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to use a textbook. He should select the latest editions of 
several of the best textbooks, if any, upon his appropriate sub- 
ject. To find the particular point for which he needs to use 
such textbooks he should examine the tables of contents to find 
the subdivision where his particular topic is discussed, and if 
he cannot find what he wants in this way he should examine 
the indexes to find the selected word or phrase where his 
apposite word or phrase is treated. Sometimes in this work 
the searcher will find new words or phrases suggested to him 
which will help him in his further search. 
Encyclopedias. In discussing the use of encyclopedias only 
the use of Corpus Juris-Cyc will be explained, because if the 
student learns the method of using this set he can adapt the 
method to the use of any encyclopedia by substituting for the 
“law chart” the publisher’s scheme of classification. The 
publishers of the above encyclopedia have issued a law chart 
which shows their scheme of. classification. According to this 
chart the field of the law is divided into seven grand divisions: 
Persons, Property, Contracts, Torts, Crimes, Remedies, and 
Government; each grand division has a number of. subheads; 
and each subhead a number of topics. The topics are the 
titles of articles treated in Corpus-Juris and' the Cyclopedia 
of Law and Procedure. At the head of each of such articles is 
a detailed analysis of its contents and a table of cross-refer- 
ences to other articles treating related subjects. The Cy- 
clopedia of Law and Procedure has an index* called “Index 
and Concordance of Cyc”. If a reference to that work is found 
it can be translated into the proper reference to Corpus- 
Juris by the parallel reference tables in each volume of 
Corpus-Juris. The searcher should be able to decide from his 
preliminary analysis of his facts within which grand division 
of the law as above divided up his problem falls. If it falls 
within two or more, as for example persons and contracts, 
other things being equal it will be treated under the first one 
in the order given. He must then examine the subheads in the 
grand division selected, and after that the topics under the 
subhead, to ascertain where his question is most likely to be 
treated. With these topics found he should consult the analy- 
sis and table of cross-references at the head of each. Finally, 
as an additional safeguard, he should scan the Index and Con- 
cordance of Cyc for the apposite words and phrases in his list, 
