A survey of Switzerland in 1838 revealed that the foot had 37 different regional variations, the ell had 68, there were 83 different measures for dry grain, 70 measures for fluids and 63 different measures for "dead weights".
1838年瑞士的一项调查显示，foot（尺）有37种不同的区域变体，厄尔则有68种；干谷粒有83种不同计量单位，液体有70种，禽畜“胴体重量”则有63种。