Transcriber’s Note:

A table of contents was added for convenience of readers.

Words may have multiple spelling variations or inconsistent hyphenation in the text. These were left unchanged.

Printing errors, such as reversed letters, missing or excess spaces between words, and partially printed letters and punctuation, were corrected. Final stops missing at the end of sentences and abbreviations were added. Commas in lists were added or deleted, where appropriate.

The following items were changed: