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The  new  decimal  money 

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The  nevr  decimal  money.  London,  Pitman, 

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THE  PHONETIC  ALPHABET. 


The 'phonetic  letters  in  the  first  column  are  pronounced  like 
the  italic  letters  in  the  roords  that  follow.  The  last  coh 
vmn  contains  the  names  of  the  letters. 


Diphthongs. 

Ei  ei . . bz/ ei 

Ai  ai . . aye  . . . . ai 
Oi  oi . . voice  . . . oi 
Ou  oil  . TiOW  . . . . ou 


Coalescents. 

\V  w . . way  . . , 
Y y . . 2/ea  . . . 

Breathing. 
H h . . hdi\  . . . 


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Long  Vowels. 

Eccplodents. 

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. fa^e  . . . . 

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. etch . . . . 

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Ul. 

. food. . . . 

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je 

Short  Vowels. 

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k. 

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s . . hiss . . . . es 

z . . his zj 

J . . mesA  . . . ij 
3 . . measure.  3! 
Liquids. 

. idill  . . 

. ra7’e . . 

Nasals. 

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DESIMAL  KOIJS^eJ. 


(The  following  explanation  of  the  new  system  of  money  and  account- 
keeping, which  will  soon  come  into  use,  is  extracted  from  the  Fhonetic 
Journal  for  17  September,  1863,  in  which  it  appeared  in  phonetic 
spelling,  as  here  presented.  The  reader  is  requested  not  to  be  deterred 
from  looking  at  it,  on  account  of  the  strange  appearance  of  the  spell- 
ing. An  inspection  of  the  phonetic  alphabet,  given  on  the  opposite 
page,  and  five  minutes’  study  of  the  thirteen  new  letters  that  have 
been  added  to  the  English  alphabet,  will  enable  anyone  to  read  it. 
It  is  very  probable  that  before  the  reader  has  completed  the  perusal 
of  the  present  tract,  he  will  be  convinced  that  however  inconsistent, 
troublesome,  time-wasting,  and  error-causing  our  system  of  money 
and  account-keeping  may  be,  our  mode  of  spelling  is  far  worse.  Time, 
patience,  instruction,  and  steady  work,  alone  are  necessary  for  the 
introduction  of  a rational  system  of  orthography.) 


Tu  de  Nnprejmdist  and  filosofik  ei,  onr  sistem  ov  koinej, 
and  konsekwentli  buk-kjpip  and  biznes  akounts,  wnd 
prezent  a sjriz  ov  inkonsistensiz  sekond  in  enormiti 
emli  tu  our  weild  sistem  ov  spelip.  Hou,  or  bei  hwot 
steps,  it  baz  rjpt  its  prezent  stet,  wj  wil  not  stop  tu 
inkweir,  b^t  r^der  besen  tu  anouns  de  agrjabel*  nymz  dat 
its  dez  ar  n^mberd,  and  wil  Jortli  bj  finijt.  Wj  me  kon- 
fidentli  antisipet  dat  bifor  eni  veri  lepbend  pjriod,  a b^rer 
revison  ov  our  bed  mNnetari  sistem  wil  tek  pies,  Ijdip  tu 
konsiderabel  genjez  in  de  apjrans  ov  our  de-buks  and  lejerz- 
Rat  djz  pcnjez,  benefifal  az  de  ajmredli  wil  prmv,  wil  mjt 
wid  s^m  degrj  ov  opozijon'from  a fyui  meindz  dat  bav 
bjk^m  sterioteipt  tu  enjent  planz — fosileizd  klarks,  bux 
abbor  inovejonz  ov  ol  keindz,  and  ignorant  personz  but 
SNpeez  dat  ol  nejonz  rekon  der  m^ni  in  poundz,  Jilipz, 
and  pens, — m^st  bj  r^zonabli  ekspekted ; b«t  dat  de  wil, 


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neverdeles,  komend  demselvz  tu  de  gret  bodi  ov  de  bigkig 
p^jblik,  wj  kanot  bav  de  Jade-  ov  a dout ; and  bwen  de 
nym  sistem  iz  VTjns  in  fer  operejon,  its  bymti  and  konvj- 
niens  wil  deli  win  for  it  nyui  frendz,  and  lesen  de  n'sniber 
ov  opo*nents.  Wj  wud  proper  our  rjderz  for  dis  merst 
devoutli-wijt  kons^smejon,  bei  a fyur  obzervejonz. 

