CHAPTER VII.

HOW TO SET ABOUT AN INDEX.

Hints as to the Making of an Index--Two Kinds of Index--Arrangement of Growing Indexes--Use of Cards, Paper Slips, or Foolscap--Indexer's Knowledge of the Book to be Indexed--Selection of the best Catchword--Use of Numerals--Index for Different Editions of Same Book--Cutting up and arranging Slips--Sorting into Alphabet--Pasting down the Slips--Paste to Use--Calculations of the Relative Lengths of the Letters of the Alphabet--Preparation of "Copy" for the Printer--Correction of the Press 172