Variations in spelling and hyphenation have been left as in the original.
For the convenience of the reader, a [Table of Contents] has been added by the transcriber.
Pages 492 and 522 are blank in the original.
The letters "B. C." appear both spaced and unspaced in the original. They have been standardized to include a space.
Where the abbreviation "St." was missing a period, the period has been added.
The chapter header "JANUARY." has been added by the transcriber.
The following corrections have been made to the text:
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