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Excerpt from Introduction to the Commercial Sciences, Vol. 1 The following lessons, which largely represent graduated instruction given in the first instance by the writer to his private pupils, would seem to have met the want of a guide to the treatment of such studies in schools that are giving effect, as far as circumstances allow, to the scheme now promoted by the Chambers of Commerce throughout the British Empire. At the same time he would express his satisfaction that the book has gained recognition in some Commercial Schools of the Continent. The curriculum of the First Grade Schools of Belgium, which has for many years been a proved success, has been closely followed in their preparation. That system is especially suggestive for English teachers, as the Athenees are organised much as our public schools, having both classical and modern divisions, the latter of which are subdivided into 'scientific' and 'commercial' sections. In entering upon the study of the Theory of Business a clear idea will first be required of the nature of economic wealth; of utility as the basis of exchange value, which satisfies rational human wants. 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.