APPENDIX 



The body of this volume is based mainly upon the experi- 

 ence and observation of the author, with little or no reference 

 to the experiences of others, and no reliance whatever upon 

 "authorities." I wished my own conclusions to go for what 

 they may be worth. Tlie appendix is intended to supplement 

 my own observations with the experience and observation of 

 others upon some of the same subjects, to illustrate more freely 

 some topics w^hicli were necessarily treated but briefly in the 

 text, to indicate to general readers not having access to large 

 libraries, the sources from which, at least expense, they may 

 inform themselves further upon any of the subjects here treated 

 in which they may be specially interested, and to serve, in 

 some measure, as a statistical hand-book. As will be noted, 

 however, I have not hesitated to introduce discussion in con- 

 nection with any subject upon which I thought discussion or 

 explanation would be helpful, in which respect this differs 

 from the usual conception of an "appendix." 



All statistical and other matter not original has been cred- 

 ited to original sources, when known, and otherwise to the 

 publications in which it was found. The diagrams illustrat- 

 ing the subject of the Currency have, unless otherwise speci- 

 fied, been prepared for this volume from data familiar to all 

 students of the subject. E. F. A. 



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