_Worsted Count._ — Wrap, 80 yards; Hank = 560 yards = 7 Wraps. Counts or Numbers are the number of hanks in a lb.
_Linen Count._ — The Hank or Lea is 300 yards, and the number of these in 1 lb. is the count of the yarn. A Spindle is 48 hanks; a Bundle is 200 hanks.
_West of England Count._ — The Hank is 320 yards, and the number of hanks in 1 lb. is the count of the yarn. { 159}
_Size of Barrel_ Gals. Firkin or Quarter Barrel 9 Anker (10 gallons) 10 Kilderkin, Rundlet, or 1/2 Barrel 18 Barrel 36 Tierce (42 gallons) 42 Hogshead of Ale (1 1/2 barrels) 54 Puncheon 72 Butt of Ale 108
The Imperial weights and measures are the legal standards in the British Dominions and in India. In some Colonies the Metric system may also be used. In certain Colonies and in India, the old local measures are still employed to a considerable extent. Among these are the following:
Tola, unit of postage = 180 grains Chittak = 5 Tolas; Seer (16 Chittaks) = 2 9/35 lb. Imperial or Indian Maund = 82 2/7 lb. = 40 seer
Viss = 3.09 lbs., Maund = 25 lb., Candy = 500 lb.
Cape Morgen = 2.11654 English Acres Cape Feet = 1.033 English Feet Cape Rood = 12.396 English Feet
The metric system of weights and measures has been adopted in the following countries:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Norway, Rumania, Servia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
In _Russia_ the standard of length is the Sachine, which is equal to seven British feet; the standard of weight is the Pound, equal to nine-tenths of the British pound. The other measures are:
16 vershok = 1 archine 3 archine = 1 sachine 500 sachine = 1 verst
3 zolotnik = 1 loth 32 loth = 1 pound 40 pounds = 1 pood 10 poods = 1 berkovatz
In _Turkey_ the weights and measures differ considerably in different parts of the Empire, but the following are those used at Constantinople and the neighborhood:
2 jeras = 1 rup 8 rups = 1 pek = 26.77 British inches
16 kirats = 1 dram 400 drams = 1 oke = 2.828 British pounds 44 okes = 1 kantar
The usual measure of capacity in Turkey is the Kileh, which is slightly larger than the British bushel.
«Time.» — Time is kept by means of “Bells,” although there is but one bell on the ship; and to strike the clapper properly against the bell requires some skill.