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angement ..I* r.-rtain detail- in this book. 



In readm- tlii- i-riuif tin* author was aided by hi* *if- 



M. i: I 'eck, and desires to express hisap- 



.-. 'I'll.- author wishes 



to acknowledge hi> indebtedness to his wife for encour- 

 Miice in tin the book. 



STUAKT CUAJM 

 Northampton, July, 1 



PREFACE TO SECOND KIUTION 



puhlication of tlir -.,,!,,! r.lition of this book has 



enablr<l tin- author i.. make a i'<-w improvements in tin* 



jind to add at tin- MI| of Chapter 1\ . a brief note 



upon the family as a in social evolution. This 



human institution lias <1 un<lu<* emphasis as the 



:ial form of association. It HWIIKH! well to cite a 



few opinions upon this point. 



Several errors which app-aiv.l in tin- first edition have 

 been corn ( -t -.1. In a few cases the inadvertent ;i ission 

 of quotation mai-k- an<l credits has been Th- 



author wishex to thank 1 \I. M. Metrah 



callii :tion to the>e inf-licities. The helpful criti 



cism of other details has been also appreciated by Die 

 author. 



Deceni i-L 



