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Transcriber's Notes:
Obvious spelling and punctuation errors and inconsistencies were
repaired, but period spellings retained (e.g. "grisly bear," "lama,"
"pistachoes," "hommony").
Negociat- and negotiat-, whale-bone and whalebone, ancles and ankle,
color- and colour-, endeavor- and endeavour-, favor- and favour-,
labor- and labour-, neighbor- and neighbour-, were retained as in
original.
Contents page, Preface page number reads "7" but actually appears on
page "vii"; retained.