INthefollowingpagesthesubjectofMoneyhasbeentreatedascomingwithintherangeoftheexactsciences;theconclusionsbeingassumedtobeinthenatureofdemonstrations.Thattheywhollycontradictthoselaiddowninthebooks,whichhavebeenacceptedasfundamentaltruthsformorethantwothousandyears,isduetothefactthatasubjectwhichcouldonlybemadetoyieldtorigidanalysishasbeentreatedafterthemannerofAristotleandtheSchools,AlthoughthelawsofMoneyareassumedtobesufficientlylaiddowninthefirstpartofthework,thewriter,fromtheuniversalprevalenceoferroneousopinions,haslostnoopportunityofillustratingtheminthediscussionswhichfollow.Ifhehavenotinallcasesclearlyestablishedtheconnectionbetweenhisconclusionsandpremises,thereasonwill,hebelieves,befoundinthefactthathehasnot,withallhisefforts,yetbeenableentirelytoemancipatehimselffromthemethodsoftheEconomistsandSchoolmen.