FOOTNOTES:
[1] Owing to a difference in the methods of reckoning time used by England and other nations between the years 1582 and 1752,—when all became practically alike,—it was common to make use of "double-dating." In so doing, the terms, "Old Style" and "New Style" were used, and to make the dates of the former and the latter correspond, ten days are added to all dates of the period between 1582 and 1700. December 11, 1620, Old Style, would be, in our present reckoning, December 21, 1620 ("Forefathers' Day").
[2] At the beginning of a letter, Dear Sir may be followed by (1) a comma, (2) a comma and a dash, or (3) a colon. It should never be followed by a semicolon. (3) is more formal than (2) and (1).
[3] The usage of many writers and publishers, however, is to omit commas in such cases; that is, they prefer "a, b and c," to "a, b, and c." The latter usage, as described above, is followed in this book.
[4] On an envelope it is becoming customary to omit all punctuation at the end of lines, except periods after abbreviations.
[5] Notice that the names of the seasons do not begin with capitals unless they are personified.