Part 21
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Transcriber’s Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
Page 123, “Keif” changed to “Kief” (grand duchy of Kief remained)
Page 138, repeated word “more” deleted from text. Original read (more more than 9,500 cubic)
Page 145, “possiby” changed to “possibly” (cyanogen, and possibly oxygen)
Page 146, “comatic” changed to “cometic” (cometic phenomena are concerned)
Page 149, “hear” changed to “hears” (one hears all sorts)
Page 150, “ustly” changed to “justly” (justly what seem to)
Page 155, “Daised” changed to “Daisied” (Daisied meadows of our)
Page 157, “be” changed to “he” (he does a little better)
Page 165, “vincicate” changed to “vindicate” (A. To vindicate)
Page 166, “is” changed to “in” (difficulty in obtaining a)
Page 169, word “who” added to text (that he who would be)
Page 172, “Kinmball” changed to “Kimball” (Miss K. F. Kimball, Plainfield, N. J.)