A Komiti  ov  de  Hous  ov  Komonz  baz  letb  bjn  engejd 
in  de  ebzaminejon  ov  witnesez  relativ  tu  de  adopjon  ov  a 
desimal  koinej,  and  de  rez^lt  iz,  a yuinanim^s  report  in 
fevor  ov  it.  cle  report  ov  de  Komiti  filz  ttu  kolijmz  ov 
de  Teimz  ov  19  Qgs'st,  and  de  nyui  skjm  iz  komended 
tu  p'sblik  no-tis  in  a Ijder  in  de  sem  nismber  ov  dat  peper. 
Eni  w^n  akwented  wid  de  yuis  ov  desimal  frakjonz,  kanot 
£el  tu  persjv  dat  a sistem  founded  on  s^g  a prinsipel,  wud 
bav  meni  advantejez  ; b^t  wj  bigk  dat  its  valyui  wil  not 
bj  fuli  aprjjieted  ^ntH  after  a fyui  jqrz  ov  aktyuial  w^rkig, 
bwen  vrj  Jal  luk  bak  and  winder  dat  so*  gret  an  abs^srditi 
az  de  prezent  sistem  kud  bav  bjn  so*  lop  tolereted.  A 
number  ov  aribmetikal  kalkyuilejonz  wil,  bei  it,  bj  renderd 
simpel  and  jzi,  in  komparison  wid  de  prezent  mo*d ; erorz 
• wil  konsekwentli  bj  fyuier,  and  teim  wil  bj  sevd.  Dr 
Bourip,  wun  ov  de  witnesez  ekzamind  bjfo*r  de  Komiti  on 
dis  subjekt,  steted  dat  in  Geina,  bwer  a desimal  sistem 
obtenz,  a ymb,  bei  a sipgel  munbs  instrukjon,  iz  far  mor 
kepabel  ov  apleiip  aribmetikal  ruilz  tu  komerjal  transak- 
Jonz,  dan  iz  a lerner  in  eni  ov  our  komon  skmlz,  after 
studiip  de  mater  for  yjrz.  It  wU  bj  dezeirabel  tu  aplei  de 
prinsipel  tu  ol  our  wets  and  me5mrz,  and  dis  aplikejon 
wil  kum  in  dyui  teim.  A lopger  pjriod  for  de  preparejon 
ov  de  publik  meind  wil  bj  nesesari  in  dis  kes  dan  in  de 
koinej  reform  ; and  it  wU  bj  mo*r  difikult  tu  akomplij. 

cTe  plan  rekomended  bei  de  Komiti  iz,  dat  de  pound 
bj  med  de  ymnit.  His  bjip  diveided  intu  wun  bouzand 
parts,  kold  milz  (mils),  de  relejonz  ov  de  several  koinz 
tu  jg  uder  wil  bj  az  folo*z : — 


5 

Sovren 1000  milz 

Hatf-sovren 500 

Kroun 250 

Florin 100 


1 


Xilig  50 

Hq,f-j*ilip,  or  sikspens  25 

Nym  silver  koin  20 

dite*,  (a  sent)  10 

Nyui  koper  koin  5 

dito* 2 

dito* 1 


« Sup  iz  de  bst  ov  koinz  rekomended  bei  de  Komiti,  sub- 

jekt  tu  revi3on  az  de  eidja  ov  de  nym  koinej  bjkumz 
familyareizd  tu  de  najonal  meind.  Tu  us  it  apjrz  dat  de 
kroun,  a ymsles  koin,  Jud  bj  widdron,  and  dat  no*  nym 
koin  ov  20  milz,  or  tm  sents,  Jud  bj  struk.  Tm  koinz 
so*  n jr  tu  jp  uder  in  valym  az  25  milz  (de  prezent  sikspens) 
and  twenti  milz  (about  4|c?.,)  wud  bj  an  jvil.  Rrepeni  and 
feerpeni  silver  pjsez  ar  found  tu  bj  an  inkonvjniens,  bjip 
ofen  teken  de  wun  for  de  uder.  A silver  sent  ov  10  mHz, 
(about  2i(?.,)  wud  bj  found  eksjdipli  konvjnient.  It  Jud 
eider  bj  med  bin  and  brod,  (d^  perseptibli  smoler  in  dei- 
ameter  dan  a sikspens,)  or  bj  kompeczd  ov  a koper  rim 
wid  a silver  senter.  3e  prezent  silver  koinz  ov  bq^f-a-kroun, 
4sd.,  and  3c?.,  ar  tu  bj  kold  in. 

