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of them. Where we can find, by hook or by 

 crook, the real name of the author of a pseudony- 

 mous work, it is entered under the real name, 

 with a cross-reference from the pseudonym. 

 Otherwise it is entered provisionally under the 

 fictitious name, as, for example, " VERITAS, 

 pseudon." Anonymous works are entered under 

 the first word of the title, neglecting particles; 

 and the head-line is left blank, so that if the au- 

 thor is ever discovered, his name may be inserted 

 there, enclosed within brackets. In former times 

 it was customary for the cataloguer to enter such 

 works under what he deemed to be the most im- 

 portant word of the title, or the word most likely 

 to be remembered ; but in practice this rule has 

 been found to cause great confusion, since people 

 are by no means sure to agree as to the most im- 

 portant word. To some it may seem absurd to en- 

 ter an anonymous " Treatise on the Best Method 

 of preparing Adhesive Mucilage " under the word 

 " Treatise " rather than under " Mucilage ; " but 

 it should be remembered that he who consults an 

 alphabetical catalogue is supposed to know the 

 title for which he is looking; and, in our own li- 

 brary at least, any one who remembers only the 

 subject of the work he is seeking can always refer 

 to the catalogue of subjects. 



