2743. Mildew out of Linen.
Rub the linen well with, soap; then scrape some fine chalk, and rub it
also on the linen. Lay it on the grass. As it dries, wet it a little,
and the mildew will come out with a second application.
2744. To Render Linen, &c., Incombustible.
All linen, cotton, muslins, &c., &c., when dipped in a solution of
tungstate of soda or common alum, will become incombustible.
2745. Sweet Bags for Linen.
These may be composed of any mixtures of the following
articles:--flowers, dried and pounded; powdered cloves, mace, nutmeg,
cinnamon; leaves--dried and pounded--of mint, balm, dragon-wort,
southernwood, ground-ivy, laurel, hyssop, sweet marjoram, origanum,
rosemary; woods, such as cassia, juniper, rhodium, sandal-wood, and
rosewood; roots of angelica, zedoary, orris; all the fragrant
balsams--ambergris, musk, and civet. These latter should be carefully
used on linen.
2746. Rings.
Rings which have stones in them should always be taken off the finger
when the hands are washed, or they will become discoloured.
2747. Adulterations.
A series of papers were published in the _Lancet_ and elsewhere a few
years back on the subject of Adulteration. These brought about a
parliamentary inquiry; the inquiry ended in demonstrating that nearly
everything we ate and drank was adulterated--in many cases with
ingredients very prejudicial to human health. The result of the
inquiry was the passing of an Act of Parliament in 1875 for the
purpose of putting a stop to this wholesale adulteration by making it
a criminal offence. The Act is called the "Sale of Foods and Drugs
Act," and the following are the most important clauses it contains:
"No person shall mix, colour, stain, or powder any article of food
with any ingredient or material, so as to render the article
injurious to health, with the intent that the same may be sold in
that state, and no person shall sell such article under a penalty
not exceeding £50."
"No person shall sell to the prejudice of the purchaser any article
of food, or any drug which is not of the nature, substance, and
quality of the article demanded under a penalty not exceeding £20."
The Act also provides for the appointment of public analysts for
counties and boroughs. An Act passed in 1887 provides that all
substances or compounds made to imitate butter shall be sold as
_Margarine_, and all wrappers, &c., used in its sale must be plainly
marked. These Acts are intended for the protection of the public; but
we give below the names of a few of the chief articles of consumption
that are liable to be adulterated, and when possible how to detect the
adulteration, or the best mode of avoiding it.
2748. Bread.
The chief adulteration of _bread_ is alum. This is added to give the
bread a pure white colour, which is supposed to be an advantage, thus
enabling the baker to use inferior or damaged flour. The presence of
alum can be detected by soaking a piece of the bread in an ammoniaca
tincture of logwood. If alum be present the bread will be turned
_blue_, whereas pure bread will remain _pink_. Recent investigations
have proved that the presence of alum is extremely injurious,
especially to children, affecting the coats of the stomach and
impairing the digestion.
2749. Butter.
Butter is made heavy by water, being beaten up with it. Cheap samples
are sometimes adulterated with other fats and grease, which however
require an experienced analyst to detect.
2750. Cayenne Pepper.
The cayenne of commerce is adulterated with brickdust, red wood dust,
cochineal, vermilion, and red lead. The last two are highly injurious.
These can be detected by any one possessing a good microscope. The
best way to avoid the impurities is to purchase the capsicums or
chilies, pounding them with a pestle and mortar, and rubbing through a
sieve, in small quantities as required. The pepper is far better
flavoured when fresh ground.
[...BEGINNING, MEAN AND END TO ALL THINGS--GOD.]
2751. Chocolate and Cocoa.
Those who prefer the pure cocoa can obtain the "nibs," or more
properly "beans," and grind them. But many prefer the soluble cocoa,
which is simply cocoa modified by admixture with less stimulating
substances.
