Ransom's family receipt book, 1885

CAPACITY OF BOXES.— a box 4 feet 7 inches long, 3 feet finches wide, 2 feet 4 inches deep, holds 20 bushels ; a box 24 in. x 16 in. x 28 in. , 5 bushels ; box, inches, 24x11.2x8, 1 bushel • box, inches, 12x11.2x8, % bushel ; box, inches, 8x8 4x8, 1 peck ; box^ inches, 8X8X4.2, 1 gallon ; bcx, inches, 4x4x4. 3, 1 quart. A cylinder inches inside diameter, 8 inches deep, contains U. S. standard bushel. Any box containing the same num¬ ber of cubic inches will hold same quantity as above sizes. To obtain a box holding any portion or multiple of above quantities, divide or multiply any one dimension of the box accordingly. TO MEASURE CORN IN THE CRIB.— Two cubic feet of sound dry corn in the ear will make a bushel of shelled corn. To get quantity of shelled corn in a crib of corn in the ear, measure length, breadth, and height of corn crib, inside the rail ; multiply first by second and product by third ; divide result by two— giving bushels of shelled corn. Corn shrinks much in winter and spring and settles down. SSJgEASURES FOR HOUSEKEEPERS.— One quart wheat flour, of soft iWS butter, broken loaf sugar, makes one pound ; Indian meal, best brown sugar, one pound two ounces • white sugar, powdered, one pound one ounce 5 ten eggs, one pound ; sixteen large tablespoonfuls make one-half pint ; eight, one gill ; four, one-half gill • common sized tumbier holds one- half pint ; common wine glass, one-half gill; sixty drops make one tea¬ spoonful. Table showing difference of time at 12 o’clock (NOON) AT NEW YORK. New York. ......... 12.00 N. Buffalo . n.40 A. M. Cincinnati . . . . . 11.18 “ Chicago . 11.07 “ St. Louis . . 10.55 “ San Francisco . 8.45 “ New Orleans . *0.56 u Washington . . 1 1.48 u Charleston . . .11.36 11 Havana . . . .ix.25 “ Boston ............ . 12.12 P. M, Quebec . . “ Portland . 12.15 “ London . . 4.55 “ Paris . 5.05 “ Rome . . . 5.45 “■ Constantinople... . 6.41 “ Vienna . . 6.00 ‘ St. Petersburg . 6.57 “ Pekin, night. . . . . 12.40 A. M, (25) if you like our i! Receipts,” you will like our Medicines irarxr.n«nr---. - isJr. Jtasir ^ftuzLa^Xfeiflfrahx' ifiaksxi rrMSt/IJ Ait* ‘ twnrrtjw fug DR. J. R. MILLER’S JJNTST Hi 3R SALi MAGNETIC BALM. This medicine may with propriety be called a “ Universal remedy/' as it is fast superseding all others as a family medicine. It cures, as if by MAGNETIC INFLUENCE, Neuralgia and all pain, and is therefore very properly termed “ Mag¬ netic Balm.” It is purely a vegetable preparation. It has no equal as a remedy for Cholera, C/holera Morbus, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Colie, and all Bowel Complaints. Its timely use will cure Colds, Quinsy, and all throat affections attended with pain. When properly used. Fever and Ague, and other complaints incident to our western and southern climates, are easily broken up. Nervous Pain and Sick Headache are cured by this medicine when all others have failed. Tooth¬ ache, Earache, and all internal pains, are re¬ lieved at once by its use. The great value and usefulness of this medicine has caused it to suffer more from base imitations and counterfeits, than any other medicine. The genuine has D. Ransom, Son & Co/s private Rev¬ enue Stamp on the outside, Dr. J. R. Miller’s “ Magnetic Balm,” blown in the bottle. Read certificates voluntarily sent, in regard to this excellent medicine, in pamphlet around bottle.