Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1885 — A VALUABLE TABLE. [ARTICLE]

A VALUABLE TABLE.

How to Find the Day of the Week or Month In any Year—Other Reliable Information.

TABLE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Measubes of Weight. Avoirdupois — l6 drams equal 1 ounce; 16 ounces 1 pound; 112 rounds 100 we'ght; 20 hundred weight 1 ton. Troy—U grains equal 1 pennyweight; 20pennyweights 1 ounce; 12 ounces 1 pound. Apothecaries'— 20 grains equal one scruple; 3 scruples 1 dram; 8 drams 1 ounce; 12 ounces 1 pound. Subface, ob Squabe Measuke.—l44 squar? Inches equal 1 square foot; 9 square feet 1 square yard; 30C, square yards 1 square rod or pole; 40 square rods 1 square rood; 4 square roods 1 square acre (or 43,560 feet); 640 square acres 1 square mile. Measubes of Length.—l 2 inches equal 1 foot; 3 feet 1 yard; 16H feet 1 rod or pole; 40 rods 1 fur ong; 8 furlongs (5,280 feet) 1 mile; 70 geo. miles i degree. Ropes and Cables —6 feet equal 1 fathom; 120 fathoms 1 cable's length. Solid ob Cubic Measube.—l,72B inches equal 1 cubic foot; 27 cubic feet 1 cubic yard; 40 cub f c feet of round timber 1 ton; 50 cubic feet of hewn timber 1 ton: 16 cubic feet of wood 1 feet of wood; 8 fe t (or 128 cubic feet) 1 cord; 1 perch of stone equal to 24.75 cubic feet. Measubes of Capacity.— Dry— 2,lso.42 cubic inches equal 1 Un'ted States (or Winchester) bushel, the dimensions of which are 18J£ inches

diameter inside. l)’ s inches outside, and 8 inches deep; 2,747.70 cubic inches 1 heaped bushel, the cone of which must be not less than 6 inches high. Measures of Capacity.— Liquids— 23l cubic inches equal 1 United States standard gallon; 282 cubic inches 1 ale gallon; 31L U. 8. gallons 1 barrel: 42 gallons 1 tierce: 63gallons 1 hogshead; 84 gallons 1 puncheon; 126 gallons 1 pipe; 252 gallons 1 tun. Gallons.—The United States standard gallon contains 8.3389 avoirdupois pounds of distilled water; 1 gallon of ale weighs 10.05 pounds; 1 do sperm oil 714 pounds; 1 do linseedoil 7% pounds; 1 do proof spirits 7 pounds 15 ounces; Ido spirits of turpentine 7 pounds 5 ounces. Weight of Various Substances.— A voirdupois— 1 cubic foot of bricks weigh 124 pounds; 1 do clay 231); 1 do sand or loose earth 95; 1 do common soil 124; Ido cork 15; Ido marble 161; 1 do granite 165; 1 do cast iron 450.55; 1 do

wrought iron 486.65; Ido copper 555; Ido le'd 708.75; 1 do biass 534.78; 1 do tin 435; 1 do wb.te pine 29.56; 1 do elm 34.9; 1 do English oak 60.04; 1 do sea water 61.3; 1 do fresh water 6a05; 1 do air .07629; 1 do steam .03689.

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Explanation.—To find the day of the week in any month or year, find the year in the column forming the perpendicular of the cross ; then find the day of the month in the column forming tbe arms; at the intersection of the two rows in the center, the correct d’iy of the week will be found. Example. —To find upon what day will come the 4th of July, 1875. The year 1875 is in the center row; by following up this column until opposite the figure 4 in the July column, we find that it comes on Sunday. And in the same way find any other day.

Explanation. To find the day of the month, find tbe day of the week in tho same column as that of too year; then by tracing out tbe row of figures to the proper month, the desired day will be found. Merchants, Lawyers, Insurance Agents, Bankers and Mathematicians will find this of great value to them. By a few moments' study any one can acquire a complete knowledge of It. Leap Year. The day of the week in the mouths of January and February of Leap Years, will be found in the column of the blank preceding the Leap Year.