2752. Coffee.
Coffee is adulterated with roasted beans, peas, and acorns; but
chiefly with chicory. Having your own mill, buy the roasted beans;
find out a respectable grocer, ascertain his roasting-days, _and
always buy from a fresh roast_. If you like the flavour of chicory,
purchase it separately, and add to taste. Chicory in small quantities
is not injurious, but you need not pay the coffee price for it. Grind
your coffee, and mix it with chicory for yourself.
2753. Milk.
Milk is "adulterated" by skimming off part of the cream, also by the
addition of water.
2754. Mustard.
Mustard is adulterated with flour and turmeric; as, however, mustard
is usually sold in tins it is easy to obtain it pure, as under the
Sale of Foods and Drugs Act, all that is mixed with flour and other
flavourings has to be labelled as such on the outside of the package.
Many prefer this mixture to the pure article.
2755. Pepper.
Pepper is adulterated with inferior grain, husks of seeds, and even
dust of a variety of descriptions. Having your pepper-mill, purchase
the seed whole, and grind for yourself. You will then obtain the pure
article at a moderate cost.
2756. Sausages.
The most offensive of all adulterations are found in these savoury
morsels. Horseflesh, diseased animals, and odds and ends of every
description appear in the tempting guise of "sausages." To escape this
evil, make your own sausages by the aid of the sausage machine, which
will enable you to add many savoury morsels to the attractions of your
table. The same machine may be used for _chopping vegetables_, which
it will do to such perfection that they will perfectly dissolve in
soups and stews, and afford most delicious made-dishes. And in this
you will soon save the cost of the machine.
2757. Tea.
Tea is all examined now by the Customs' authorities before "duty" is
allowed to be paid upon it; it is, therefore, practically pure. This
was only done about a year ago.
2758. Water.
This perhaps is more often adulterated than any other article of
consumption. As a rule the water supplied by the companies to the
large towns is exceedingly pure, that supplied by the London companies
being analysed every month by a government official; but the
adulteration chiefly rests with the consumer or householder, in not
keeping the cisterns clean, dust, soot, and even dead mice,
cockroaches, &c., being allowed to contaminate the water; also by
permitting the overflow pipe to be connected with the soil pipe, or
drain, whence the water absorbs poisonous gases. The overflow pipes
should in all cases be entirely disconnected with, all drains, and the
cisterns should, if possible have a cover. The cisterns should
invariably be cleaned out thoroughly at least every three months.
In places where the water is drawn from wells great care should be
taken that the well cannot be contaminated by any drain or cesspool
leaking into it. Many cases of serious illness, notably diphtheria,
have been traced to this cause. When there is the least reason to
doubt the purity of the well all the water for drinking purposes
should be boiled before using, and no time should be lost in having it
examined by an experienced analyst. All water that is used for
drinking should be first filtered through a _reliable_ filter. Small
glass filters for the table can now be obtained in every town for two
or three shillings.
[GOOD WARE MAKES A QUICK MARKET.]
2759. Other Evils besides "Adulterations."
The butcher cannot adulterate the beef and the mutton, but he can send
home _short weight;_ and in casting up a bill, he can reckon the odd
ounces at one penny each, instead of one halfpenny; and the baker,
besides putting alum into the bread, to make it white and retain
water, can send home deficient weight; the same with the grocer, the
greengrocer, and the coal merchant; the publican can give short
measure, and froth up the porter to fill the jug and disguise the
shortness of quantity; and the draper can slip his scissors on the
wrong side of his finger, and make a yard contain only thirty-three
inches. We don't mean to say that they _do_ this, nor do we mean to
say that they _don't._ We argue, _that people ought to possess the
means of ascertaining who among shopkeepers are honest, and who are
not;_ then the just would meet with justice, and the unjust would
suffer for their own sins.
