[F] Vol. II., p. 177.
[G] Hist., Vol. II., p. 545.
[H] Hist., Vol. III., p. 183.
[I] Hist., Vol. III., p. 99.
[J] Hist., Vol. I., p. 212.
Going to the Bottom the Only Way to reach the Top.—First go to the bottom of everything which you have to do. Know all its principles. If it be a trade, know not only its rules, but the reasons for them. If it be merchandise in raw materials, or in one or more manufactured articles, be sure to learn the whole process, from the planting of the seed, or the digging of the ore, to the completed fabric. Do this by observation, conversation with the heads of departments, and with workmen in different specialties. This was the plan of the late William E. Dodge.—From Dr. J. M. Buckley’s “Oats or Wild Oats.”