e failures and to "begin again," as much time is lost in these fruitless
attempts. Nothing less than !absolute integrity! is or can be demanded of a
quantitative analyst, and any disregard of this principle, however slight, is
as fatal to success as lack of chemical knowledge or inaptitude in manipulation
can possibly be.
NOTEBOOKS
Notebooks should contain, beside the record of observations, descriptive notes.
All records of weights should be placed upon the right-hand page, while that
on the left is reserved for the notes, calculations of factors, or the amount
of reagents required.
The neat and systematic arrangement of the records of analyses is of the first
importance, and is an evidence of careful work and an excellent credential.
Of two notebooks in which the results may be, in fact, of equal value as legal
evidence, that one which is neatly arranged will carry with it greater weight.
All records should be dated, and all observations should be recorded at once
in the notebook. The making of