2760. Nutritious Proportions.
Bread contains eighty nutritious parts in 100; meal, thirty-four in
100; French beans, ninety-two in 100; common beans, eighty-nine in
100; peas, ninety-three in 100; lentils, ninety-four in 100; cabbages
and turnips, the most aqueous of all the vegetables compared, produce
only eight pounds of solid matter in 100 pounds; carrots and spinach
produce fourteen in the same quantity; whilst 100 pounds of potatoes
contain twenty-five pounds of dry substance. From a general estimate
it results, that one pound of good bread is equal to two pounds and a
half or three pounds of potatoes; that seventy-five pounds of bread
and thirty of meat may be substituted for 300 pounds of potatoes. The
other substances bear the followed proportions: four parts of cabbage
to one of potatoes; three parts of turnips to one of potatoes; two
parts of carrots and spinach to one of potatoes; and about three parts
and a half of potatoes to one of rice, lentils, beans, French beans,
and dry peas.
2761. Use of Fruit.
Instead of standing in any fear of a generous consumption of ripe
fruits, we regard them as conducive to health. We have no patience in
reading the endless rules to be observed in this particular department
of physical comfort. No one ever lived longer or freer from disease by
discarding the fruits of the land in which he finds a home. On the
contrary, they are necessary to the preservation of health, and are
therefore designed to make their appearance at the very time when the
condition of the body, operated upon by deteriorating causes not
always understood, requires their renovative influences.
2762. Blackberries.
Blackberries are very beneficial in cases of dysentery. The berries
are healthful eating. Tea made of the roots and leaves is good; and
syrup made from the berries excellent.
2763. Sloe Wine.
Sloe wine is useful in cases of diarrhoea, the astringent properties
of this fruit tending to counteract relaxation of the bowels. It is
made by steeping sloes in water, and letting them stand therein until
a thick coating of mildew is formed on the surface. This is removed,
and the liquor is then strained and bottled, and tightly corked down.
Not more than from half a wine-glassful to a wine-glassful should be
taken when required.
2764. Early Milk.
"Morning's Milk," says an eminent German philosopher, "commonly
yields some hundredths more cream than the evening's at the same
temperature. That milked at noon furnishes the least; it would
therefore be of advantage, in making butter, &c., to employ the
morning's milk, and keep the evening's for domestic use."
[OF ALL SMELLS, BREAD; OF ALL TASTES, SALT.]
2765. Lawn Tennis.
This fashionable and delightful game, suitable for both ladies and
gentlemen, is generally played on a lawn or grass-plat by two, three,
or four players, with balls and racquet bats. The object of the game
is to strike a ball over a net and keep it in play backwards and
forwards within certain limits. The court or ground may be of any size
consistent with the lawn, the base lines being marked out by chalk, or
tapes slightly pinned to the turf, which should be frequently mown and
rolled. The mode of play may be seen from the following leading rules,
which are now generally accepted by all players.
2766. Rules of Lawn Tennis.
i. The _Court_, for a single-handed game, should be 78 ft. long and
27 ft. wide, and for a double-handed game the same length, but 36
ft. wide, divided across the centre by a _net_ attached to two
upright posts. The net should be 3 ft. 6 in. high at the posts, and
3 ft. at the centre. At each end of the court, parallel with the
net, are the _base lines_, whose extremities are connected by the
_side lines_. The _half-court line_ is halfway between the side
lines and parallel with them. The _service lines_ are 21 ft. from
the net and parallel with it.
ii. The _balls_ should be 2-1/2 in. in diameter and 2 oz. in weight.
iii. The players stand on opposite sides of the net. The player who
first delivers the ball is called the _server_, the other the
_striker-out_.
iv. At the end of each game the striker-out becomes server, and the
server striker-out.
v. The server stands with one foot beyond the base line, and
delivers the service from the right and left courts alternately.
vi. The balls served must, without touching the net, drop within the
court nearest to the net, diagonally opposite to that from which the
striker serves it.
vii. If the service be delivered from the wrong court it is a
_fault_. It is also a fault if the server does not stand in the
manner as stated above, or if the ball served drop in the net or
beyond the service line, or if it drop out of court, or go in the
wrong court.
viii. A fault must not be taken, that is, played back to the server.
