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Mistakes will undoubtedly be found in THIS volume, but THEY EXIST NOT FOR WANT OF PAINSTAKING EFFORTS TO AVOID THEM, BUT GENERALLY FROM IMPERFECT MANUSCRIPTS OR CONFLICTING STATEMENTS OF STANDARD AUTHORITIES. WHAT IS WORTH RECORDING AT ALL, IS WORTH RECORDING CAREFULLY AND CORRECTLY/ AND WHEN MISTAKES ARE DISCOVERED, A MEMORANDUM OF THE ERRORS SHOULD AT ONCE BE SENT TO THE AMERICAN PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO, FOR CORRECTION IN FUTURE EDITIONS OF THIS WORK.