-4  Ov  de  meni  djtelz  dat  remen  tu  bj  deseided  upon  in  our 

fymtymr  desimal  koinej,  de  prinsipal  wunz  ar, — ^bwot 

Jal  bj  de  valym  ov  de  ymnit;  ^bwot  Jal  bj  de  valym  ov 

de  larjest  koper  koin,  bweder  5 milz  or  4 milz  ; and,  ‘i  Jal 

de  peni  perstej  bj  redymst  tu  4 milz,  or  rezd  tu  5 milz^ 

Kwestyonz  leik  djz  refer  mjrli  tu  de  me*d  in  hwip  de 

nym  sistem  ov  koinej  iz  tu  bj  karid  out,  and  dm  not  afekt 

de  merit  ov  de  gret  prinsipel  itself.  On  dat  point,  ol  hm 

bav  given  it  fer  konsiderejon,  bav  but  wun  erpinyon. 

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1.  3e  rjzonz  for  mekig  de  pound  de  yninit,  apjr  tu  sb 
tn  prevel  OTer  deez  for  de  florin,  de  Amerikan  dolar  (about 
4^.,)  or  eni  ^der  frakjon  ov  a pound. 

2.  ^ Xal  wj  kjp  de  prezent  peni  az  a 4-mil  koin,  or  liav  a 
nyui  w^n  ov  5 milz  valyui ; and  if  de  later,  *1  liwot  denom- 
inejon  Jal  it  ber.  If  wj  ar  tu  bav  a 4-mil  koin,  it  wil, 
doutles,  ber  its  prezent  denominejon  ov  a ‘ peni,’  and  if  a 
5-mil  koin  bj  ijmd,  de  meest  servisabel  nem  for  it  sjmz  tu 
bj  a ‘ deim,’  or  tenb  part  ov  a Jilip.  Wid  a 5-mil  koin, 
de  Jilip  wud  konsist  ov  10  deimz,  and  wid  a 4-mil  koin  it 
wud  konsist  ov  12  pens  bepeni. 

G[e  prinsipal  rjzon  fora  5-mil  pjs  iz,  its  bpp  a frak/on  ov 
everi  beier  koin,  bweil  a 4-mil  pjs  iz  de  frakjon  ov  no* 
koin  snder  a florin.  Tor  a 4-mil  pjs,  it  iz  argyuid,  dat 
de  prezent  koper  koinej  wud  not  nj^d  tu  bj  kold  in,  and 
no-  dist^rbans  wud  bj  krjeted  in  de  komerjal  wsrld  wid 
respekt  tu  Id.  artikelz  ov  mer^andeiz.  Tu  rez  de  valyui 
ov  de  peni  wud  pnuv  ernli  a temporari  jvil,  bweraz  de  fakt 
dat  wid  a 4-mil  koin,  de  Jilii)  and  sikspens  wud  konsist  ov 
12^,  and  6i  pens  respektivli,  wud  pnuv  a permanent  jvil, 
and  koz  konsiderabel  trsbel  in  mekip  pisrpesez,  and  kjpip 
akounts.  Fardipz,  or  milz,  ar  not  k-srent  wid  de  midel 
and  beier  klasez  ov  serseieti ; a los  ov  id  wud,  derfor,  areiz 
on  everi  p-srpes  for  bwip  it  wud  bj  nesesari  tu  resjv  genj 
for  a sikspens.  It  apjrz  dat  de  ji  il  ov  rezip  de  valyui  ov 
de  peni,  iz  sismbwot  erver-estimeted  bei  de-z  bui  advoket  a 
4-mil  koin.  cEe  valyui  ov  me-st  artikelz  bidertu  se-ld  at 
Id.,  baz  inkrjst  dymrip  de  past  tui  yjrz,  in  konsekwens 
ov  a jeneral  advans  in  de  preis  ov  find.  3"e  meker,  and 
de  vender,  ov  Id.  artikelz,  ar,  derfor,  enteiteld  tu  a sleit 
inkrjs  in  de  preis  ov  der  gudz,  b'st  bei  kontinyuiip  de 
prezent  peni,  ^nder  de  denominejon  ov  a 4-mil  koin,  s'sp 
kompensejon  wud  bj  imposibel.  Indjd  de  wud  Imz  an 
adijonal  ferr  per  sent,  dis  bjip  de  diferens  in  de  valyui  ov 
de  prezent  peni  and  4 mDz.  A 5 -mil  koin  wud,  wid 