ix. The striker-out may not _volley_ the service. Volleying is
striking the ball back before it has touched the ground.
x. The ball, having been returned, must be kept in play either by
volleying it, or striking it back after the first bounce. A ball
bouncing twice is out of play.
xi. If, in serving, the ball touch the net and go over into the
proper court, it counts to neither server nor striker-out.
xii. The server scores if the striker-out volley the service, or
fail to return the service in such a way that the ball would fall
within the opponents' court.
xiii. Two consecutive faults count a stroke against the server.
xiv. If the ball when in play touch either player it scores a stroke
for his opponent.
xv. The first stroke won by either player scores 15 to that player;
the second, won by the same player, raises his score to 30, his
third stroke to 40, and his fourth counts _game_. If, however, the
players have both scored 40, it is called _deuce_, and the next
stroke won by either is called _advantage_ to the winner of it, and
if he also win the following stroke he scorea _game_. Should he lose
it the score returns to _deuce_. The player winning two consecutive
strokes directly following a _deuce_ scores game.
xvi. Whichever player first scores six games is considered to win
the _set_.
2767. Three--Handed and Four-Handed Lawn Tennis.
i. The laws as given above apply equally to these games. The
difference in the width of the court has been stated.
ii. In Four-handed Tennis the players deliver the service in turns:
thus supposing A and B are partners opposed to C and D; A serves in
the first game, C in the second, B serves in the third, and D in the
fourth, and so on.
iii. In Three-handed Tennis the single player serves in each
alternate game.
iv. No player may return a service that has been delivered to his
partner.
2768. Badminton.
Badminton is a game similar to Lawn Tennis, but it is played with
shuttlecocks instead of balls, and over a higher net.
[THAT THOU MAYEST INJURE NO MAN, DOVE-LIKE BE.]
2769. Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes.
INLAND BILL OF EXCHANGE, Draft, or Order for the payment to the
bearer, or to order, at any time, otherwise than on demand, of any sum
of money,
Duty.
£ s. d.
Not above..................... £5 | 0 0 1
above £5 and not above 10 | 0 0 2
" 10 " 25 | 0 0 3
" 25 " 50 | 0 0 6
" 50 " 75 | 0 0 9
" 75 " 100 | 0 1 0
" 100 " 200 | 0 2 0
" 200 " 300 | 0 3 0
" 300 " 400 | 0 4 0
" 400 " 500 | 0 5 0
" 500 " 600 | 0 6 0
" 600 " 700 | 0 7 0
" 700 " 800 | 0 8 0
" 800 " 900 | 0 9 0
" 900 " 1000 | 0 10 0
And for every additional £100 or fractional part of £100, 1s.
2770. Percentages or Discounts.
Showing the Reduction per £ on Discounts allowed for Cash Purchases,
at Rates ranging from 1 to 50 per cent.
s. d. s. d. _
0-1/2 p.c. is 0 1 per £ | 11 p.c. is 2 2-1/2 per £
1 " 0 2-1/2 " | 12 " 2 5 "
1-1/2 " 0 3-1/2 " | 12-1/2 " 2 6 "
2 " 0 5 " | 13 " 2 7 "
2-1/2 " 0 6 " | 14 " 2 9-1/2 "
3 " 0 7 " | 15 " 3 0 "
3-1/2 " 0 8-1/2 " | 17-1/2 " 3 6 "
4 " 0 9-1/2 " | 20 " 4 0 "
4-1/2 " 0 11 " | 22-1/2 " 4 6 "
5 " 1 0 " | 25 " 5 0 "
5-1/2 " 1 1 " | 27-1/2 " 5 6 "
6 " 1 2-1/2 " | 30 " 6 0 "
6-1/2 " 1 3-1/2 " | 32-1/2 " 6 6 "
7 " 1 5 " | 35 " 7 0 "
7-1/2 " 1 6 " | 37-1/2 " 7 6 "
8 " 1 7 " | 40 " 8 0 "
8-1/2 " 1 8-1/2 " | 42-1/2 " 8 6 "
9 " 1 9-1/2 " | 45 " 9 0 "
9-1/2 " 1 11 " | 47-1/2 " 10 6 "
10 " 2 0 " | 50 " 10 0 "
2771. A Table of the Number of Days, from any Day of any
one Month to the same Day of any other Month.
From Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
To Jan. 365 334 306 275 245 214 184 153 122 92 61 31
Feb. 31 365 337 306 276 245 215 184 153 123 92 62
Mar. 59 28 365 334 304 273 243 212 181 151 120 90
Apr. 90 59 31 365 335 304 274 243 212 182 151 121
May 120 89 61 30 365 334 304 273 242 212 181 151
June 151 120 92 61 31 365 335 304 273 243 212 182
July 181 150 122 91 61 30 365 334 303 273 242 212
Aug. 212 181 153 122 92 61 31 365 334 304 273 243
Sep. 243 212 184 153 123 92 62 31 365 335 304 274
Oct. 273 242 214 183 153 122 92 61 30 365 334 304
Nov. 304 273 245 214 184 153 123 92 61 31 365 335
Dec. 334 303 275 244 214 183 153 122 91 61 30 365
USE OF THE ABOVE TABLE.
What is the number of days from 10th of October to 10th July? Look in
the upper line for October, let your eye descend down that column till
you come opposite to July, and you will find 273 days, the exact
number of days required. Again, what is the number of days from 16th
of February to 14th August?
Under February, and opposite to August, is 181 days
From which subtract the difference between 14 and 16 2 days
____
The exact number of days required is 179 days
N.B.--In Leap Year, if the last day February comes between, add one
day for the day over to the number in the Table.
[...AND SERPENT-LIKE, THAT NONE MAY INJURE THEE.]
2772. For Mistresses and Servants: Table of Expenses, Income and Wages.
_Showing at one view what any sum, from £1 to £1,000 per Annum, is per
Day, Week, or Month._
Per Year. Per Month. Per Week. Per Day.
£ s. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1 is 1 8 0 4-1/2 0-3/4
1 10 2 6 0 7 1
2 0 3 4 0 9-1/4 1-1/4
2 2 4 6 0 9-3/4 1-1/2
2 0 5 2 0 11-1/2 1-3/4
3 0 5 0 1 1-3/4 2
3 3 5 3 1 2-1/2 2
3 10 6 10 1 4-1/4 2-1/4
4 0 6 8 1 6-1/2 2-3/4
4 4 7 0 1 7-1/2 2-3/4
4 10 7 6 1 8-3/4 3
5 0 8 4 1 11 3-1/4
5 5 8 9 2 0-1/4 3-1/2
5 10 9 2 2 1-1/2 3-3/4
6 0 10 0 2 3-3/4 4
6 6 10 6 2 5 4-1/4
6 10 10 10 2 6 4-1/4
7 0 11 8 2 8-1/4 4-1/2
7 7 12 3 2 10 4-3/4
7 10 12 6 2 10-1/2 5
8 0 13 4 3 1 5-1/4
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Per Year. Per Month. Per Week. Per Day.
£ s. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
8 8 14 0 3 2-3/4 0 5-1/4
8 10 0 14 2 3 3-1/4 0 5-1/4
9 0 0 15 0 3 5-1/2 0 6
9 9 0 15 9 3 7-1/2 0 6-1/4
10 0 0 16 8 3 10-1/4 0 6-1/2
10 10 0 17 6 4 0-1/2 0 7
11 0 0 18 4 4 3-3/4 0 7-1/4
11 11 0 19 3 4 5-1/4 0 7-1/2
12 0 1 0 0 4 7-1/2 0 8
12 12 1 1 0 4 10-1/4 0 8-1/4
13 0 1 1 8 5 0 0 8-1/2
13 13 1 2 9 5 3 0 9
14 0 1 3 4 5 4-1/2 0 9-1/4
14 14 1 4 6 5 7-3/4 0 9-3/4
15 0 1 5 0 5 9-1/4 0 9-3/4
15 15 1 6 3 6 0-3/4 0 10-1/4
16 0 1 6 8 6 1-3/4 0 10-1/2
16 16 1 8 0 6 5-1/2 0 11
17 0 1 8 4 6 6-1/2 0 11-1/4
17 17 1 9 0 6 10-1/2 0 11-3/4
18 0 1 10 0 6 11 0 11-3/4
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Per Year. Per Month. Per Week. Per Day.
