Excerpt from Journal of Social Science, Vol. 18: Containing the Transactions of the American Association; May, 1884 The Papers included in this number of the Journal of Social Science, are all the Saratoga Papers of 1883 which have been received from the authors in condition for printing. As some mis apprehension mav exist in regard to the publication of Papers by the Association, it may here he said that all Papers engaged for the General Meeting of the American Social Science Association, are so engaged with the understanding that they may be printed in the Journal of Social Science. If the Council so decide; if, there fore, the writers choose to publish their Papers elsewhere. (to which the Council offers no objection), it must be with the stipula tion that these Papers may also be published in the Journal, at the Option of the Council as to time of publication. The absence of some of the Saratoga Papers of 1883, will be noticed; the Address of Rev. Dr. On Free Thought in Politics, and that of Mr. D. G. Mitchell, on Public Parks. Being withheld by the authors. A list of the Addresses and Papers at the Meeting of 1883, will be found on pages v. And vi., and the announcements for the meeting of next September, so far as can now he made, are on pages vn. And viii. 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.