passage.

The index points to a remarkable

"The quotation bespeaks its own use.

An ellipsis shows the omission of something: but sometimes denotes an uncertain pause only; and then it is called a dash. A brace joins several lines together.

Apothecaries Weight.

Used by Apothecaries in compounding their Medicines. 20 Grains are a Scruple,

3 Scruples... Dram, 8 Drams. an Ounce, 12 Ounces .. a Pound.

By which all Solids, or things that have Length,
Breadth and Depth, are measured.

1728 Solid Inches are one Solid Foot,

40 feet of round timber, or

50 feet of hewn . . . one ton or load.

128 solid feet, or 8 feet long,

4 feet wide and 4 feet high,

Time.

1 cord of

60 Seconds are a Minute,

Wood.

The number of days in each month, may be

ascertained by the following rule:-
Thirty days hath September,
April, June and November,
All the rest have thirty-one,
Except February alone,
Which has eight above a score,
But in Leap-Year has one more.