The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-29
TENTH VOLUME OF THE
KNICK MAGAZINE.

0N,be first Of July 1897 commenced the tenth volume
~ of the kuickcrbocker, 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 new starting point as
6t accession TO look backward and forward at the past
and p,srcctve character and course OF their periodical
Within the brief space Of little more than two years and
half the number of copies issued OF the knickeibocker
has been increased from less than FIRE hundred to more
than four thousand without other aids than the acknow-
lelpcd merits Of the acknowledged, not more expi.
city by this unprecedented success than by upward OF
three thousand highly favorable notices OF the Magazine,
which n, different times, have appeared in the various
journals Of the United States, embracing those OF the rst
and most discriminating class IN every section OF The
Union or many hundreds who desired specimen num-
bcrs aud 10 whom they have been sent for examination,
previous to subscribing, but has found the work
worthy OF immediate subscription correct inference
in regard 10 the quality Of the matter furnished
by the publishers, may be gathered from the foregoing
facts In relation the quantity given, it need only he
and in the numbers for the last year. by than four
hundred pages OF the ceaness and beauty of the typo
graphical execution and material of the knickerbockcr
and the character of its although
not expected by its readers, promised Try its propre
tors have nevertheless been gvent is not deemed ne
ce,sary to speak They will challenge comparison, is
believed with any similar periodical at home or abroad
has been observed that the constant aim of the edi
tors the management of the knickerbocker has been
to make the work entertaining and agreeable, rs well as
solid and useful 1t IS perhaps owing tothe performance
of these first named characteristics that has become
widely known the public. In addition to several well
known and popular series OF as the Odds
myra Betters,"' An Actors Alloqny, Leaves from the
Blank Book Of Country Schoolmaster," Wilson Con-
WORTH" Life in Florda" Loaierana,' The Eclcc-
tic" Passages from the Commonplace Book of Sep
uagenarian, Notes from Journals of Travels in Amer
ca and various Foreign Countries" 1.-The Fidget Pa
pers, &c.bera space has been devoted to Interesting
Tales illustrating American society," manners the times,
&C. embracing besides, stories OF the sea- and o pathos
and humor upon grcatvarety Of subjects together with
biographies legends and essays, upon and
rcd themes ntersperscd with frequent articles of poetry
Of such description 10 for the Magazine, in
this department gratifying prcemnence and celebrity
But neither the scientific the learned the solid
the useful has been omitted, lightly regarded Orgi
nal articles from distinguished writer's (Which have at
tracted much attention this country and several Of
which have been copied and auded abroad have appear
ed the numbers Of the work, upon the following
subjects:
Past and Present State of American Literature South
American Antiquities Inland Navigation Geology and
Revealed Religion Insanity ard Monomania; Liberty
persus Literature and the Fine Arts; Early History Of
the Country; ConneSion Of the Physical Sciences At
mospheric Electricity, New Theory OF Magnetism, ana
Molecular Attraction; American Female Character;
Pulmonary Consumption Pulpit Eloquence; 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
tons 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 Roscrucans
Intellectual Philosophy, Phology, Astronomy Animal
and Vegetable Physiology, Astrnlogy Botany, Mnerao-
~ and Phrenoogy Progress OF the Age, and Of Modern
Liberty Christianity in France American Organic