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.
Contents page, "Soapboiler" changed to more frequent "Soap-Boiler."
P. ix, "removed from the ignorance," original reads "ignora ce."
P. 16, "south-western parts," hyphen added for consistency within text.
P. 47, "maltster checks," original reads "malster."
P. 53, "render the wine palatable," original reads "palateable."
P. 66, Illustration at start of "Manufacturer of Cloth" chapter has no caption in original.
P. 101, "sewn together to form hats," original reads "sown."
P. 174, "released from his dependence," original reads "dependance."
P. 185, "Thomas Newcomen," original reads "Newcomer."
P. 249, Illustration at start of "Teacher" chapter has no caption in original.
P. 249 and 252, "rabbis," original reads "rabbies."