1895 Mixed Drinks by Herbert W Green

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mixed drinks.

The standard pound Avoirdupois is the weight of 27.7015 cuhic inches distilled water at temperature and barometer named,and weighed in the air. 1 gallon of ale, - - weighs 10.05 lbs. 1 gallon of sperm oil, - " 1 gallon of linseed oil, - - " 1 gallon of proof spirits, - " 1 gallon of spirits of turpentine, " 7i lbs. 7i lbs. 7lbs.and 15 oz. 7 lbs. and 5 oz.

LIQUID MEASURE.

make 1 pint. " 1 quart. " 1 gallon-

4 gills, - 2 pints, 4 quarts, - - - - "

WINE MEASURE.

make 1 barrel.

Sli gallons, 42 gallons, 63 gallons, 2 hogsheads, 2 pipes.

" 1 tierce. " 1 hogshead. " 1 pipe or butt.

" 1 tun.

DERIVATION OF OUR LANGUAGE.

Over three-eights of the words in the English lan guage are derived from the Latin, over one-fourth from the French, about one-tenth from the Saxon, and a little less from the Greek. The indebtedness to other languages is small.