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pace? 15. To stride? 16. To a leap? 17. To the height 
of a man ? 18. To the length of a spear ? 19. To the length 
of ox-goad? 20. To a pole or rod? 21. To ox-yoke? 22. 
To yoke-strap ? 23. To a cord, rope, or chain ? 23a. To 
the distance which a man can stretch with a spear ? 24. To 
a spear-cast ? 25. To the throw of stone or quoit ? 26. To 
a bow-shot, day’s journey (or portion of day) of man, horse, 
or canoe ? 28. What particular articles (if any) are measured 
exclusively by any of the foregoing? e.g., cloth, timber, 
land, &c. 
Measures of Surface. —Is there any unit based upon the 
size of the hide of an ox, or of any other animal ? 30. Is 
there any uniform size of manufactured articles, such as 
mats, cloaks, &c., which is used as a measure ? 31. How is 
arable land measured ? 32. Is there a definite unit based on 
the day’s ploughing of a yoke of oxen, &c. ? 32a. Or is the 
unit of land measure based on the amount which can be sown 
with a given measure of seed, such as a peck or a gallon ? 
33. What is the shape of the land unit ? oblong or square ? 
34. If oblong, what is the proportion between the length and 
breadth ? 35. Is there any higher land unit containing a 
given number of some smaller unit, such as the day’s 
ploughing? 36. How is the measuring carried out? with 
rod, goad, rope, or any portion of the plough or harness of 
the cattle ? 37. Is square measure in use ? 
Measures of Capacity. —37a. Is there any measure equiva¬ 
lent to the hollow of the hand ? 38. To the handful? 39. 
To the armful ? 39. To the load of a man, of a horse, ox, 
waggon, or boat ? 40. To a hen’s egg, gourd, shell, joint of 
bamboo ? To a calabash or jar of uniform size ? 41. To a 
basket ? Are there distinct measures for different products ? 
42. How is corn measured ? 43. Wine, &c. ? 
Weight. —44. Is there a system of weight? 45. Ho they 
employ balance or steelyard? 46. Are the weight units 
formed by seeds of plants ? 47. Have they a recognised 
system of multiples of weight, the seed of one plant being 
fhe multiple of another? 48. Have they any higher units of 
weight, such as the load of a man, beast, or waggon ? 49. 
