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other materials recognized as money? 14. Any marks or 
stamps upon objects used for this purpose ? if so, give draw¬ 
ings of them. 15. Are any such marks copied from European 
or Asiatic coins? 16. Any penalties for forging stamps, 
&c. ? 17. Give both the local and foreign names for all 
objects used as money. 18. Does the money actually pass 
into the possession of the person entitled to it, or is it stored 
in a common bank and the owner credited with its possession? 
19. Is money hoarded, for dowries, &c. ? 
H. C. 
No. LXIV.—MEASURES AND WEIGHTS. 
Measures are universally based on the parts of the human 
body, natural objects, or on units determined by natural con¬ 
ditions. Weights are similarly based upon natural objects, 
which are of a generally uniform specific gravity, such as 
seeds of plants. Standards of weights are fixed in certain 
cases by taking the amount of gold which is equivalent in 
value to the chief unit of barter, e.g., ox or slave. The mul¬ 
tiples and mutual relations are partly conditioned by the 
system of numeration derived from the fingers and other 
parts of the body, and the system of weights is closely con¬ 
nected with the practice of employing seeds or pebbles as 
counters. 
Measures of Length .—Is there any measure corresponding : 
1. To the breadth of finger or thumb? 2. To the length of 
finger or thumb ? 3. To the distance between finger joints ? 
4. To the nail ? 5. To the hand breadth ? 6. To the length 
of hand ? 7. The palm ? 8. The greater span (from tip of 
thumb to tip of little finger) ? 9. To the lesser span (from 
tip of thumb to tip of forefinger) ? 10. The cubit (from 
elbow-point to tip of middle finger ?) to the smaller cubit 
(from elbow-tip to the knuckles?) 11. To the length of the 
arm? 12. To the fathom (from finger-tips to finger-tips 
when the arms are stretched out)? 13. To foot? 14. To 
