Saleswomen, how to choose, 219; when beauty in, not an advantage, 220. Salvage, legal meaning of, 318. Sample, what constitutes a sale by, 238. Sample cards, advantages of, 213. Seal, effect of, on promissory notes, 287; different kinds of, 349. SELLING GOODS AT WHOLESALE, chapter on, 252 to 272. Senses, cultivation of, 54; expertness of wool-sorters and tea-tasters, 54. Shipley, how he made his fortune, 51. Skill, mechanical, how acquired, 152. Smith, Adam, on making nails, 172; on the advantage of having different Smith, Sydney, on decision of character, 57; on attaining excellence, 124. SPECULATING IN GOODS AND STOCKS, chapter on, 320 to 328. Statistics, of failures, 185; to guide speculators, 323; about cotton un- Statute of Frauds, 198; of limitations, 199. Steam-power better than water, 168. Stephenson, George, his marvellous industry, 127; his early wages, 158. Stocks, speculating in, 324; Ricardo's rules for, 325; novel privileges Stone-mason, qualifications for, 154; anecdote of, 159. Stone-cutters, their need of good lungs, 154. Stoppage in transitu, meaning of, 271. Sturgis, Jonathan, the three valuable lessons given, 133. Sugden, advice of, in making Wills, 355. Supercargoes, advantage of sending, with important consignments, 283. TEAS, adulteration of green, 233. Temper, importance of controlling, 59; how a Quaker mastered his, 60. 210. Tender, meaning of, in law, 351; when part of claim is admitted, 352. TRADES, chapter on, 151 to 163. Trades-unions considered, 160; effect of, on mechanics in England, 161. Trustees, duty of, 353. Type-setting, secret of successful, 157. VALUE, definition of, 177. Ventilation of stores, 207. WAGES Considered, 176; interest of manufacturers to favor high, 177. Warranty, when manufacturers must give, 179; in sales by sample, 188; Water, when wealth, 42. Water-power compared with steam, 169. 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