PREFACE V 



come thoroughly familiar with such matters as are found 

 in Part IV ; and he will frequently find that reference to 

 the remainder of the book will answer perplexing ques- 

 tions. 



Lastly: The general uniformity of decisions relative 

 to specific points, with the frequent raising of the same 

 questions, indicates that members of the legal profession 

 must have sometimes misled their patrons. It is not pre- 

 sumed that an attorney would intentionally deceive his 

 client, but it is easier to get into court than to get out, 

 and it seems probable that the "case" has been started 

 as the result of the error of a lawyer first consulted. 

 "Where there is liability, it is the duty of the attorney 

 to attempt a settlement out of court. It is hoped that 

 attorneys practicing in rural communities will find this 

 little book helpful, not as an exliaustive exposition of 

 the law involved, but as an indication of the general 

 interpretation bearing upon the problems. "We have 

 taken care to verify the citations, which will be found 

 more ample in the table than in the text. 



For those interested in a more complete discussion of 

 administrative law, frequent reference has been made 

 to my larger work, designated simply as "Public 

 Health," the numbers referring to sections there- 

 in. Cross references to sections of these "Essentials" 

 will be found to greatly assist the reader in mastering 

 the subjects considered. 



Henry B. Hemenway. 



Evanston, 111. 



Dec. 27, 1915. 



