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Rh sophical studies, the student ought to read the "Preliminary Remarks" to "Principles of Political Economy," by John Stuart MillsJohn Stuart Mill [sic]. In this introduction the great English Economist gives in a lucid and brilliant form a short resumé of the principal stages in the evolution of the human race. If this work is not procurable, then the student can commence immediately with the "Evolution of Property," by Paul Lafargue. However, a diligent perusal of Mills' "Preliminary Remarks" can not be too strongly recommended.

In order to develop and broaden the student's knowledge of Political Economy, the study of the following works is now opportune and must be carried out in the order they are listed: "Wage, Labor and CapitalWage-Labor and Capital [sic]," by Karl Marx; "High Cost of Living," by Arnold Petersen; "Value, Price and ProfitWages, Price and Profit [sic]," by Karl Marx.

Knowing the economic and social forces underlying social development, also possessing a scientific conception of social phenomena and historical manifestations; furthermore, being somewhat familiar with the general phases of social evolution, it is now desirable and quite essential that the student begin a somewhat systematic study in Ethnology, Sociology and History. As an introduction to this interesting course of reading, the student should slowly and patiently explore that treasure island of facts, that monumental work in Ethnology, "Ancient Society," by Lewis H. Morgan. A thorough and diligent study of this classic is absolutely imperative and will greatly assist in the proper understanding of the subsequent periods in historical development. A study of the following works is now recommended: "The Ancient Lowly," by C. Osborne Ward; "Two Pages from Roman History," by Daniel De Leon; "Crises in European History," by Gustav Bang; "An Introduction to the Study of the Middle Ages" and "Medieval Europe," by Ephraim Emerton; "The Middle Ages," by Henry Hallam; "History of European Morals," by William Edward Hartpole Lecky; "General History