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."