One quart of wheat flour is one pound. One quart of corn meal weighs eighteen ounces. One quart of butter, soft, weights fourteen to sixteen ounces. One quart of brown sugar weighs from a pound to a pound and a quarter, according to dampness. One quart of white sugar weighs two pounds. Ten medium sized eggs weigh one pound. A tablespoonful of salt is one ounce. Eight tablespoonfuls make a gill. Two gills or sixteen tablespoonfuls are half a pint. Sixty drops are one teaspoonful. Four tablespoonfuls are one wineglassful. Twelve tablespoonfuls are one teacupful. Sixteen tablespoonfuls, or half a pint, are one tumblerful.

The Meaning Of Measures

A square mile is equal to 640 acres. A square acre is 208.71 feet on one side. An acre is 43,560 square feet. A league, 3 miles. A span, 107/8 inches. A hand, 4 inches. A palm, 3 inches. A great cubit, 11 inches. A fathom, 6 feet. A mile, 5,280 feet.

Domestic and Drop Measures Approximated - A teaspoonful, one fluid dram, 4 grams; a dessertspoonful, two fluid drams, 3 grams; a tablespoonful, half fluid ounce, 16 grams; a wineglassful, two fluid ounces, 64 grams; a tumblerful, half pint, 256 grams.