Tablespoon: — 1 tablespoon holds 3^
ounce of water; 8 tablespoons
liquid make 1 gill; 16 tablespoons
of liquid make 1 cupful; 12 table-
spoons, or 8 heaping tablespoons,
of dry material equal 1 cup; 4
tablespoons of liquid make 1
■wineglass; 8 tablespoons of liquid
make 1 gill; 2 rounded table-
spoons equal 1 ounce of flour or
coffee; 1 tablespoon, heaped, holds
3^ ounce barley, cornmeal, corn=
starch, ground spice, sago, sugar
or coffee, and 34 ounce of tea.
Teaspoon: — 4 teaspoons of liquid equal
1 tablespoon; 3 teaspoons of dry
material equal 1 tablespoon. 1
teaspoon holds 34 ounce of coffee
and % ounce of tea.
A TUMBLES, common size, holds 3^
pint, or 8 fluid ounces, or 1 cup.
A WINE glass, common size, holds %
gill, or 2 fluid ounces, or % cup.
AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT.
16 drams ( dr.) make 1 ounce (oz.).
16 ounces make 1 pound (R).).
25 pounds make 1 quarter (qr.).
4 quarters make 1 hundred weight
(cwt.).
20 hundred weight make 1 ton (T.).
LIQUID OR WINE MEASURE.
4 gills make 1 pint (pt.).
2 pints make 1 quart (qt.).
4 quarts make 1 gallon (gal.).
313^ gallons make 1 barrel (bbl.).
63 gallons make 1 hogshead (hhd.).
2 hogsheads make 1 pipe or butt (pi.).
DRY MEASURE.
2 pints make 1 quart.
8 quarts make 1 peck.
4 pecks make 1 bushel.
8 bushels make 1 quarter.
CLOTH MEASURE,
234 inches make 1 nail.
4 nails make 3^ yard.
4 quarters make 1 yard.
3 quarters make 1 Ell Flemish.
5 quarters make 1 Ell English.
Cloth Measure is little used at pres-
ent. In measuring goods sold by the
yard, it is divided into halves, quart-
ers, eighths and sixteenths.
LINEAR MEASURE.
12 inches=^l foot.
3 feet = l yard.
5% yards=:l rod or pole.
40 rods — 1 furlong.
8 furlongs = 1 mile.
3 miles = l league.
3 barley=corns=l inch.
3 inches = l palm.
4 inches=:l hand.
9 inches = l span.
21.888 inches = l sacred cubit.
18 inches = l English cubit.
11 feet = l great cubit.
6 feet = l fa,hom.
120 fathoiiij=l cable's length.
6086.7 feet=l knot.
3 feet=l pace.
1,152% common miles = l geographi-
cal mile.
3 geographical miles=l league.
60 geographical miles=:l degree.
360 degrees = the circumference of the
globe.
THE METRIC SYSTEM.
Measures of Weights.
1 milligramme=0.015432 grains.
1 gramme = 15.432 grains.
1 decagramme = 0.02204G pounds.
1 hectogramme = 0.22046 pounds.
1 kilogramme=:2.2046 pounds.
1 myriagramme = 22.046 pounds.
Measures of Capacity.
1 millilitre=0.0610 cubic in.=338 fluid
oz.
1 litre = 1.0567 quarts.
1 dekalitre = 2.6417 gallons.
1 kektolitre = 26.4175 gallons = 2.84
bushels.
1 kilolitre = 264.175 gallons = 2837
bushels.
Measures of Length.
1 millimetre=0.03937 inch.
1 centimetre=:0.3937 inch.
1 metre = 39.37 inch.
1 decametre = .32.809 feet.
1 hectometre= 328.09 feet.
1 kilometre = .6213 mile.
1 myriametre=6.2138 mile.
MEDICINAL TERMS AND APOTHECA-
RIES WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
60 minims (M) or drops=l fluidrachm
(/ 3.)
8 fluidrachms=l fluid ounce (/ §.)
16 fluid ounces=l pint (O.)
8 pints = 1 gallon {Cong.)
Weights.
20 grains (gr, xx) = l scruple (3 or
sc.)
3 scruples (3 iij)=l drachm (3 or
dr.)
8 drachms (3 viij) = l ounce (§ or oz.)
12 ounces (| xij) = l pound (lb.)
