It is not possible to formulate rules for indexing subject-matter
as definitely as has already been done with names, places, etc. The
judgment of the indexer and his analytical skill will be called fully
into play. The effort should be to express in the index, in the
clearest yet briefest form, the _idea_ which the author has amplified
in his text. As an aid to the nature and form of the entries, a page of
text is shown on the opposite page, and the entries which would appear
in the index from this page, are given below. This is what would be
considered as a medium full index:
Bressani, Joseph, tortured by Iroquois, 73; life spared by Iroquois,
73; sent to Fort Orange, 73; ransomed by Dutch, 73; sent to Rochelle,
73.
Dutch, the, ransom Bressani, 73.
Indian Torture, See _Torture, Indian_.
Iroquois Indians, the, torture Bressani, 73; spare Bressani's
life, 73.
Jogues, Isaac, referred to, 73.
Orange, Fort, Bressani sent to, 73.
Rochelle, Bressani sent to, 73.
Torture, Indian, Bressani by the Iroquois, 73.