The principle of a change of style by reason of juxtaposition, is recognized in the following direction for printing an important work on the fisheries: “Put quantities, measurements, distances, and sums of money in figures; numbers of men and vessels spelled, except where large numbers occur together.”
RECAPITULATION.
In the preceding part of this chapter we felt it necessary to give many examples, and enter upon some discussion of styles. To save time and trouble in turning many leaves to find some particular rule, we give below, all the rules in compact form, with but brief, if any, examples in illustration.
RULE I. The initial letter of every sentence should be a capital.
This rule has been long established. It scarcely requires an example.
RULE II. The first letter in every line of poetry should be a capital.
What though my wingèd hours of bliss have been
Like angel-visits, few and far between.—Campbell.
RULE III. Principal words in the titles of books, of important documents, of proclamations, of edicts, of conventions, and words of especial distinction in monographs, should be put up.
There is in the library a book entitled, “An Interesting Narrative of the Travels of James Bruce, Esq., into Abyssinia, to Discover the Source of the Nile.” {p193}