Measures and dimensions of many kinds

1/12 of an inch..............   = a line (American).

1/10 of an inch..............   = a line (French).

3 inches................  = a palm.

4  inches................  = a hand.

9 inches................   = a span.

18 inches................   = a cubit.

21/2 feet................= a military pace.

3 (or 3.3) feet..............= a pace.

6 feet.................=1 fathom.

240 yards..............=1 cable's length.

12 of any article.............=1 dozen.

12 dozen ...............=1 gross.

20 of any article.............=1 score.

A wine gallon (U. S. standard)........= 231        cubic inches.

A dry gallon..............= 268.8 cubic inches.

An imperial gallon (British standard)......= 277.274 cubic inches.

An imperial or English bushel........= 2218.192 cubic inches.

A U. S. bushel .............= 2150.42 cubic inches.

A U. S. bushel heaped (heaped to a cone 6 inches high) = 2747.7 cubic inches.

1 pint of water weighs 1.0431 pounds.

1 gallon of water weighs 8.3448 pounds.

1 cubic foot of water weighs 62.425 pounds at 39.2° F.

1 stone is................ 14 pounds.

An English (statute) mile is.......... 1760 yards.

A Scotch mile is..............1984 yards.

An Irish mile is..............2249 yards.

A Dutch mile is..............8101 yards.

A Roman mile is..............1628 yards.

A German mile is .............6859 yards.

A Russian mile is.............1100 yards.

An Arabian mile is.............2148 yards.

A sea (nautical) mile is ...........2026 yards (11/6 mi.).

A knot is the traveling speed of a ship, reckoned by making 1 sea-mile in 1 hour.

1 tael (Chinese) is.............11/3 oz. avoir.

1 Danish pound is.............1.102 lb. avoir.

1 Russian pound is..............9 lb. avoir.

1 libra (Spanish) is.............1.014 lb. avoir.

100 pounds nails...............=1 keg.

196 pounds flour..............=1 barrel.

150 pounds potatoes ............=1 barrel of freight.

280 pounds salt..............=1 barrel.

200 pounds beef, fish, or pork..........— 1 barrel.

45 drops of water is a teaspoonful. 1 teaspoonful equals 1 fluid dram. 1 dessertspoonful equals 2 teaspoonfuls, or 2 drams.

1  tablespoonful equals 2 dessertspoonfuls, or 4 teaspoonfuls.

2  tablespoonfuls equal 8 teaspoonfuls, or 1 fluid ounce. 1 common-size wineglassful equals 2 ounces, or 1/2 gill. 1 common-size tumbler holds 1/2 pint.

A small tea-cup is estimated to hold 4 fluid ounces, or 1 gill.

1 pound of wheat is equal to about 1 pint.

1 pound and 2 ounces of Indian meal is equal to 1 quart.

1 pound of soft butter is equal to about 1 pint.

1 pound of sugar is equal to about 1 pint.

A pint of pure water is about a pound.

A barleycorn is 1/3 inch.

An ell is usually 45 inches.

A point (in type) is 1/72 inch.

A circle is 3.1415 times the length of its diameter (the ratio being known as pi).