diff --git a/striplog/component.py b/striplog/component.py
index 2e31b15..c796513 100644
--- a/striplog/component.py
+++ b/striplog/component.py
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ def __init__(self, properties=None):
                     # Cope with a boolean...
                     setattr(self, k, v)
                 else:
-                    try:  # To treat as number...
-                        setattr(self, k, float(v))
-                    except ValueError:  # Just add it.
+                    try:
                         setattr(self, k, v)
                     except TypeError:  # It's probably None.
                         continue
@@ -106,8 +104,8 @@ def __eq__(self, other):
             s = {k.lower(): v.lower() for k, v in ds if v}
             o = {k.lower(): v.lower() for k, v in do if v}
         except (AttributeError, ValueError):  # Dealing with numbers.
-            s = {k.lower(): v for k, v in ds if isinstance(v, strobj) or isinstance(v, bool)}
-            o = {k.lower(): v for k, v in do if isinstance(v, strobj) or isinstance(v, bool)}
+            s = {k.lower(): v for k, v in ds if isinstance(v, strobj) or isinstance(v, bool) or isinstance(v, int)}
+            o = {k.lower(): v for k, v in do if isinstance(v, strobj) or isinstance(v, bool) or isinstance(v, int)}
 
         # Compare.
         if s == o:
diff --git a/striplog/striplog.py b/striplog/striplog.py
index f77f189..67bf55b 100644
--- a/striplog/striplog.py
+++ b/striplog/striplog.py
@@ -662,6 +662,62 @@ def from_csv(cls, filename=None,
 
         f.close()
 
+        remap = remap or {}
+        for k, v in remap.items():
+            reorg[v] = reorg.pop(k)
+
+        data = cls._clean_longitudinal_data(reorg, null=null)
+
+        list_of_Intervals = cls._build_list_of_Intervals(data,
+                                                         points=points,
+                                                         lexicon=lexicon,
+                                                         include=include,
+                                                         exclude=exclude,
+                                                         ignore=ignore,
+                                                         stop=stop)
+
+        return cls(list_of_Intervals, source=source)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict_advanced(cls, dict,
+                 lexicon=None,
+                 points=False,
+                 include=None,
+                 exclude=None,
+                 remap=None,
+                 function=None,
+                 null=None,
+                 ignore=None,
+                 source=None,
+                 stop=None,
+                 ):
+        """
+        Load from a dictionary reusing `from_csv` post processing.
+
+        Args
+            dict (dict): python dict containing the data.
+            lexicon (Lexicon): The lexicon to use, optional. Only needed if \
+                parsing descriptions (e.g. cuttings).
+            points (bool): Whether to make a point dataset (as opposed to \
+                ordinary intervals with top and base. Default is False.
+            include: Default is None.
+            exclude: Default is None.
+            remap: Default is None.
+            function: Default is None.
+            null: Default is None.
+            ignore: Default is None.
+            source: Default is None.
+            stop: Default is None.
+            fieldnames: Default is None.
+
+        Returns
+            Striplog. A new instance.
+        """
+
+        # Reorganize the data to make fixing it easier.
+        reorg = dict
+
+
         remap = remap or {}
         for k, v in remap.items():
             reorg[v] = reorg.pop(k)
@@ -1095,7 +1151,7 @@ def copy(self):
                         order=self.order,
                         source=self.source)
 
-    
+
 
 
 
@@ -1230,7 +1286,7 @@ def to_log(self,
                 you are asking for. It's up to you to make sure the function
                 does what you want.
             bins (bool): Whether to return the index of the items from the
-                lookup table. If False, then the item itself will be returned. 
+                lookup table. If False, then the item itself will be returned.
             dtype (str): The NumPy dtype string for the output log.
             table (list): Provide a look-up table of values if you want. If you
                 don't, then it will be constructed from the data.
@@ -2623,7 +2679,7 @@ def from_macrostrat(cls, lng, lat, buffer_size=0.2):
             This is simply a helper function to make things easier, but it
             works because we know what our data looks like in advance.
 
-        Note: In order to plot this, you will need to add space for text and 
+        Note: In order to plot this, you will need to add space for text and
             other decoration. This simply gives a Striplog back which _can_
             be plotted.
 
@@ -2640,8 +2696,8 @@ def from_macrostrat(cls, lng, lat, buffer_size=0.2):
         lat = 44.4454632
         buffer_size = 0.3
         striplog.striplog.from_macrostrat(lng, lat, buffer_size)
-        {'top': Position({'middle': 358.9, 'units': 'm'}), 
-            'base': Position({'middle': 419.2, 'units': 'm'}), 
+        {'top': Position({'middle': 358.9, 'units': 'm'}),
+            'base': Position({'middle': 419.2, 'units': 'm'}),
             'description': '', 'data': {}, 'components': [Component({
                 'map_id': 948660.0, 'scale': 'small', 'source_id': 7.0,
                 'name': 'Devonian plutonic: undivided granitic rocks',
@@ -2665,7 +2721,7 @@ def from_macrostrat(cls, lng, lat, buffer_size=0.2):
                 't_int': 112.0, 'b_int': 122.0, 'color': '#409963',
                 'source': 'MacroStrat.org (CC-BY)})]}
         """
-        # Get the 
+        # Get the
         features = utils.geology_from_macrostrat(lng=lng, lat=lat,
                                                  buffer_size=buffer_size)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_component.py b/tests/test_component.py
index 18cfcf4..91e8350 100644
--- a/tests/test_component.py
+++ b/tests/test_component.py
@@ -90,3 +90,8 @@ def test_from_text():
     assert rock3 == rock4
     rock5 = Component.from_text(s, lexicon, required='not there')
     assert not rock5  # Should be None
+
+def test_integer_comparison():
+    formations = range(1, 3)
+    table = [Component({'lith': l}) for l in formations]
+    assert (table[0] == table[1]) is False