The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-04-27

.one decimeter Is one-tenth Of me-
ter. isn't it?"
woman. what are you trying to get
at?''
and one centimeter is one-hun-
dredth of a meter and is about two
hfths of an inch in length!'
chill struck Mr.. BOwser plumb
center In the heart. and he began to
turn red and pale.
And as I remember it, continued
Mrs. Bowser. zone millimeter is one
thousandth of meter. or approximate
IL one twenty-fifth of an inch. and us
use corresponds TO that of the one
thirty-secondth of an inch In the Eng
Hsh duodecimal measure. IL ! am
wrong. please correct me-
"Woman.swhat hodgepodge Is this!
shouted Mr.. Bowser in tones or thun-
der but at the same time with fear
In his soul.
"Wby. we are talking about the met
ric system, you know. or course
know very little about it, and as you
know all want to ask you If 1T is true
that one hectare has sides 100 meters
In length. or about 32S feet. and Is
equal In area TO 2.47 acres"
Mr.. Bowser did.n't reply. In fact. he
was swallowing ut his Adams apple
so hard that he couldn't reply. Mrs
gowser pitied him. and yet she went
on:
.sOf course you are better posted
than am. as you are not around look
ing for seveuty-fiye cent neckties at
2s cents. but / believe that one met
ric ton equals 100 Kilograms, or 2.-2o4
pounds. and is almost equivalent TO
the English long ton-2,24o pounds
and is practically 10 per cent more
than the short ton.~-which is 1000
pounds"
Isis this a put up JOB on mei
he managed to ask as she finished
81 don't Enow what you mean. dear.
I simply told you that | thought ! had
seen the metric system mentioned in
the papers. | am not sure. but think
that one kilogram is 1000 grams and is
equivalent TO two and one-ffth pounds
This weight and The half kilogram are
the metric weights in common use. The
half kilo is about one and three-fifths
ounces heavier than the avoirdupois
pound"
.0h. you do. do your
YES, and that one gram is q little
more than fifteen grains and is equal
In weight of cubic centImeter of
water. It Is the unit OF metric weight
Go on. wonan-go orr he hoarsely
whispered.
Zone centiyram is one-aundredth Of
a gram and little more than one-sev-
enth of a grain. 1t Is much used in
weighing drugs. The milligram. which
Is about one sixty-ffth of grain. is
employed ia minute calculations"
Anything more, madam
'sWhy, believe that one liter Is equal
In volume to one cubic decimeter of
water. weighs one skilogram and is
equivalent to enc and one-tenth quarts.
One hectoliter is 100 liters and cor
responds TO the small barrel"
Mrs. Bowser had gone right through
the system. thing he couldn't have
done to save his life, and Mr. Bowser
was in box He felt the humiliation
and loss of prestige. but he couldn't
make up his mind whether to kill the
cat or set the house afire. In this
emergency he put on his hat and over
coat and banged the door after him.
"Will You be back soon:. called Mrs.
Bowser after him. but he made no re-
niy.
She sat up for him until midnight. and
at that hour a policeman brought him
home AM said TO her as she answered
the bell:
Madam, do you know this man?
found him sitting In snowdrift and
talking about kilograms, kilos and Gen.
timeters, but the grocerss boy says he
thiaks 1t IS NJ Bowser."
1t was. anu he vas taken in and put
to bed according to the newer and bet
ter system NJ. QUAD.