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 discovered whether or not the character had been correctly portrayed. In other words, it was absolutely necessary that easily recognizable subjects should be chosen that there might be no difficulty experienced in recognizing their predominentpredominant [sic] traits. Moreover, the strictest comparison may be made between the qualities indicated in these readings, and the characteristscharacteristics [sic], or law of the letters, as described in Chapter VII.

It may also be added that the names presented below were choosenchosen [sic] for one reason alone: because they indicated a diversity of achievements, and might reasonably be expected to present a corresponding diversity of characteristics. The result follows, and the student is asked respectfully to accept it upon honor as a thoroughly sincere attempt to apply the conditions of this supreme test in a somewhat detailed demonstration of the principles of the Science of Numbers.

The readings follow: