of the book,
so that the necessary facility and accuracy in computing under the four
fundamental rules may be acquired; as want of accuracy and rapidity in
mere calculations distracts the attention which should be given to the
investigation and correct statement of numerical exercises.

The Appendix contains a short chapter on the Metric System, a chapter on
Mensuration, and Miscellaneous Problems. The Metric System is treated
here because the great majority of grammar-school pupils have no time
for the subject, while those who have can as well learn the system at
this stage of their progress as earlier. The chapter on Mensuration is
suited to the ability of beginners. The intention is not to give a
system of Geometry, but to render familiar those notions of Geometry
that are indispensable for practical purposes. The whole subject has
been illustrated and enforced by numerous practical examples.

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