£ s. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
18 18 1 11 6 0 7 3-1/4 0 1 0-1/2
19 0 1 11 8 0 7 3-3/4 0 1 0-1/2
20 0 1 13 4 0 7 8-1/4 0 1 1-1/4
25 0 2 1 8 0 9 7 0 1 4-1/2
30 0 2 10 0 0 11 6-1/2 0 1 7-3/4
40 0 3 6 8 0 15 4-1/2 0 2 2-1/4
50 0 4 3 4 0 19 2-3/4 0 2 9
60 0 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 3-1/2
70 0 5 16 8 1 6 11 0 3 10
80 0 6 13 4 1 10 9-1/4 0 4 4-1/2
90 0 7 10 0 1 14 7-1/2 0 4 11-1/4
100 0 8 6 8 1 18 5-1/2 0 5 5-3/4
200 0 16 13 4 3 16 11 0 10 11-1/2
300 0 25 0 0 5 15 4-1/2 0 16 5-1/4
400 0 33 6 8 7 13 10-1/4 1 1 11
500 0 41 18 4 9 12 3-3/4 1 7 4-3/4
600 0 50 0 0 11 10 9-1/4 1 12 10-1/2
700 0 58 6 8 13 9 2-3/4 1 18 4-1/4
800 0 66 13 4 15 7 8-1/4 2 3 10
900 0 75 0 0 17 6 1-3/4 2 9 3-3/4
1000 0 83 6 8 19 4 7-1/4 2 14 9-1/2
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2773. Interest Table for Savings, Investments, &c.
_Showing what any sum, from £1 to £500, will produce for a given
number of days, which may be, by simple addition, calculated at £5 per
cent._ for Months or Years, for sums up to £5,000 or any other amount.
