Every family should be furnished with scales and weights; and it is also advisable to have wooden measures.

Two gills make half a pint.

Two pints make one quart.

Four quarts make one gallon.

Half gallon makes a quarter of a peck.

One gallon makes half a peck.

Two gallons make one peck.

Four gallons make half a bushel.

Eight gallons make one bushel.

About sixty drops of any thin liquid will fill a common-sized teaspoon.

Four tablespoons, or half a gill will fill a common-sized wineglass;

Four wine-glasses will fill half a pint measure, a common tumbler, or a large coffee-cup.

Ten eggs usually weigh one pound before they are broken. Eight large ones will weigh one pound.

A tablespoonful of salt will weigh about one ounce.

One pint of water or milk will weigh one pound.

One pint of molasses will weigh one and one-quarter pounds.

Three teaspoonfuls of baking-powder should weigh one ounce.

One quart of flour weighs one pound.

One quart of Indian meal weighs one and a quarter pounds.