INDEX.

Abbreviated words, how punctuated, [80].
Abbreviations, Catalogue of fishes, [68].
Abbreviations, mischievous, [26].
Abbreviations of States, Territories, Post-offices, [69].
“able,” words ending in, [155]–164.
Accents, [121].
Acute accent, [121].
Adams’ or Adams’s, [94].
Advertisement, Publishers’, [5]–7.
Aldus Manutius, [75].
Alterations on Proof-sheet, [30].
Ancient and modern methods of punctuation compared, [73]–75.
Apostrophe, [118]–119.
Attention to revising, [47].
Authors’ proofs, [47]–49.
Authors should punctuate their MS., [71].

Brace, The, [121].
Brackets, [93], [94], [120].
Briefs, Lawyers’, [24], [25].
Bureau or Academy yet wanted to settle all difficulties in syntax orthography, punctuation, etc., [65].
Bureau, Smithsonian, of the English Language, desiderated, [65], [127].

Canceled words, how restored, [29].
Capitalization, [171]–194.
Capitals and points, when to be mentioned by copy-holders, [45], [46], [55], [56].
Capitals, Rules for use of, very flexible, [190].
Captions, size of type, form of tables, etc., Directions for, furnished compositors and proof-readers, [37], [38].
Caret, The, [121].
Cedilla, The, [122].
Chirography, Mercantile, [24], [26].
Circumflex accent, [121].
Close attention to revising, [47].
Close pointing, [80].
Colon, [97], [98].
Comma between subject and predicate, [77]–79.
Comma, rules for use of, [100]–112.
Comma, use of, depending on taste in many cases, [80].
Compositors and proof-readers punctuate, [36].
Compositors and proof-readers should punctuate, if author neglects, [71].
Compositors’ names on proofs, [46].
Copy for printers, black ink on white paper, [31].
Copy-holders’ duty, [41].
Copy to be followed closely in doubtful cases, [123].
Correcting proof-sheets, Marks used in, [43], [45].
Correctly spelled list of doubtful words, Webster style, [127]–140.
Correctly spelled list of doubtful words, Worcester style, [141]–154.
Court, Records of, [51].
Court, Transcripts of Records of, with extraneous documents, [25].

Dash, the, [89]–91.
Dash, the, Rules for use of, [114]–118.
Dash, used too freely by writers for the press, [90].
D.D., LL.D., M.D., [181], [182].
Difficulty of drawing line between words “up” and words “down,” [183]–189.
“Directions” for style of any work, frequently consulted, [37].
“Directions,” Samples of, [38]–40.
Discussion of various modes of spelling same word, [126].
Distributing type, [33]; results of error in, [34].
Diversities of grammar and idiom—of orthography, etc., Smithsonian Institution might settle all controversies by Bureau of Language, whose rulings should be adopted in Governmental publications, [65].
Division of words on vowels or syllables, [87], [88].
Division of words—to be avoided or not, [89].
Doubtful orthography; double column lists in dictionaries, [125], [126].
Doubtful words, query to author or editor, [31].
Dr. Johnson and proof-reader, [32].
Duty of copy-holder, [41].

Eccentricities of orthography, punctuation, capitalization, etc., recorded for reference by proof-reader, while a work is in progress, [37].
ei and ie, Rule for, [169].
Ellipsis, or Omission, Marks of, [121].
Employé or Employee, [39].
English Grammar defined, [72].
Ensure and Insure differentiated, [170].
Enure and Inure differentiated, [170].
Erasures, to be made with ink, [29].
Errors from mistakes in distributing, [34].
Errors in MS. copy, corrected, or pointed out, in printing-office, [36].
Errors,—marked in text, and correction denoted on margin, of proof-sheets, [41]–45.
Errors, rare, from printed copy, [18].
Errors unavoidable, while present methods continue, [34].
Esq., Jr., rules for, [181].
Exclamation, note of, rules for use of, [113], 114.

Fac-similes of Old Style, [200], [201].
Faults of manuscript reappear in proof-sheets, [25].
First letter in line of poetry, [174].
First proof, specimen of, [44].
Footnotes in manuscript, [30].
Footnotes, references to, [123].
Foreign words italic, [57], [58].
Foreign words roman, [58].
Full point, or period, [96].

General remarks on incongruities of style, [66]–70.
Gods, pagan, capitalized, [180].
Golden rule of punctuation, [77].
Grammatical points, [72].
Grave accent, [121].
Greek alphabet, [54].

