Excerpt from Systematic Indexing When our stock of information has been systematically arranged, and is available for use, it has ceased to be a mere note-book, which it may have been at the start; it has gradually developed into the nucleus of an intelligence department, covering all the subjects and their ramifications within the scope of our activity. It has become a powerful base on the strength of which successful Operations may be undertaken. But let there be no doubt about it: it is an instrument, we are its masters. To resume: information is useful, but the degree Of its useful ness is very largely dependent on our powers of turning it to account. That the right kind and quantity of it is an important asset cannot be questioned, but the secret of its application, its successful exploitation, lies within us. To begin with we must have our stock of information. Indexing, which is the process by which our information is collected and made accessible is therefore a subject whose importance it would be difficult to overestimate; it is, a subject which no man aspiring to success can afford to ignore altogether. 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.