December......... Ruby ...................Turquoise (happiness in love) Lapis Lazuli

TEMPERATURE

Centrigrade to Fehrenheit = multiply cent. degrees by 9, divide by 5 and add 32.

Fehrenheit to Centrgrade = subtract 32 and multiply by 5/9.

32 degrees F = 0 C (freezing)

70   "   F = 21.1 (room)

110   "  F = 43.3 C (bath)

212   " F = 100 C (boiling)

Automatic Converter

Avoirdupois,Weight or Mass 

27 11/32 grains = 1 dram

16 drams = 1 ounce

16 ounces = 1 pound = 7000 grains = 256 drams

2000 pounds = 1 short ton

1 pound = 16 ounces or.454 kilograms

1 hundredweight = 100 lbs.

1 ton = 20 hundredweight or 2000 lbs.

1 long ton = 2240 lbs.

1 metric ton = 2204.6 lbs.

1000 microgram = 1 milligram

1000 milligrams = 1 gram

1000 grams = 1 kilogram or 2.2 lbs. or 35.3 ounces

1999kilograms = 1 metric ton

1 kilogram = 2.204 lbs

Apothecaries' Measures

1 scruple = 20 grains

1 fluid dram  = 60 minims(m)

1 dram = 3 scruples

8 fluid drams = 1 fluid ounce

16 fluid ounces = 1 pint (0)

8 pints = 1 gallon(cong)

A minim is a drop approx.

Square Measure

1 sq. foot = 144 sq. inches

1 sq. link = 0.4356 sq. feet

1 sq. yard = 9 sq. feet

1 sq. rod = 30 1/4 sq. yards

1 acre = 160 sq. rods or 43,560 sq. feet or 100,000 sq. links or 10 sq. chains

1 sq. mile = 640 acres or 102,400 sq. rods

1 sq. rod = 625 sq. links

1 sq. chain = 16 sq. rods

100 acres = 1 hectare

1 sq. meter = 10.76 sq. feet or 1.2 sq. yards

Dry Measure - Capacity

1 dry quart = 2 dry pints or .125 pecks or 1.101

1 peck = 16 dry pints or 8 dry quarts

1 bushel = 64 dry pints, or 32 dry quarts, or 4 pecks or 35.2383 liters, or 2150.42 cubic inches

1 liter = .908 dry quarts

Food Weights (approx.)

1 pint (2 cups) sugar = 1 pound

1 pint (2 cups) butter = 1 pound

1 pint (2 cups) lard = 1 pound

1 pint (2 cups) flour = 1/4 pound

9-10 eggs = 1 pound

1 pint milk = 1.075 pounds

4 teaspoons baking powder = 1 once

51/8 cups coffee = 1 pound

61/2 cups tea = 1 pound

Cubic Measure

1 cubic inch = 16.4 cubic centmeters

1 litre = 61.035 cubic inches or .035 cubic feet

1 cubic meter = 35.3 cubic feet or 1.3 cubic yards

1 cubic foot = 1728 cubic inches

1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet or 46656 cubic inches

1 ton, shipping ms. = 100 cu. feet

1 cord = 128 cubic feet, 8' long x 4' wide x 4 ' high

1 board foot = 144 cubic inches, 12" x 12" x 1"

Life Rule:

If you are broke, do not buy anything you cannot eat!

Seasons

December 22  = Winter

March 21 = Spring

June 21 = Summer

September 23 = Fall

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           Flowers

January - Carnation or Snowdrop

February - Violet or Primrose

March - Jonquil or Daffodil 

April - Sweet Pea or Daisy 

May  - Lily of the Valley or Hawthorn

June - Rose or Honeysuckle 

July -  Larkspur or Water Lily

August -  Poppy or Gladiolus   

September - Aster or Morning Glory 

October - Calendula or Cosmos 

 November  - Chrysanthemum 

December - Narcissus or Holly

Metric Linear

1 centimeter = 10 millimeters

1 decimeter = 10 centimeters

1 meter = 10 decimeters

1 dekameter = 10 meters

1 hektometer = 10 dekameters1

1 kilometer = 10 hektometers

1 inch = 2.54 centimeters

1 meter = 39.37 inches

1 yard = 0.914 meters

Words of the Metric System

milli = 1/1000 = one thousand

centi = 1/100 = one  hundred

deci = 1/10 = one tenth

deka = 10 = ten

hecto = 100 = one hundred

kilo = 1000 = one thousand

Troy Weight

(weight in gold, silver , jewels)

1 pennyweight = 24 grains

1 ounce = 20 pennyweight

1 pound = 12 ounces

Linear Measure

1 foot = 12 inches

1 link = 7.92 inches

1 yard = 3 feet or 36 inches

1 rod = 5 1/2 yards or 16 1/2 feet

1 mile = 320 rods

1 mile = 5280 feet or 1760 yards

1 mile = 8000 links or 320 rods or 80 chains

1 nautical mile = 6080.2 feet or 1.15 mile

1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour

1 furlong = 1/8 mile (660 feet or 220 yards)

1 league = 3 miles or 24 furlongs

1 fathom = 2 yards

1 chain = 100 links, 22 yards

1 hand = 4 inches

1 span = 9 inches

Liquid Measure - Capacity

1 drop = 1 minim or .05cc.

1 teaspoon = 1 1/2 fluid drams or 120 drops of water or 60 drops of thick fluid

2 teaspoons = 1 dessert spoon

1 tablespoon = 460 drops or 4 drams or 3 teaspoons or 15cc

1 medical teaspoon = 1 fluid dram, 1/4 tablespoon

1 cup = 16 tablespoons, 8 fluid ounces or 1/2 pint

3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon

2 tablespoonfuls = 1 fluid ounce

15 milliliters = 1 tablespoonful

1 pint = 2 cups

1 ounce = 30cc

8 fluid drams (fl. dr.) = 1 fluid ounce

4 fluid ounces = 1 gill

1 tumbler = 8 ounces or 240cc

1 pint = 16 ounces or 480cc or 4 gills

1 quart = 2 pints or 32 ounces or 960cc or .946 liters

1 gallon = 4 quarts or 231 cubic inches

2 tablespoons = 1 ounce = 1/16 pound

8 ounces = 1 cup

2 cups = 1 pint = 1 pound

4 cups = 1 quart

8 cups = 2 pounds = 1/2 gallon

Rules for Computation

Area of a circle = square of diameter x .785398

Cubic content of a cylinder or pipe = area of bottom x height

Area of rectangle = side x side

Area of right triangle = 1/2 base x altitude

Diameter of circle = circumference  x .3183

Area of an ellipse = long diameter x short diameter x .7854

Area of a sector of a circle = length of arc x half radius

Area of a triangle = 1/2 base x altitude

Area of a parallelogram = base x height

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