Transcriber's Note:
- The original spelling, hyphenation, and punctuation have been retained, with the exception of apparent typographical errors which have been corrected.without note.
- Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained.
- Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant form was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.
- Mid-paragraph illustrations have been moved between paragraphs and some illustrations have been moved closer to the text that references them. The List of Illustrations paginations were changed accordingly.
- Variants not changed:
- Center and centre.
- Gentlemens and gentlemans.