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MEASUREMENT VIA ALCOHOL also enters into this tale of the Old West. When a resident of a frontier town died, his coffin was loaded on a horse-drawn wagon and taken to the town saloon. There, the mourners went inside and drank toasts to the departed's memory while the wagon was driven slowly around the block. Each time it approached the saloon, the drinkers stepped outside and removed their hats in respect.