Wood is bought by measurement. A cord of wood is 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high.
To know the amount of a load, multiply the length by the breadth, and the product by the height, and you have the number of square feet. If it is 128 feet, it is a cord.
Items of Advice.
If you keep an account of your stores, and the dates when they are bought, you can know exactly how fast they are used, and when they are wasted, or stolen.
Stale bread is improved by steaming it half an hour or more.
Grate up dry cheese, and cheese crusts, moisten it with wine or brandy, and keep it in a jar for use. It is better than at first.
Boil old earthenware soaked with grease in hot lye, and it will cleanse it.
Wheat should always be washed before grinding.
When you clean house, begin with the highest rooms first, so that clean rooms be not soiled when done.
Repair house linen, turn sheets, and wash bedclothes in summer.