Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-22
ENTERTAINING KNOW-I -IE ~ I1;Ij7T--

-, GiN AlNING KNOW LEDGE.
VIE Library OF Entertaining knowledhe vol lst part lsi
published undo, the supen,endence society
NJ y Chainuan ' a,S GIoMlease IL, BoSg6an Esq r. s.
No 49, Library OF Useful Kno1,edc. ,sc.,xc, :, c.s,s
cheap publications aur ~
The .4niericum Journal of .Scie,,ce and -1,fs
M As projected in 1917, and meuced in July,
w 1915 Before that period original journal lof
Science had appeared in this county, cxcep, tina, of Dr.
BRUCE, which was limited to miner osy, with
the completion Of the first volume. The American Jour
nal has been sustained with little reward. aud
STUDIES sometimes dscouIegn until has reached it's
sixteenth volume Ample illustrations, by sngravnes and
large excess OF matter IN every number, bcyotd wbat
was stipulated, have made il AN expensive work.
From ITS commencement to the present tine il has Cost
from $4,000 10000 dollars ea,Iy nil thai has
eeevsd has been paid for the support Of work. -ay-
ing little except The exchange journals, aud back yo-
umeS. ~
Hereafter the expenses will not fall short of s9cto NOR
anu; ana should all the copy be paid for they iuay swell
even l" 25Oo aud the editor aiope is yesnor.
sble.
As the writings of OILERS have been so largely and Ib
TH"y contributed TO the pages of the journal th. .do,
may be permitted to say that there his ha nds SUM-
cen' evidence TO shew that II has eSentia lily puinote
some of our best Interests at home; that il has hss
well received abroadi and that it has becom, in
some measure, identified with the trorrcss ~ ,,
Science and Arts of The present day. T5j, be.. ,In
TACT, is unreasonable to ask this great and on,
na'on mat the number Of good subscribers (Which has
never exceeded six husdied, aud which Ia. h.on
recently diminished by failure in EnrIandS ,honii
TIC 50 augmented that the editor may be enabled IN
mir al mid
c'sSa'y 10 Inc perfection aud perre:uiiy Of tie work,
by steady perseverance, through period of eleven
years, rs now aseeuaincd, that American Journal
ni Science and Arts can be sustained, SO as tn ar,u
respect aud confidence ia Europe. but Uis our,ai la
siiil to obtain an adequate patronage at home: nn,r
tLghest ground - w GO
oEE THOUSAND suBscRinERs ARE NECESSARY I,
give me american Journal entire sreuIiiy and TO add in
the most desirable degree, its Elf .ieucy and IN the -
celence Ut lite execution both in HnaeTieI and m N, or
eT"d' dress Who doubt that. with proper exeItion,
OBTAINED ~ ''
AS on former occasion. (Is27) when .ims, ,r,,.,
saved the journal from extinction, IL is now again r.,
Iechuy suggested, d.tnits ms OF comps,,ins a.
inject which appears desir able, that all those bo -
hnnoI the Journal with their patronage should n,te ~
simple precise effort procuring each one odJ,onJI
-T'0eT' and that such others, may approve of the d.,
sign, should add their names. wv Wv
To all those I" whor it may be acceptable snfi.1c
good SubscnJers "'"1
On those who,rwo years sine e. ruth ,quaI kjnd,,,, md
puohc PTit successfully made this effort, might be in
ecae 10 press asatn still there is
that their influence would te, MS il then was en-
tua and 1t is therefore again inpi'ed aid of the exer
'ons Of those, Ia whom the subject may now for the first
time, commend itself
Although the American Journal has been published mar
one Of ancient md mpntta, unive,.i,ies - IT,
e0T 'Ha any focdt feature, nor has AZ esDOtd or b,,,
sustained by any local interest 800
Inc editor deems it dishonor confess, that bis
yt"gS are deeply interested in its SUGGEST and that .
mas he from the beginning his ambition and his pr;S
To see the American Jnurnal established as oe,usnrn
NAIIoNhb WORK; destined to survive. he
C"seo nom ms IaboTs lie hopes to- see il flourish
WIN new vgor and with extrnded usefulness and boo,
us contributors and its editor perseveripvIv labo,
!" Tue good cause Of useful knowledge aud an arreal "a
no" male to all the friends of American Science nni
tpeLhaPs II not improper to add) 10 he PERSONAL friend,
me tdHoT that the subscription TO the Jour.
OF science and Arts, may be promptly and adequately
" - Is. SILLlMAN.
Idfe College, July /, 1929.
TERMS.
he terms are three dollars volume in advance. .i.
mere are two volumes year Of Nos each; tev wr,e
originally Stipulated to contain $40 pages, but have ave,
aged more than 100. '''
HE Editor and his Agents will pay to any person orxv
poAR Iof every neD subscriber, who paws his advance
" tue year or Tor volume; evc,y ne W subsch.
VINO toiueTs his name either tile editor or his accents
~ payment In advance Of FIVE dollars sha be credited
81" uoia's III the hrsi years account.
Heturns may be made either to the FDI7on mr. 20 H.
|EkAH IiowT, or A. H. MAITBY, New Haven. r. -
IEIL ~ BROTHER, Philadelphia; G. g. e.. & n C.p
WILL view YORK; billiard, GRAY, LITTLE A. w.,
Ns' BOSTON or to any Of the agents the Journal bo
are heT'hy authorized fulfil the above stiuus, io,
Oolp'etc sets OF all the back volumes can be 6,;.d
" Editors Of newspa psrs who may rrpubIh The ,bny
OF iaVor the object 10y their rensks are respectable ,c
qurs'ed 10 forward 10 the paper cont ming hs ard
se VINO nave not seeu and may wish 10 see a snccipr
:" une ORR may Indicate IL by tho letter ON m,
'"pr; such back number volume as car be shared
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