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Tablespoon: — 1 tablespoon holds 3^
ounce of water; 8 tablespoons
liquid make 1 gill; 16 tablespoons
of liquid make 1 cupful; 12 table-
spoons, or 8 heaping tablespoons,
of dry material equal 1 cup; 4
tablespoons of liquid make 1
■wineglass; 8 tablespoons of liquid
make 1 gill; 2 rounded table-
spoons equal 1 ounce of flour or
coffee; 1 tablespoon, heaped, holds
3^ ounce barley, cornmeal, corn=
starch, ground spice, sago, sugar
or coffee, and 34 ounce of tea.
Teaspoon: — 4 teaspoons of liquid equal
1 tablespoon; 3 teaspoons of dry
material equal 1 tablespoon. 1
teaspoon holds 34 ounce of coffee
and % ounce of tea.
A TUMBLES, common size, holds 3^
pint, or 8 fluid ounces, or 1 cup.
A WINE glass, common size, holds %
gill, or 2 fluid ounces, or % cup.
AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT.
16 drams ( dr.) make 1 ounce (oz.).
16 ounces make 1 pound (R).).
25 pounds make 1 quarter (qr.).
4 quarters make 1 hundred weight
(cwt.).
20 hundred weight make 1 ton (T.).
LIQUID OR WINE MEASURE.
4 gills make 1 pint (pt.).
2 pints make 1 quart (qt.).
4 quarts make 1 gallon (gal.).
313^ gallons make 1 barrel (bbl.).
63 gallons make 1 hogshead (hhd.).
2 hogsheads make 1 pipe or butt (pi.).
DRY MEASURE.
2 pints make 1 quart.
8 quarts make 1 peck.
4 pecks make 1 bushel.
8 bushels make 1 quarter.
CLOTH MEASURE,
234 inches make 1 nail.
4 nails make 3^ yard.
4 quarters make 1 yard.
3 quarters make 1 Ell Flemish.
5 quarters make 1 Ell English.
Cloth Measure is little used at pres-
ent. In measuring goods sold by the
yard, it is divided into halves, quart-
ers, eighths and sixteenths.
LINEAR MEASURE.
12 inches=^l foot.
3 feet = l yard.
5% yards=:l rod or pole.
40 rods — 1 furlong.
8 furlongs = 1 mile.
3 miles = l league.
3 barley=corns=l inch.
3 inches = l palm.
4 inches=:l hand.
9 inches = l span.
21.888 inches = l sacred cubit.
18 inches = l English cubit.
11 feet = l great cubit.
6 feet = l fa,hom.
120 fathoiiij=l cable's length.
6086.7 feet=l knot.
3 feet=l pace.
1,152% common miles = l geographi-
cal mile.
3 geographical miles=l league.
60 geographical miles=:l degree.
360 degrees = the circumference of the
globe.
THE METRIC SYSTEM.
Measures of Weights.
1 milligramme=0.015432 grains.
1 gramme = 15.432 grains.
1 decagramme = 0.02204G pounds.
1 hectogramme = 0.22046 pounds.
1 kilogramme=:2.2046 pounds.
1 myriagramme = 22.046 pounds.
Measures of Capacity.
1 millilitre=0.0610 cubic in.=338 fluid
oz.
1 litre = 1.0567 quarts.
1 dekalitre = 2.6417 gallons.
1 kektolitre = 26.4175 gallons = 2.84
bushels.
1 kilolitre = 264.175 gallons = 2837
bushels.
Measures of Length.
1 millimetre=0.03937 inch.
1 centimetre=:0.3937 inch.
1 metre = 39.37 inch.
1 decametre = .32.809 feet.
1 hectometre= 328.09 feet.
1 kilometre = .6213 mile.
1 myriametre=6.2138 mile.
MEDICINAL TERMS AND APOTHECA-
RIES WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
60 minims (M) or drops=l fluidrachm
(/ 3.)
8 fluidrachms=l fluid ounce (/ §.)
16 fluid ounces=l pint (O.)
8 pints = 1 gallon {Cong.)
Weights.
20 grains (gr, xx) = l scruple (3 or
sc.)
3 scruples (3 iij)=l drachm (3 or
dr.)
8 drachms (3 viij) = l ounce (§ or oz.)
12 ounces (| xij) = l pound (lb.)