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Advertisements were collected at the end of the text.
The original spelling was mostly preserved. A few obvious typographical
errors were silently corrected. All other changes are listed here
(before/after):
[p. 13]:
... makes This man and not That." ...
... makes him This man and not That." ...
[p. 26]:
... broadens the attitudes of men lose ...
... broadens the attitudes of men they lose ...
[p. 40]:
... "I don't care where the water goes if it doesn't go into the
wine." ...
... "I don't care where the water goes if it doesn't get into the
wine." ...