, 1881-11-25
METRIC MEASURES.
The Metric Buroatt and Its Efforts TO
Make a Popular 1nlpreN4lUn-1n2
creased Use Of t1ie Metric DenomiMu-

Bureau mud will be posted upon tho public ways
as one Or %aay me. .1c.1eas 70 nake the average
c,.as , la,,,ar win tue aes ,n and ~
" 'ao a.eaI.e LEY, efstem, ~ Nita y. '1'ss,o
Gates. They have nnthnx to gain from the
udopt,ou Of inc metric systora above tho conn
,nou advantage 10 tho public, hut just a. benev-
tie public gnod, go .heso rcrortners give t.mo
unu .un, mones ,,. ~. ""a. Me, 'sMeso
W. W." sas' 'n'.,n"s " mo"ey Aoa seass
OF time to the country. For two or
thrbQ years past the bllreau has not been US nct.
Ire AZ 1t was for a few yeara utter lis oreaniza-
tto,, ,,,,, /, ia n,u rnnewin, t.s crost. a,a tho
encouraRng prouross already nude is a stimu.
l,Is to further sacrifices. great tlcal hrs been
donv. anu tho system hus been slowly tnalsinR Its
m"y ~ W. eap.eaes ""i.u eei."!iy =" ~ "'ts ~
Popular ndopuon has nor begun yet. ous the sys-
seoni. @ at 'cn @ vesrs ence ,ere vi win ts ho tho"
aorde or r,tscn. In hr.turss ,lra WIN vii IN r..
..s,isa .,.. ~" s...s, -. ..ss,. ~, a.. ~
snlllar with the tnesr1f tabIcs anu competent 10
transact business In metrIc denominations. In
pot,e quarters tho system has a 1,rln footing.
zclenca use, it almost exclusively: ehetnistiE
h..s emrloyea y for .nany years M a.ld osher sc-
cncss ars rMaplaiy M aroppnF shs sFsElar English
tlhH PubNcauohs cypress lthgtn. capncity, 900
welSht IN meters. litots and Krans. pbyalcians
use nf .natrlo weIna!s aad capuc!tics Tor pre-
scriptions oeeat'ao Or tho Grcatar conven!snce
o. ~, nsss'nus ~ mo ,,1.na M1a,.ifies9uons ~
lInNl point: pnyslclails. !rnm tne!r ssnti!es ~
fhle chanas i notieeaoie il tho iaras eiteso
sGe Eastesn statsh M J nors n Than tn NY ntter part
else. nxeept In tho South. n ls5s the system
W. 1naae 00!1aspsy ~ tae noseTnent ~, afne
sIu5 st ste;cy ins s n VAN xsars ~ 1n1 T. m ~
NntAl nepattnsnt. In he hospital service the
ecntlmctres: Instead of ounces. Since tho aaop-
tan OF the law Or ls61, seEalsztn1 tlo use Of tho
s ~ ais IT. f rs, ~ nsn. nGts
VOL as by ou.csa i r only y y eo1,&tr,sGt!on e
son, Of iowa, vho WIS ths,' ID conErcss- tas
sSasem y n9t Hot,efa1!F u Mse IL ali tn9 pos.
VseS; T. II tne ~ nat ~ m,!een e9as a o. ,eatGf
ounce: M NOW tne , iiiteesl grains Hro m increase
q ~ noot Per ,n ft G @6 na aha 10
favor Of Tho metric systcm. Ahvocatss q
cheaper postags nops to secure ctatse t n the
rate go taAt ten Heltana viii Eo ior Two sG, GGhts,
!oI9 ~ mat ing " present. ior tne fhore ieKiti.
mhtc TnIK na @ M n4rcna Gn9aHes ~ & ~ httesl
hons ~ n' sce nss 1sc III 1ag ' ali ,o
1tsie Iasor o. e tne Freaon e . sys.o,
%> - .. - -. .'s..,.,s a. 49,. .s., "
~ M meaM OF eoaSaEon M H. toF wnsGn u ~as pr!-
,narnna ~ a5 ~ tnntrc srs1nn snu "a
only one tauEht: aecretarles g. meaical soc!etlc.
nase Sotca 70 nse enly 1n mnsfle neas'
nNa u rePofts u tnelr Taslsac-
tiotis ana ~ ~ papeIs: no!ng r..
M ~ aucm w snu ~, e"e. se ~. ,t,,.
9na !ac Grh M Mso ~, IT. ~
ReauGn,ias aiia hlHn.schoos 'nAKe stauS OF tao
Metsao syAtsn nF @ !@MtnlaMlny . VIII u. nnHaMtnty
rs nlueh as lAnlilnr!f Mita eotnssl2n
~ sotne cases tne nnSo oaS ~ stse5
unon !ns sM,e tna. aIno ossn .sit
ohnse faey VERY ~ ha wi,a nge nuts1 ts
by g!ycn y, metrca. iltEes. aila Krhms. teachers
take pAlus 10 hertect themselves ~ .na,, at,a
the bureau aelis tnem many Scts Ut weKhtA ana
mGaa1fcs: IDS wofk 10 ecnoola Is oosn9 ox,
tcanen esen u 'ne PRIMARY gsnue; Snsn1a' a
scnon!e tnao y w. atio aonse ~ wno pe.Ssa u. ~
kili twn birds with one stono W tak!ng .netrie