Transcriber's Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.with the exception of emdashes and long dashes which seem to have been chosen on a whim. This was retained as no clear usage could be determined.
Varied hyphenation was retained. Archaic spelling was retained, this includes words such as "controul" and "bason." Decisions on what to correct were mainly made on the spelling occurring more than once in the text.
The dictionary portion of the text places the letter V before the letter U.
[Page 485], the entry for "WILD DUCKS" was moved to before "WILD FOWL."
The remaining corrections made are indicated by dotted lines under the corrections. Scroll the mouse over the word and the original text will appear.