The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-10-27
TENTH VOLUME OF THE
KNICKERBOCKE MAGAZINE.

an the first Of July 1897 commenced the tenth volume
~ Of the Knickerbocker or New York Monthly Maya
zine The publishers, mindful of the favor with which
their efforts have been received at the hands Of the public
would embrace the OF starting point, as
fit occasion look backward and forward at the past
and prospective character and of their periodical
Within the brief space of little than two years and
half the number of copies issued Of the knickerbocker
has been increased from less than five hundred to more
than four thousand without other aids than the acknow
ledged merits Of the workacknowlcdged, not more expH
city by MS unprecedented success, than by upward Of
threeHousand highly favorable notices of the Magazine,
which, at different times, have appeared in the various
journals of the United States, embracing those OF the first
and discriminating Glass in every section Of the
Union OF many hundreds who desired specimen
bers and to whom they have been for examination,
previous subscribing not but has found the work
worthy of immediate subscription. correct inference
in regard to the interest quality OF the matter furnished
by the publishers, may be gathered from the foregoing
facts In relation to the quantity given, it need only be
said that it has always exceeded the maximum promised,
and in the numbers for the last year. by than four
hundred pages OF the clearness and beauty Of the typo
graphical execution and material of the Knckerbocker,
and the character Of its although
expected by its readers promised by its propre
tors have nevertheless been given is not deemed
cessay speak. They will challenge comparison, it is
believed, with any similar periodical, home abroad
II has been observed that the constant aim Of the edi
TORS in the management Of the Knckerbockcr has been
to make the work entertaining and agreeable, we'll
solid and useful IL perhaps owing to the predominance
of these first named characteristics that has become
widely known to the public In addition to several well
known and popular series OF as the Odds
u
myra Letters" An Actors Aloquy" Leaves from the
Blank Book Of Country Schoolmaster,'' Wilson Con-
WORTH" Life in Florida" Loaleriana," THE Eclec
tic" Passages from the Commonplace Book Of Sep
tuagenaan" Notes from Journals Of Travels in Ameri
ca, and in various Foreign Countries" "rhe Fdget Pa
pers, &c.lbera space has been devoted to interesting
Tales, illustrating American society, manners the times,
&c. embracing besides, stories Of the and Of pathos
and huor upon great variety OF SUBJECTS together with
biographies, legends, and upon numerous and
ried themes nterspersed with frequent articles OF poetry
OF such description to FOR the Magazine, in
this department. gratifying preemnence and celebrity
But neither the scientific the learned the solid
the useful, has been omitted, lightly regarded Orig
nal articles from distinguished writer's (Which have at
tractcd much attention in this country and several Of
ed in the recent numbers of the work. upon the following
subjects .s.."
Past and Present State Of American Literature South
Revealed Religion Insanity ard Monomania; Liberty
Literature and the Fine Arts; Early History Of
the Country; Connexion of the Physical Sciences; At
mospheric Electricity, New Theory of Magnetism and
Molecular Attractions American Female Characters
Pulmonary Consumption Pulpit Eloqncnce; The Pros
poets and Duties of the Age Health OF Europe and
America Literary Protection and International Copy
Right Poetry OF the Inspired Writings Chinese Ma
and Languages Chemistry Laboratory Of Nature)
The Past, the Present and the Future: Our Country
with Comments its Parties Laws, Public Schools,
and Sketches Of American Society, Men, Education,
Manners and Scenery Philosophy Of the Roscrucians
Intellectual Philosophy, Pathology, Astronomy, Animal
and Vegetable Physiology, Astroogy, Botany Mineralo
gy and Phranoogy Progress of the Age, AID OF Modern
Liberty Christianity in France American Organic