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CHAPTER I.

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The Ox and the Talent in Homer     1

CHAPTER II.

Primitive Systems of Currency     10

CHAPTER III.

The distribution of the Ox and the distribution of Gold     47

CHAPTER IV.

Primaeval Trade Routes     105

CHAPTER V.

The Art of Weighing was first employed for Gold     112

CHAPTER VI.

The Gold Unit everywhere the value of a Cow     124

CHAPTER VII.

The Weight Systems of China and Further Asia     155

CHAPTER VIII.

How were Primitive Weight Units fixed? 169

CHAPTER IX.

Statement and Criticism of the Old Doctrines     195