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respekt  tu  artikelz  ov  smol  valyui,  bj  an  admirabel  aj'sster 
ov  de  balans  ov  komerjal  ekspenjez,  bwip  baz  bjn  disti>Tbd 
bei  de  rjsent  gerld  disksveriz,  and  de  abstrakjon  ov  a larj 
amount  ov  lebor  from  dis  kijntri.  In  derz  kesez  bwer 
artikelz  nou  serld  at  \d.,  bav  not  inkrjst  in  valym,  kompe- 
tijon  wud  kompel  de  meker  tu  inkrjs  de  kwontiti,  or  tu  rez 
de  kwobti,  w^n-ferb.  Wj  rekomend  dat  de  nyui  nem  for 
sikspens,  (bwip  wil  no"  lopger  konten  s?^’5pens,)  bj  a 
‘ kworter,’  dat  iz,  a kworter  ov  a florin.  3e  folecip  skel 
ov  koinz,  and  list  ov  denominejonz,  wil,  perhaps,  bj  found 
de  merst  servisabel : — 


MTfNI  T8BEL. 

pound  florin  Jiliij  sent  deim 
1 = 10  = 20  = 100  = 200 
1=  2=  10=  20 
1=  5=  10 

1 ==  2 
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Koinz  ov  de  valym  ov  bf^f  a pound  (de  prezent  b^,f- 
sovren),  bq,f  a Jilip  (or  kworter),  and  2 milz  (de  prezent 
bepeni),  wud  bj  k^rent  in  adijon  tu  de  ab^sv,  bi>t  njd  not 
bj  enyuimereted  in  de  muni  tebel.  3!e  2-mil  koin  Jud 
bj  kold  a ‘kwjn,’  tu  komemoret  de  intrerdukjon  ov  de 
desimal  koinej  in  de  ren  ov  de  gud  Kwjn  Vikterria.  Sum 
me  konsider  it  a koin  ov  tm  ler  a valym  tu  resjv  sup  a 
teitel,  espejali  bwen  de  pound,  our  beiest  koin,  baz  resjvd 
de  adijonal  apelejon  ov  a ‘ sovren ; ’ but  its  smol  valym  iz 
a rekomendejon  ov  de  teitel  rf|,der  dan  de  kontrari,  for  our 
Kwjn  iz  de  ferst  monark  ov  de  BritiJ  empeir  bm  baz  properli 
konsiderd  de  welfer  ov  de  pmr  artizan,  wid  bmm  de  ‘ kwjn  ’ 
koin  wil  bj  a bousbo’ld  wurd.  tie  kwestyon  baz  bjn  rezd 
in  de  Teimz  bweder  de  wurd  <(mil)  Jud  bj  speld  romanikali 
(mil)  or  (mill).  Wun  reiter  sez  dat  it  iz  agenst  ol  analoji 
dat  a sipgel  I Jud  terminet  a monosilabel.  Az  meest  ov  de 


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^der  konsonants,  houever,  ar  ymzd  sggli  in  leik  pozijonz, 
it  iz  tu  bj  hffpt  dat  de  weider  analqji  wil  bj  kons^lted,  and 
dat  de  wsrd  wil  bj  spelt  fe-netikali,  or  wid  wsn  1. 

3[e  ab'sv  skel  wud  giv  tni  gerld  koinz,  (de  pound  or 
sovren,  and  b^f  sovren,)  for  silver  koinz,  (florin,  Jilir), 
kworter,  and  sent,)  and  brj  koper  koinz,  (deim,  kwj[n,  and 
mil).  3e  nemz  sent,  deim,  and  mil,  ekspres  de  relejonz 
de  ber  tu  de  intejer,  or  pound;  a sent  (from  de  Latin 
centum  a b'sndred)  bp:g  de  b^ndredb  part  ov  a pound,  a 
deim  (from  de  FrenJ  (dixieme)  d[zyem,  tenb,)  bjig  de  tenb 
part  ov  a Jilip,  and  a mil  (from  de  Latin  mille,  a bouzand,) 
bjig  de  bouzandb  part  ov  a pound.  It  me  olsec  bj  noted 
dat  a ‘ kwjn  ’ iz  njr  en^f  in  sound  tu  Tcwin  (a  kontrakjon 
ov  de  Latin  quingenti,  feiv  b'sndred,)  tu  its  relejon  tu 
de  pound, — a feiv  bundredb  part. 

