Transcriber’s Notes
Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.
Simple typographical errors were corrected; occasional unbalanced quotation marks retained.
Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained; occurrences of inconsistent hyphenation have not been changed.
Many of the original illustrations were grainy and faded. In this eBook, the graininess has been reduced, when possible, and the contrast has been increased, when necessary.
Text frequently uses either “De” or “de” in people’s names.
The List of Illustrations had “Christmas Chimes” and “Whispers of Love” in the wrong sequence; corrected here.
The List of Illustrations omitted the portrait of Queen Victoria. It has been added by the Transcriber.
“Van’t Hoff” is consistently printed that way in the original book, and is shown that way here. It should be “Van ’t Hoff” with a space. There may be similar misprints of other names.
Page 109: “growth—force” may be a misprint for “growth-force”.
Page 192: Most of the illustration’s handwriting on this page is illegible.
Page 403: “Bauken” was printed that way; probably refers to “Bautzen.”
Page 527: The illustrated examples of the letters of the alphabet in the “Child’s Guide” were not in alphabetic order, and there was no example for “J”. In this eBook, the text accompanying those examples is presented in alphabetic sequence.
Page 721: “Marseilles” was printed that way; must be a misprint for “Versailles.”