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 light, and condensed forms oppose broad), should not be put in opposition on the same page. Even the uncritical reader will note the discord. Print is most pleasing when types of different size " hang together," to employ the artist's phrase, and are not of unrelated families.

Extracts, letters, or documents made a part of the page should be so composed that the reader will discern at a glance that they are not a part of the text proper. When the added matter is of high importance and is made the subject of comment, it may be set in the text type and inclosed in the ordinary marks of quotation. This treatment has the disadvantage, in many instances, of unduly increasing the size of the book. It is a commoner practice to set extraneous matter in a type one size smaller than that of the text. When the insert is long and of minor importance, and it is desirable to economize space, a type two sizes smaller is often selected, but the old practice of setting extracts or documents in eight- or seven-point for the text in twelve-point is not in present favor. The reduced size which is proper in the foot-note is not proper at all in the extract, for it cheapens and seriously degrades the workmanship of the page. Authors object to this treatment; they say that the subject-matter of extracts is often as important as