XII In derivatives of words ending in _-t_, the division follows the accent.

objec-tion, not object-ion, defec-tion, not defect-ion, but respec-tively, not respect-ively and distinc-tion, not distinct-ion.

XIII Never separate c and g from the vowels e, i, and y upon which their soft sound depends.

re-li-gion ca-pa-ci-ty

XIV Never separate q from u, qu is a single sound.

XV Do not divide nothing.

XVI Do not divide words of four letters.

XVII Do not divide words of five or six letters if it can be avoided.  Good spacing, however, must be considered of first importance.

XVIII In wide measures (20 ems or more) do not divide so as to end or begin a line with a syllable of two letters.  Here again, however, good spacing is the first consideration.

XIX Do not divide words of two syllables pronounced as one, including past participles of short words.

heaven power prayer beamed often

XX Avoid additional hyphens in hyphenated words if possible.

object-lesson fellow-being poverty-stricken

XXI Do not separate a divisional mark (a), (1) from the matter to which it pertains.

XXII Do not divide an amount stated in figures.

XXIII Do not divide proper names, especially those of persons, if it can be avoided.

XXIV Do not divide initials or such combinations as a.m., B.C.

XXV Do not divide the last word on a page so as to carry a part of it to the next page.

XXVI Do not divide the last word of the last full line of a paragraph.

XXVII More than two divisions in successive lines should be avoided.

XXVIII Never divide at all if you can help it.

IMPORTANCE OF SPACING

It must always be remembered that good spacing is the first consideration.  Nothing is more offensive to the eye of a good judge of printing than bad spacing.  “Rivers” of white, dark spots, crowded black text, are very serious blemishes to a page.  An ordinary book page is a study in color, the colors employed being black and white.  Proper combination, balance, and proportion are as important here as in places where a variety of colors is employed.  Many of the foregoing rules must be held subject to the exigencies of proper spacing.  A rigid adherence, for example, to the rule that not more than two consecutive lines should end with divided words will not justify a badly spaced, unsightly line.  There are many things that look worse than a hyphen at the end of the last full line in a paragraph.  Avoidance of dividing the last word on a page, however, would justify even bad spacing, because of the gain to the reader.  In the last resort, the interests of the reader must always have first consideration.