Transcriber's Note

Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and typographical errors have been corrected without note.

A table of contents, though not present in the original publication, has been provided below:

• Part One
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
• Part Two
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
• Part Three
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
• Part Four
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12