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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
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The Ox and the Talent in Homer 1
CHAPTER II.
Primitive Systems of Currency 10
CHAPTER III.
The distribution of the Ox and the distribution of Gold 47
CHAPTER IV.
Primaeval Trade Routes 105
CHAPTER V.
The Art of Weighing was first employed for Gold 112
CHAPTER VI.
The Gold Unit everywhere the value of a Cow 124
CHAPTER VII.
The Weight Systems of China and Further Asia 155
CHAPTER VIII.
How were Primitive Weight Units fixed? 169
CHAPTER IX.
Statement and Criticism of the Old Doctrines 195
