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fiome German writer, but is here given with modifications, each 

 •chart consisting of one hundred squares representing the years of 

 the century, while colored sections within the squares indicate 

 the important events. The plan is certainly ingenious; but we 

 must confess to hasing considerable doubt as to the efficacy of 

 any such contrivances. It may be worth trying, however, and 

 the book is meritorious even apart from the charts. 



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