3.  cEe  nekst  important  mater  ov  djtel  tu  bj  konsiderd, 
iz  de  peni  ret  ov  po’stej.  5e  kwestyon  areizig  on  dis  iz, 
‘ijal  it  bj  rezd  tu  5 milz,  or  redyuist  tu  4 milz.  Mr 
Eo'land  Hil  ji^stli  fjrz  dat  diskontent  wud  bj  ekseited  bei 
de  former  kerrs,  hwig  involvz  an  inkrjs  ov  20  per  sent  on 
de  ret  ov  peratej  ; bweil  on  de  ^der  band,  if  a garj  ov  4 milz 
bj  adopted,  de  revenyui  wil  luiz  s'smbig  leik  £100,000  per 
an^m.  If  wj  kud  kag  de  jr  ov  Mr  Eo-land  Hil,  wj  wud 
s^jest  dat  a deim,  or  5 milz,  bj  garjd  for  jg  leter,  and  az 
kompensejon  tu  de  p'sblik,  de  wet  permited  tu  bj  sent  for 
dis  s^5m,  Jud  bj  w^n  ouns  insted  ov  bqf  an  ouns.  In  b'st 
fym  kesez  out  ov  de  milyon  leterz  po-sted  in  de  Yuineited 
Kigdom  deli,  wud  de  government  hav  tu  kari  merr  wet, 
and  wj  bav  ner  dout  dat  dis  konsefon  tu  de  poblik  wud  bj 
konsiderd  an  jkwivalent  for  rezig  de  preis  ov  a siggel  leter 
won-ferb,  tu  mjt  de  konvjniens  ov  de  nym  koinej.  Her 
Jud  olsep  bj  granted  a gjp  ret  ov  konveans  for  smol  parselz, 
widout  restrikjon  az  tu  de  kontents  ov  de  parsel,  eksept 
dat  frajil  and  kombostibel  artikelz  Jud  not  bj  enklerzd.  It 
iz  a gret  inkonsistensi  dat  won  iz  permited  tu  send  a buk. 


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weig  a pound,  bei  po*st,  for  Qd.,  bot  iz  not  permited  tu 
enklerz  a leter  tu  de  person  resjvig  it.  Hj  most  tek  de 
trobel  tu  forward  de  leter  seperetli,  and  reit  tui  adresez 
bwer  won  wud  serv.  His  los  ov  teim  iz,  in  meni  kesez, 
a greter  bardjip  dan  de  adijonal  garj  ov  Id.  for  konveig 
de  seperet  leter.  Her  Jud  bj  a leter  pestej  at  de  ret  ov 
1 deim  for  a leter  onder  won  ouns,  and  2 deimz  onder 
tiu  ounsez,  and  a parsel  pvstej  at  de  ret  ov  a sent  (210?.) 
per  pound,  or  frakjon  ov  a pound ; so’  dat  de  pcstej  ov 
eni  parsel  from  2 tu  1 6 ounsez,  wud  bj  a sent,  from  won 
pound  tu  2 poundz,  tui  sents  {bd.,)  ets.  Artikelz  ov  gret 
bolk  and  litel  wet  Jud  bj  gaijd  do  bei.  He  parselz  Jud  bj 
aloud  tu  bj  sekyuirb  pakt,  insted  ov  bjig  rekweird  tu  bj 
left  ©“pen  at  de  endz,  az  onder  de  prezent  buk  perstej 
regyuilejonz.  His  parsel  perstej  wud  bj  an  adijonal  serrs 
ov  revenyru  tu  de  government,  a gret  konvjniens  tu 
tred,  and  an  enkorejnient  tu  literatyuir  and  de  jeneral 
edyuikejon  ov  de  pjpel. 

