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8 arranged in alphabetical order. Finally, descriptions are given of certain simple physical and chemical tests which should be applied to the object in order to obtain information as to its composition, with a view to ascertaining the best method of preserving it. Detailed instructions are given for making up any solutions required in the course of the work.

Though the author of this Essay points out some features of the Athenian theatre which fatefully combined to favour the birth of Tragedy, he is not greatly concerned with any ordinary question