Handwriting of Clergymen, [22], [23].
Handwriting of lawyers, [23]–25.
Handwriting of mercantile and business men, [24], [26].
Handwriting of physicians, [27].
Heathen deities, names of, to be capitalized, [180].
Hyphen, [118].
Hyphens in one-half, two-thirds, etc., [87].
Hyphens in succession at end of lines, not to exceed three, [89].
Hyphens, use of, [84]–89.

I and J, [29].
I and O, to be capitals, [180], [181].
“ible,” words ending in, [165]–167.
Illegibility of the writing, no damages, on account of the, [15].
Importance of a and the, [188].
Initial letters put up, [172]–174.
Ink, black, on white paper, for press, [31].
Insure and Ensure differentiated, [170].
Interrogation, note of, rules for use of, [112], [113].
Inure and Enure differentiated, [170].
“ise,” words ending in, [168], [169].

Junior, Esquire, rules for, [181].
Juxtaposition influences use of capitals, [189].

Language—“The Foundation for the Whole Faculty of Thinking”—should have the sharp oversight of those who would “diffuse knowledge among men,” [65].
Last reading for press; careful, deliberate, etc., [49]–51.
Lawyers’ briefs, [24].
Leaders, [121].
Lead pencils, avoid, when writing for press, [31].
Lead pencils, no erasure with, [28].
Length of pause at the various points, [72], [73].
Liberal pointing, [80].
Ligated letters, Old Style, [195].
Lines above and below a correction, to be compared when revising, [47].
LL.D., D.D., M.D., [181], [182].

Manuscript, faults of, reappear in proof-sheets, [25].
Manuscript for the press,—black ink on white paper, [31].
Manutii, The, [75]; Manutius, Aldus, [75].
“Mark-off,” [47].
Marks of Ellipsis, or Omission, [121].
Marks of Parenthesis, [120].
Marks of Quotation, [119], [120].
Marks used in correcting proof-sheets, [43], [45].
Matter “off its feet,” [42].
Meaning of “Put up” and “Put down,” [171], [172].
M.D., LL.D., D.D., [181], [182].
Mercantile chirography, [24], [26].
Method of reading points, capitals, etc., [46].
Mingling of styles, [40].

Namely, viz., to wit, how punctuated, [82].
Names of compositors on proofs, [46].
Names of countries, states, ships, towns, streets, political parties, etc., capitalized, [182].
Note of exclamation, rules for use of, [113], [114].
Note of interrogation, rules for use of, [112], [113].
Note on the “etc.,” in Rule 7, on use of capitals, [183]–189.
Note-references, [123].
Notes as to captions, size of type, form of tables, etc., to be furnished employees, [38].
Nouns ending in o, plurals of, [167], [168].

O and I, capitals, [181].
O, nouns ending in, [167], [168].
“Off its feet,” [42].
Old Style, [195]–201.
Omission, or Ellipsis, Marks of, [121].
One correct spelling, according to Webster, of variously spelled words, [127]–140.
One correct spelling, according to Worcester, of variously spelled words, [141]–154.
One style for Governmental publications desiderated, [127].
Orthography, [125]–170.
Orthography, definitions of, [125].
Orthography; the Webster list of doubtful words (1500+), in the one preferred manner of spelling, [127]–140.
Orthography; the Worcester list of doubtful words (1500+), in the one preferred manner of spelling, [141]–154.
Over-punctuated manuscript, [30].

Pagination of MS., [29].
Paragraph mark (¶), [122].
Parenthesis, [92]–94.
Parenthesis, marks of, [120].
Pauses and sense both indicated by punctuation, [75], [76].
Period, or full point, [96].
Personified things capitalized, [182].
Physicians’ chirography, [27].
Plurals, when denoted by apostrophe and s, [94], [95].
Pointing—close, liberal, [80].
Points, capitals, etc., method of reading by copy-holder, [46].
Points mark sense as well as pauses, [75], [76].
Possessive case of nouns singular ending in s, [94].
Preambles, resolves, and provisos, how punctuated, [81].
Preferred spelling, Webster’s, of 1500+ words of various orthography, [127]–140.
Preferred spelling, Worcester’s, of 1500+ words of various orthography, [141]–154.
Principal words capitalized, [175], [176].
Printers, usually best proof-readers, [35].
Professional men “at the case,” [36].
Proof-reader and Dr. Johnson, [32].
Proof-readers and compositors punctuate, [36].
Proof-reader, to query doubtful words, etc., [31].
Proof-reading, [33]–58.
Proof-sheets, marks used in correcting, [43], [45].
Proof-sheets, numbered in regular sequence, [46].
Proof-sheets of Records of Court, [51].
Proof-sheets, second reading and revising of, [47].
Proofs, routine in regard to, [37].
Proper nouns, having common form, put down, [183].
Propinquity a reason for putting up or putting down, [189]–192.
Provisos, preambles, and resolutions, how punctuated, [81].
Punctuation, [71]–124; a modern art, [73].
Punctuation, ancient and modern methods of, [73]–75.
Punctuation by compositor and proof-reader, [36].
Punctuation, by one reader only, [47].
Punctuation of viz., namely, to wit, [82].
Punctuation, rules of, not fixed, [75].
Punctuation, uniformity of, not attainable, [123].
“Put down” and “Put up,” meaning of, [171], [172].

Quantity, marks of, [121], [122].
Quotation marks, [119], [120].

Reading final proof before printing, [49]–51.
Reading Greek, [53]–56.
Reading points and capitals, [46].
Recapitulation of rules for right use of capitals, [192]–194.
Recipes—Greek and Latin, [27], [28].
Records of Court, no alterations in, allowable, except clerical errors in punctuation, [51].
Records of Court, transcripts of, with extraneous documents, [25].
Records of Court, uniform style in, not to be sought at expense of departing from copy, [51].
Reference marks to footnotes and sidenotes, [123].
Resolutions, preambles, and provisos, how punctuated, [81].
Restoring canceled words, [29].
Revising, [47].
Revising, in, great care required, [47].
Rhetorical points, [72].
Rules of punctuation, [96]–118.
Rules of punctuation not fixed, [75].
Rules for capitalization very bendable, [190].

Samples or directions and notes to printers, [38]–40.
Second proof, [46].
Second reading of proof by copy, [47].
Second, third, etc., revision of proof-sheets, [48].
Section mark (§), [123].
Semicolon, [98]–100.
Semicolon before as, when particulars follow a general statement, [82].
Sense and pauses, both indicated by points, [75], [76].
Sentences difficult and involved, compositor and proof-reader to follow copy carefully, [123], [124].
Separation of words in manuscripts, [74].
Size of type; captions; form of tables, etc., directions for, to be supplied, [38].
Slips of proof, numbered in sequence, [46].
Space before and after dash, [91].
Spanish ñ, [122].
Specimen of first proof, [44].
“Spectator” of 1711 wished for an Academy to settle differences between grammar and idiom, [65].
Spelling, errors in, silently corrected, [36].
“Stet,” [29].
Style, [59]–65.
Style of the office, [40].
Style of writing in the fifth century, [74].
Style, peculiarities of, to be noted by proof-reader, for reference, [37].
Styles, mingling of, [40].
Styles; Worcester, Webster, and Office, [61].
Subject and predicate, no comma between, except to prevent ambiguity, [77]–79.
Suggestions to writers for press, [28].
Supreme Being, names, etc., of, capitalized, [176]–180.
Syllabication, [87]–89.

Tables, form of; size of type; style of captions, etc., sometimes furnished to compositors and proof-readers, [38].
Technical terms used in this book, [202]–204.
Tout-ensemble survey of a proof-sheet, [40].
To wit, namely, viz., ending paragraph, how punctuated, [82].
Two “Chapter V.’s,” [30].
Type, how distributed, [34].

Umlaut, [122].
Uniformity—very important in some works, of no consequence in others, [52].
Use of comma, in many cases, depends upon taste, [80].

Varieties of style, [61]–63.
Various marks used in writing and printing, [118].
Various sizes of type—modern, [205].
Various sizes of type—old style, [205].
Viz., namely, to wit; ending paragraph, how punctuated, [83].
Viz., namely, to wit; how punctuated, [82].

Webster’s preferred columns of words of doubtful orthography, [127]–140.
Worcester’s preferred columns of words of doubtful orthography, [141]–154.
Words connected with a No. of designation, [182].
Words doubtful, query, [31].
Words ending in able, [155]–164; in ible, [165]–167.
Words ending in ise, [168], [169].
Words from dead and foreign languages, [56]–58.
Words ending in cion, [169].
Words l. c. when spelled in full, u. c. when contracted, [181].
Words, not English, to be printed in italics, [57], [58].
Words, not English, to be printed in roman, [58].
Write plain English, [26].
Writers for press should understand technics of proof-reading, [42].
Writing, bad, robs compositors, [21]–23.
Writing becomes automatic, [19].
Writing for the press, [15]–32.
Writing legibly, imperative, [21].
Writing, illegibility of the, protects printers in suits for damages, [15].