Let  os  non  sj  bou  our  akount-buks  wud  luk  onder  de 
nyui  plan.  He  brj  kolomz,  wid  der  simbobk  bedigz  ov 
£ s d wud  disapjr,  and  der  brj  standardz  ov  kastig  wud 
bj  ner  logger  nesesari.  Won  kolom  alem  wud  bj  rekweird. 
He  last  brj  figyuirz  bjig  kot  of  bei  a koma,  wud  indiket 
de  smoler  valymz  ov  florinz,  sents,  and  milz ; and  in 
rjdig  akounts  wj  Jud  se  ser  meni  poundz  and  ser  meni 
bondred  milz.  It  wil  bj  evident,  widout  an  ekzampel,  dat 
adijon,  sobtrakjon,  moltiplikejon,  and  divison  ov  moni, 
wil  bj  redili  performd ; de  last  brj  figyturz  ov  de  prodokt, 
in  everi  kes,  Jerig  de  smoler  koinz,  bweil  ol  de  figyuirz  tu 
de  left  ov  de  koma  wil  bj  poundz.  Veri  gret  fasilitiz  wil 
bj  aferrded  in  kalkyuilejonz  ov  de  valyui  ov  eni  nomber 
ov  artikelz  at  a given  preis.  A simpel  moltiplikejon  som 
wil  giv  de  amount  instantli.  Indjd  everibig  konekted  wid 
tred  kalkyuilejonz,  wil  bj  fasiliteted  tu  an  ekstent  bwig 
fyui  at  prezent  drjm  ov.  Soperz  Jugar  tu  bj  24  milz  a lb., 


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*1  hwot  iz  de  valyui  ov  326  lb ; 326  x 24=7,824,  or  7 poundz, 
8 florinz,  2 sents,  and  4 milz ; or  7 poundz,  8 florinz,  and 
24  milz.  Let  eniwirn  komper  dis  operejon  wid  dat  rekweird 
tu  feind  de  valyui  ov  326  lb  at  5fc?.  per  lb,  bwig  iz  a kes 
preseisli  analogss,  and  bj  wil  at  w^ns  sj  de  advantej  bwig 
de  nyui  mebod  pozesez  erver  de  O’ld.  An  invois  ov  fo’netik 
buks  wud  apjr  in  dis  form : — 

1 September,  1854. 

Mr  Jon  Boberts, 

Bot  ov  Fred  Pitman. 

milz. 


8 FoTiografik  Instr'skter,  at  3 sents.. 

3 Manyuial  

9 Kopi  Buk 

2 Beperrterz  Kompanyon  

3 Bepo-rterz  Bjdip  Buk 

2 Femografik  Tjger 

1 Fernografik  Verkabymlari  

11  September  Xortband  Piriodikalz  .. 
15  Fecnetik  J^^rnal 

2 Plj  for  Fe-netik  Spelip  

1 Femetik  Beibel 

2 Xjts  ov  Weferz,  gilt 

4 dito-,  plen 

8 Pensilz  

8 ditec,  sympjrior 

3 Pakets  Nect  Peper  

1 Paket  Bepo-rtip  Peper  


240 
at  85  240 
. 1 90 

. 12  240 
. 12  360 
. 5 100 

. 30  300 
. 1 110 
. 4m  60 
. 8s  160 
. 17  170 
. 1 20 
. 5m  20 
. 4 32 

. 8 64 

. 5s  150 
. 8 80 


2,436 


or  2 poundz,  4 florinz,  3 sents,  and  6 milz. 

In  kjpip  akounts,  and  mekip  out  invoisez,  de  preisez  ov 
artikelz  ab^v  £1,  Jud  bj  steted  in  poundz  and  sents  ; 
artikelz  bjtwjn  £1  and  a sent,  Jud  bj  preist  in  sents,  and 
artikelz  bjlo*  a sent  wil  bj  preist  in  milz.  Bis  wil  bj  found 
mcr  konvjnient  dan  de  plan  ov  intrecdyuisip  florinz  az 


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invois  preisez.  Akount  buks  ruild  for  £ s d dat  me  bj 
in  yrus  hwen  de  desimal  k^rensi  komensez,  and  de  stoks 
ov  buks  in  de  handz  ov  stejonerz,  me  bj  emploid  for  desi- 
mal akounts,'  bei  kjpip  de  ferst  or  £ kolsm  for  poundz, 
plesip  de  nekst  tui  figymrz  (florinz  and  sents)  in  de  Jilipz 
kol^m,  and  de  last  figyuir  (milz)  in  de  pens  kol^m.  In 
mekip  akount  buks,  lijrafter,  o-nli  w^n  kol^m  wil  bj 
rekweird,  ov  de  yuineited  bredb  ov  de  prezent  Jilipz  and 
pens  kols^mz,  and  a litel  weider  for  bapkerz  buks. 

