Transcriber's note:
Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retained as printed.
Mismatched quotes are not fixed if it's not sufficiently clear where the missing quote should be placed.
The cover for the eBook version of this book was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.
In the index, the transcriber has changed the following names to match the text:
Beaumont to Beaument
Chamerlain to Chamberlain
Kerfort changed to Kerfoot
Muller to Mueller
Naegali to Naegeli
Pflieder to Pfliederer
Quatrafoges to Quatrefages