Comparative Tables of French and English Weights, etc.
I. Modem French Weight, (Poids deMarc), and English Avoirdupois Weight.
Fr. Weight.
Avoirdupois,lb. oz. dr. grs.
1 pound, = 1
1
10 : 11,07
I
8
13 : 5,03
§----------, or 4 ounces, =
4
6 : 16,18
2 ounces, =
2
3 . 8,09
1----------,
1
1 : 17,71
8 : 22,52
2 drams, =
4 : 11,26
1 dram, =
2 : 5,63
dram, =
1 : 2,81
1 grain, =
0,90
Besides these, there is the Frencli scruple
composed of 24,378 French grains.
2. French Weight, and English Troy
Weight.
Paris Grs.
The Eng. Troy lb. of 12 oz.
= 7021
oz.
= 585,083
dr. of 60 grs.
= 73,135
sc. of 20 grs.
= 24,378
gr-
= 1,219
The Fr. Troy Grs.
Troy
lb. = 7561 =
1.31268 lb.
oz. = 472,5625 =
0.984504 oz.
dr. = 59,0703125 =
0.984504 dr.
scr. = =
gr. = 0,820421 =
F. lbs. ?'. oz. drs. grs. F. lbs. T. oz. drs. grs.
F. oz.
T. oz. drs. grs.
F.
oz. T.
oz. drs. grs.
1 =
0 •
7 : 52.56
9
= 8
: 6 : 53.04
2 =
1 :
7 : 45.12
10
= 9
: 6 : 45.60
3 =
2 :
7 : 37.68
11
= 10
: 6 : 38.16
4 =
3 :
7 : 30.24
12
= 11
6 : 30.72
S =
4 :
7 : 22.80
13
= 12
6 : 23.28
6 =
8
7 : 15.36
14
= 13
6 : 15.84
7 =
6 :
7 : 7.92
15
= 14
: 6 : 8.40
8 =
7 :
7 : 0.48
F.Drs. T.Drs. Grs.
1 = 0
59.07
2 = 1
58.14
3 = 2
57.21
4=3
56.28
F.Drs. T.Drs. Grs.
5=4- 55.356=5: 54.427 = 6: 53.49
Fr.
Grs.
Troy Grs.
Fr.
Grs.
Troy. Grs.
1
=
0.820421
10
=
8. 20421
2
=
1.640842
20
=
16. 40842
3
=
2.461263
30
=
24. 61263
■1
s=
3.281684
40
r=
32. 81684
5
—
4.102105
50
=z
41. 02105
6
=
4.922526
60
=z
49. 22526
7
¡=
5.742947
70
=
57. 42947
8
=
6.563368
72
i^
59.070312
9
=
7.383789
French and English Fed and Inches.
Fr.ft.
Eng. in.
Fr. in.
Eng. in.
1
= 12.785
1 -=
1.0654X
2
= 25.570
2 =
2.1308
3
= 38.350
3 =
3.1962
4
= 51.140
4 =
4.2612
5
= 63.925
5 =
5.5270
6
= 76.710
6 =
6.3925
7
= 89.495
7 =
7.4579
8
= 102.280
8 =
8.5233
9
= 115.065
9 =
9.5887
10
= 127.850
10 =
10.6541
11
12
11.719512.7850
3. Terms of Quantity.
Quantities of herbs and other simples aresometimes computed thus : —
Manipulus, a handful, a quantity whichmay be taken up in the hand.
Fasciculus, an armful, a bundle of anyherb which may be conveniently carriedunder the arm.
Puyillus, a pinch, a quantity which may betaken by the thumb, and two first fingers.
The Paris Pharmacopœia gives the fol-lowing table, referring to the manipulus andpugillus :—
Grammes, oz. drs. sc.gs.Manipulus seminum
Hordei, ........ 101,40 =3 : 2\ : 0 : 0
Manipulus seminum
Lini, .......... 47,60 = 1|:0 : 0 : 0
Manipulus farinae
Lini ........... 105,00 =3:2 : 0 : 0
Manipulus foliorum
Malvse siccorum, 43,90 =1:3 : 0 : 0Manipulus foliorum
cichorei siccorum, 30,60 = 1:0 : 0 : 0Manipulus riorum
Tiliœ, .......... 40,10=1 :2Í :0:0
Pugillus riorum An-
themidis nobilis, . 7,80 = 0:2 : 0 : 0Pugillus florum Ar-nica; montanas, .. 6,20 =0:1 : 2 : 0Pugillus seminum
Anethi feniculi, . 7,00 = 0 :1 : 0 : 60
4. Table of Domestic Measures.
A tea-cup usually contains three or fourounces of watery liquid.
A wine-glass — from one ounce and ahalf to five ounces.
A table-spoon — half an ounce of wateryliquid, and from two to three drams of spi-rituous liquid.
A spoon. When the dose of a spoonfuloccurs in this work, a quantity of twodrams and a half to three drams is implied.
A tea-spoon usually contains from twoscruples to a dram of watery liquid, andfrom a scruple to half a dram of spirituousliquid.
A dessert-spoon contains rather morethan two tea-spoonfuls.