February issue, seeing that our last 

 competition closed at midnight on December 

 31, 1905- A short explanation will, however, 

 we trust satisfy them that it is through no 

 fault of ours. 



Anticipating trouble in getting Recreation 

 printed— a trouble which happily, in our case, 

 did not materialize— the February issue was 

 put to press in the middle of the month of 

 December. Only the present and a few of 

 the advertising pages were left open. In the 

 month of March we shall publish the list of 

 awards. 



THE MYSTIC FIRE. 



Frank Ford a Close Buyer 



Owing to the fact thai mosi Recreation 

 readers are far from Broadway, Frank Ford 



has been asked to act as buyer for them 

 when they need anything that can be obtained 

 better and cheaper in New York City than 

 elsewhere. He has consented to assume this 

 new responsibility, and will therefore be pre- 

 pared to buy anything from a steam shovel 

 to a packet of needles, provided money is 

 sent with the order. His charge will be 5 

 per cent. As most things are fully 25 per 

 cent, cheaper in New York than in the West, 

 this will mean an important saving to many 

 of our friends. 



All letters from subscribers taking advan- 

 tage of this offer should be docketed in the 

 left-hand upper corner "Purchasing Depart- 

 ment," to insure prompt attention. 



You should follow one of two courses in 

 order to obtain the best results from Frank 

 Ford's services. If you 

 have quite made up your 

 mind what you want, in- 

 struct him to buy such 

 and such an article, giv- 

 ing full details and mak- 

 ing it clear that you wish 

 no variation from these 

 directions. If, on the 

 other hand, you simply 

 want a certain article, 

 but are not quite sure as 

 to just what it should be 

 like, direct him •to use 

 his judgment, giving as 

 full a description as you 

 can of your choice and 

 make it clear that, as you 

 are putting yourself in 

 his hands, you are per- 

 fectly willing to abide by 

 his action in the matter. 



Another Half-Dollar, Please 



On the first advertising page of this issue 

 - (the one following the front cover) will be 

 found a statement with regard to the price 

 of Recreation. Heretofore this magazine 

 has been sold at a lower price than any of its 

 competitors, although during the past year it 

 has cost much more to produce. The recent 

 troubles in the printing trade have resulted 

 in a large increase of cost to all who use 

 types, ink and paper. Consequently it would 

 no longer be wise, from a business point of 

 view to sell Recreation for ten cents a copy, 

 as it would mean a heavy loss on each num- 

 ber placed in the hands of its readers, — a loss 

 that could be made up with difficulty out of 

 the advertising. 



You know what Recreation rias become, 

 and you can readily appreciate that it will 

 continue to improve in the future. 



