Excerpt from New Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 1 of 10: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, With Many Articles by Special Writers, Fully Illustrated and Revised Throughout to Date, With Over One Hundred Colored Maps; An-Audubon There is no logic so stern and unbending as the logic of facts. And this set of facts may well make a thoughtful man pause and wonder. What shall we do? Because of the impossibility of dealing with this great mass of literature, shall we give up in despair? Shall we refuse a well-chdsen bouquet because we cannot have all the flowers of the garden? Shall we decline to gaze upon the patient, peaceful stars, because we can only see a few thousands, while uncounted millions lie beyond the range of our visiori? True wisdom suggests that we use the winnowing fan with unsparing hand; that we let the chaff fly on the wings of the wind, while we garner the finest of the, wheat with jealous care. But after all our winnowing, and care, and prudence, there must remain an enormous mass with which we cannot deal. And it is just here where a comprehensive and reliable encyclopaedia comes, if not to solve the whole problem at issue, at least to render efficient and invaluable-aid in circumstances environed with perplexities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.