1 Day. 2 Days. 3 Days. 4 Days. 5 Days.
£ s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1/4 0 0-1/4
3 0 0 0 0 0 0-1/4 0 0-1/4 0 0-1/4
4 0 0 0 0-1/4 0 0-1/4 0 0-1/2 0 0-1/2
5 0 0 0 0-1/4 0 0-1/4 0 0-1/2 0 0-3/4
6 0 0 0 0-1/4 0 0-1/2 0 0-3/4 0 0-3/4
7 0 0 0 0-1/4 0 0-1/2 0 0-3/4 0 1
8 0 0-1/4 0 0-1/2 0 0-3/4 0 1 0 1-1/4
9 0 0-1/4 0 0-1/2 0 0-3/4 0 1 0 1-1/2
10 0 0-1/4 0 0-1/2 0 0-3/4 0 1-1/4 0 1-1/2
20 0 0-1/2 0 1-1/4 0 1-3/4 0 2-1/2 0 3-1/4
30 0 0-3/4 0 1-3/4 0 2-3/4 0 3-3/4 0 4-3/4
40 0 1-1/4 0 2-1/4 0 3-3/4 0 5-1/4 0 6-1/2
50 0 1-1/2 0 3-1/4 0 4-3/4 0 6-1/2 0 8
60 0 1-3/4 0 3-3/4 0 5-3/4 0 7-3/4 0 9-3/4
70 0 2-1/4 0 4-1/2 0 6-3/4 0 9 0 11-1/2
80 0 2-1/2 0 5-1/4 0 7-3/4 0 10-1/2 1 1
90 0 2-3/4 0 5-3/4 0 8-3/4 0 11-3/4 1 2-3/4
100 0 3-1/4 0 6-1/2 0 9-3/4 1 1 1 4-1/4
200 0 6-1/2 1 1 1 7-1/2 2 2-1/4 2 8-3/4
300 0 9-3/4 1 7-1/2 2 5-1/2 3 3-1/4 4 1-1/4
400 1 1 2 2-1/4 3 3-1/4 4 4-1/2 5 5-3/4
500 1 4-1/4 2 8-3/4 4 1-1/4 5 5-3/4 6 10
---------------------------------------------------------------
5 Days. 6 Days. 7 Days. 8 Days. 9 Days.
£ s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0-1/4 0 0-1/4
2 1 0-1/4 1 0-1/4 1 0-1/4 1 0-1/2 0 0-1/2
3 1 0-1/4 1 0-1/2 1 0-1/2 1 0-3/4 0 0-3/4
4 1 0-1/2 1 0-3/4 1 0-3/4 1 1 0 1
5 1 0-3/4 1 0-3/4 1 1 1 1-1/4 0 1-1/4
6 1 0-3/4 1 1 1 1-1/4 1 1-1/2 0 1-3/4
7 1 1 1 1-1/4 1 1-1/2 1 1-3/4 0 2
8 1 1-1/4 1 1-1/2 1 1-3/4 1 2 0 2-1/4
9 1 1-1/2 1 1-3/4 1 2 1 2-1/4 0 2-1/2
10 1 1-1/2 1 1-3/4 1 2-1/4 1 2-1/2 0 2-3/4
20 1 3-1/4 1 3-3/4 1 4-1/2 1 5-1/4 0 5-3/4
30 1 4-3/4 1 5-3/4 1 6-3/4 1 7-3/4 0 8-3/4
40 1 6-1/2 1 7-3/4 1 9 1 10-1/2 0 11-3/4
50 1 8 1 9-3/4 1 11-1/2 1 1 1 2-3/4
60 1 9-3/4 1 11-3/4 1 1-3/4 1 3-3/4 1 5-3/4
70 1 11-1/2 1 1-3/4 1 4 1 6-1/4 1 8-1/2
80 1 1 1 3-3/4 1 6-1/4 1 9 1 11-1/2
90 1 2-3/4 1 5-3/4 1 8-1/2 1 11-1/2 2 2-1/2
100 1 4-1/4 1 7-1/2 1 11 2 2-1/4 2 5-1/2
200 2 8-3/4 3 3-1/4 3 10 4 4-1/2 4 11
300 4 1-1/4 4 11 5 9 6 6-3/4 7 4-3/4
400 5 5-3/4 6 6-3/4 7 8 8 2 9 10-1/4
500 6 10 8 2-1/2 9 7 10 11-1/2 12 3-3/4
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9 Days. 10 Days. 20 Days. 30 Days.
