| Show FICKLE CUSTOM VS ACCURACY A great furore was created in ibis region when some months ago the NEWS undertook to champion tb the metric system of weights and measurements ure ments because it was held bat the introduction of the now new system would lead to all manner of compile inconveniences and expenses expense the same hue bue and cry will too no doubt be raised on a national scale ecale now noir that a bill for the introduction of tb the system in the united states has baa been unanimously reported to the H use of representatives by the committee on OB coinage weights weigh te and measures with every reasonable prospect proe that it will pass paes the Uon Cong greas fees and tive approval no one who knows any thing about the subject will pretend to dispute the superiority of the proposed over any other now in use uee and even those who do not know anything about it will be able to see reasons reason for the change if they will but note a few rom from the report of the committee above referred to for to instance stance at present the size of our quart gallon bushel and barrel varies materially according to locality the barrel of oil or older in perk pennsylvania noyl ohio and many of the theet sta atee according to legal provision contains 31 J gallas gall ns but in actual fact it contains 40 or 42 gallons the gallon of milk in new york coD contains gains cu cubic inches and in minnesota Minne aota it 19 to Is fixed by law at the standard bushel used by the united states in the c ishom bouses is 3 per cant ent smaller than the standard bushel of urea areat britain the bushel of oats varies irom 29 pounds in Mary maryland laud to 86 pounds in oregon the bushel of barley weighs 32 pounds to in lou louisr isna iana and 50 in Calli california ornia the laws of now new york and oregon make 42 pounds of buck wheat a bushel buchel while those of ming manno sots sota and nebraska call for 52 poun pounds da and kentucky 56 pounds the tha bushel bush of rye breig b a 32 82 agu pounds ads I 1 in a louisiana but grows grow to 66 pounds in ohio potatoes weigh 50 60 pounds to the he bushel lit IB Wasti washington logton 56 lp in ila nd ilott it ohio la in maine 44 pounds make N bushel baebel of apples apple while 57 are re olred to io wisconsin A bushel of salt bait it Wel glis but bat 50 pounds to in virginia and Y A of the states but reaches 70 in wid and brings down the males at 80 in colorado k in view of these and numerous other t i anally rally contradictory tables the object I 1 HOB an that the uniform and exact metric merlc would be aej would seem to be thor hughly unsatisfactory and puerile |
