Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1803-07-15

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"A s the practical tendency Of the work
IL here announced, must Be evident,
its peculiar nature scarcely requires fur
thef explanation.
When We consider the natural eonditil
On 81 man, die object Of IN his pursuits
becomes 4 once manifest and dehned.
IoIive with Subtraction TO himself and
Others 30 procure % many CONFLICTS Of
life as are consistent with his mental and
bodily constitutions land 70 avert inn
pending dagger IN other words to
preserve himself from tie Injurious IT.
taeks ofexternal agents, are nearly he
whole of what relates 10 The practical
part Of human life. The present work
being exelusively devoted 10 the depart
insnts of health and general ECONOMY, no
subjeet could with prppriety Be introdu-
ced, which had I reference TO ethics 81
morals, 10 metaphy isles, Or die abstrSci
and professional sciences.
In order to unite conciseness with kes
neral utility, he iheoritieal o. specnla-
tive part Of every invention, discover,
or improvement, forms bat small por-
ton of the Domestic EncyclopSd ia--be.
cause the rationale, 81 elementary prin-
ciples are only inserted IN those instances
where he subject cannot be sufficiently
understood without them. And az the
Alphabetical form possesses many adsan.
tagesover the syste1natic division and
subdivision of articles, il has, in the pre.
sent case. been preferred, Is more. eligi,
gihlr for ; popular work.
4 rs Il win Sc easily conceived, thar The
subjects treated cfin this collection must
Be numerous and Important; inasmuch
rs the economical sciences are iutimate-
y connected with natural and experi.
mental philosophy, including die know-
ledge Of useful animals, plants, md mi.
neTals ehsmistry, agriculture, garden
ing, hunting, the cultivation 81 trees,
rearing fsaitle, 6shing. &c. TO enable,
however, The reader 70 Judge Of the me-
thod 81 which subjects apparently intri.
cate and ahstsnse, are reduced 10 the L.
vel ofordinafy capacities, the following
heads win furnish an outline Of the eco
nomical dictionary.
1. Aconcise historical account ofthe
subject under confederation, orthe man.
nerin which i Is most advanfaeeoualy
produced, either BY nature or arr. !. .for
instance, fuel, candles, ha,s, shoes, wine,
yarn, &c.
a.The k1ost judicious and eeonomi.
eal mode Of applying every substanee %
s. An Tie newly discovered method.
81 defending the cbieets Of domestic and
rural economy, from the effects Of air,
heat, and cold, the changes Of climate
seasons, and other contingent causes
likewise, the most eifectual way Of pre-,
serving particular substances, such ii
seeds. roots, plants, SC. from the depre,
datious ofinsects, replies. and other ami
mails.
4. An explanation Of he general ef
fects which every article Of food ane
drink, Is wen rs al external and ccutin
genteauses, produce on the health Of III.
body togethef with the most approved
rules and directions for It's presefvation
5. As the list of human Affections cou
tain many and obstinate diseases such a
cancers, consumption, epilepsy, gout
palsy, white-swellings, &c. which hav,