_
£ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
_
1 0 0-1/4 0 0-1/4 0 0 0-1/2 0 0 0-3/4
2 0 0-1/2 0 0-1/2 0 0 1-1/4 0 0 1-3/4
3 0 0-3/4 0 0-3/4 0 0 1-3/4 0 0 2-3/4
4 0 1 0 1-1/4 0 0 2-1/2 0 0 3-3/4
5 0 1-1/4 0 1-1/2 0 0 3-1/4 0 0 4-3/4
6 0 1-3/4 0 1-3/4 0 0 3-3/4 0 0 5-3/4
7 0 2 0 2-1/4 0 0 4-1/2 0 0 6-3/4
8 0 2-1/4 0 2-1/2 0 0 5-1/4 0 0 7-3/4
9 0 2-1/2 0 2-3/4 0 0 5-3/4 0 0 8-3/4
10 0 2-3/4 0 3-1/4 0 0 6-1/2 0 0 9-1/4
20 0 5-3/4 0 6-1/2 0 1 1 0 1 7-1/2
30 0 8-3/4 0 9-3/4 0 1 7-1/2 0 2 5-1/2
40 0 11-3/4 1 1 0 2 2-1/4 0 3 3-1/4
50 1 2-3/4 1 4-1/4 0 2 8-3/4 0 4 1-1/4
60 1 5-3/4 1 7-1/2 0 3 8-1/4 0 4 11
70 1 8-1/2 1 11 0 3 10 0 5 9
80 1 11-1/2 2 2-1/4 0 4 4-1/2 0 6 9-3/4
90 2 2-1/2 2 5-1/2 0 4 11 0 7 4-3/4
100 2 5-1/2 2 8-3/4 0 5 5-3/4 0 8 2-1/2
200 4 11 5 5-3/4 0 10 11-1/2 0 16 5-1/4
300 7 4-3/4 8 2-1/2 0 16 5-1/4 1 4 7-3/4
400 9 10-1/4 10 11-1/2 1 1 11 1 12 10-1/2
500 12 3-3/4 13 8-1/4 1 7 4-3/4 2 1 1
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[THE GROAT IS ILL SAVED WHICH SHAMES ITS MASTER.]
2774. Interest Table for One Year.
_By this Table unlimited calculations may made. Thus, to find interest
on £1,250 per annum, add sums given for £1,000, £200, and £50. 2 per
cent, is found by taking half of 4 p.c; 8 p.c., by doubling 4 p.c.;
7-1/2 p.c., by adding 5 to 2-1/2 p.c., and so on._
Principal. 2-1/2 P.C. 3 P.C. 3-1/2 P.C. 4 P.C. 5 P.C.
£ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s.
1 0 0 6 0 0 7-1/4 0 0 8-1/2 0 0 9-1/2 0 1
2 0 1 0 0 1 2-1/2 0 1 4-3/4 0 1 7-1/4 0 2
3 0 1 6 0 1 9-1/2 0 2 1-1/4 0 2 4-3/4 0 3
4 0 2 0 0 2 4-3/4 0 2 9-1/2 0 3 2-1/2 0 4
5 0 2 6 0 3 0 0 3 6 0 4 0 0 5
6 0 3 0 0 3 7-1/4 0 4 2-1/2 0 4 9-1/2 0 6
7 0 3 6 0 4 2-1/2 0 4 10-3/4 0 5 7-1/2 0 7
8 0 4 0 0 4 9-1/2 0 5 7-1/4 0 6 4-3/4 0 8
9 0 4 6 0 5 4-3/4 0 6 3-1/2 0 7 2-1/2 0 9
10 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 7 0 0 8 0 0 10
20 0 10 0 0 12 0 0 14 0 0 16 0 1 0
30 0 15 0 0 18 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 10
40 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 8 0 1 12 0 2 0
50 1 5 0 1 10 0 1 15 0 2 0 0 2 10
60 1 10 0 1 16 0 2 2 0 2 8 0 3 0
70 1 15 0 2 2 0 2 9 0 2 16 0 3 10
80 2 0 0 2 8 0 2 16 0 3 4 0 4 0
90 2 5 0 2 14 0 3 3 0 3 12 0 4 10
100 2 10 0 3 0 0 3 10 0 4 0 0 5 0
200 5 0 0 6 0 0 7 0 0 8 0 0 10 0
300 7 10 0 9 0 0 10 10 0 12 0 0 15 0
400 10 0 0 12 0 0 14 0 0 16 0 0 20 0
500 12 10 0 15 0 0 17 10 0 20 0 0 25 0
600 15 0 0 18 0 0 21 0 0 24 0 0 30 0
700 17 10 0 21 0 0 24 10 0 28 0 0 35 0
800 20 0 0 24 0 0 28 0 0 32 0 0 40 0
900 22 10 0 27 0 0 31 10 0 36 0 0 45 0
1000 25 0 0 30 0 0 35 0 0 40 0 0 50 0
2775. Ready-Reckoning or Marketing Table.