'S’nder  de  nyui  sistem,  buks  and  -sder  artikelz  Jud  bj 
kormted  bei  tenz  ins  ted  ov  bei  ds^zenz.  Be  absirrditi  ov 
givip  11  buks  for  de  preis  ov  10,  az  bukselerz  nou  get  13 
tu  de  d^zen,  wud  not  bj  bot  ov  ^nder  a rajonal  desimal 
sistem  ov  rekonip.  Be  ‘od  buk’  Jud  ger  tu  inkrjs  de 
profits  ov  de  obor,  bui  at  prezent  ferz  w^rs  dan  de  p^blijer 
and  distribymter.  Be  bukseler  wud  den  bav  les  rjzon  tu 
sel  buks  ^nder  de  pTsbliJt  preis. 

Be  folo-ip  rml  tu  t^rn  prezent  msni  intu  desimal  valyui, 
wil  bj  found  yuisful  in  de  erli  stejez  ov  de  reform.  M^l- 
tiplei  de  poundz  bei  1000,  de  Jilipz  bei  50,  and  de  pens  bei 
5,  ded^ktip  i from  de  later  prod^kt. 

Ekzampel : — Hou  m^st  £1  2s.  6d.  bj  eksprest  desimali. 


£1 


2s.  X 50 
6c?.  X 5- 


1000  milz 
100 
25 


1,125  Anser. 


Tu  t^jrn  desimal  m^ni  intu  poundz,  Jilipz,  and  pens, 
tek  de  figymrz  on  de  left  ov  de  koma  for  poundz,  dsbel 
de  nekst  figyuir  for  Jilipz,  and  if  de  nekst  fig)^mr  (stil 
prefsjdip  from  left  tu  reit,)  iz  5,  or  mo-r,  rekon  an  adijonal 
Jilip  for  de  5 (bwip  in  dis  sitymejon  ekspresez  50,)  and 
konsider  de  remender  az  fardipz.  Bis  wil  olwez  giv  de 
rez^lt  widin  ic?.  on  le-  n^mberz,  and  widin  ^d.  on  hei 


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n-smberz.  cTe  desimal  m^ni  8,792  wil  bj  £8  15s.  lOid. ; 
dat  iz,  £8  for  de  figyuir  tu  de  left  ov  de  koma,  14s.  for  e 
7,  an  adijonal  Jilii)  for  5 (50)  out  ov  9 (90),  and  de  42 
fardigz  hwig  remen  after  ded^ktiij  50  from  92,  wil  i 
104(^.  cle  invois  ov  femetik  buks  privi«sli  given,  w 
amount  tu  £2  8s.  9c?.  Ser  wil  bi  meni  instansez  in  bwig 
frakjonz  ok^r,  bist  de  trm  relativ  valym  me  olwez  h\ 
obtend.  a^s,  de  prezent  preis  ov  a member  ov  de  F^o- 
qraiilc  Korespondent  iz  2c?.  Sen  2x5— ^=8^  mdz,  dat  iz, 
(az  it  me  bj  nesesari  tu  eksplen  for  s-^m  riderz,)  2 mjlti- 
pleid  bei  5,  les  w^n-siksb,  jkwal  tu  8 milz  and  wisn-berd 
ov  a mil.  P^^blijerz,  and  ol  ?jder  tredzmen,  wil,  ov  kOTS, 
preis  der  gudz  at  a serten  n^-mber  ov'milz,  and  de  frakjon 
ov  a mil  wil  never  enter  intu  akounts.  'A  buk  dat  iz  nou 
sold  at  2d.,  or  8i  milz,  and  d^z  not  yild  a Jn^profit,  wil 
bi  rezd  tu  w^n  sent,  or  10  milz.  If,  bouever,  der  iz  at 
. prezent  a fer  profit  s^on  a 2d.  w^rk,  de  preis  wil,  m ol 
probabiliti,  bt  iflkrist  tu  w^n  sent,  in  prefcrens  tu  bpg 
carid  8 or  9 milz,  and  de  kwontiti  ov  mater  wil  bi  inl^st 
in  proporjon.  Wi  rejois  in  de  prospekt  ov  a spidi  adop- 
fon  ov  de  nyni  koinej  and  akount-kipii),  and  hwen  it  iz  in 
jeneral  yms,  Jal  bi  preperd  tu  konsider  and  welk^m  a 
desimal  sistem  ov  wets  and  meguirz. 


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