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SUGGESTIONS TO READERS
- The general reader will be chiefly interested in the five chapters of the text, of which Chapter IV is the chief.
- Those who find any difficulty in accepting the argument in the text are referred to Appendix II, of which §1 and §3 will probably be found of most general use.
- The General Summary is designed for those who think they have not time to read the book.
- The Summary by Sections will supply the starting point for reading any special part of the text desired.
- The analytical table of contents, the index, and the running page headings have been constructed to facilitate the use of the book as one of reference.
- Chapter II may help those who do not yet believe that the so-called "high cost of living" is, at bottom, a shrunken dollar.
- Chapter III is commended especially to those who imagine that there is little wrong with our present monetary system.
- Appendix IV, §3, is for those craving good company in espousing new ideas.
- Appendices I and III and Appendix II, §2, are intended chiefly for technical economists.
- Appendix VI gives references for further study and verification.
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