The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-04-10
TENTH VOLUME OF THE
KNICKERBOCK MAGAZINE.

an the first Of JULY 1897 commenced the tenth volume
| ~ OF the Knckerbocker, or New York Monthly Maya
zine The publishers, mindful OF the favor with which
their efforts have been received 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 kncketbocker
has been increased from less than re hundred TO more
than four thousand without other aids than the acknow-
lodged merits of the workacknowcdged, nomore eXpll.
city y this unprecedented success than by upward OF
three thousand highly favorable notices OF the Magazine,
which, at different times, have appeared lin the various
journals of the United States, embracing those oil the rst
and most discriminating class IN every section OF the
| Union or many hundreds who desired specimen num-
bers and to whom they have been sent for examinations
previous TO subscribing, but has found the work
worthy of immediate subscription correct inference
in regard to the quality OF the matter furnished
hy the publishers, may be gathered from the foregoing
facts In relation 10 the quantity given, 1t need only be
and in the numbers for the last year, by more than four
hundred pages Of the clearness and beauty OF the typo
graphical execution and material OF the knickerhocke
and the character Of its OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES although
moi expectcd y its readers promised by its proprie
tors have nevertheless been gvent is not deemed ne
cessary speak. They will challenge COMPARISON 1t is
believed with any similar periodical al home or abroad
Ii has been Observed that the constant aim of the cd
tors in the management of the knickebockcr has been
make the work entertaining and agreeable as well as
solid and useful II is perhaps owing to the Predomnance
of these first named characteristics that II has become so
widely known the public. In addition 10 several well
known and popular series Of numherssuch the Odds
and Ends of Penny Iner," Oapodana," the Pal
myra Letters" An Actors Aloquy, Leaves from the
Blank Book Of Country Schoolmaster. :" Wilson Con-
worth" Z" Life in Florida " Loaferana,' The Eclec-
tic" Passages from the Commonplace Book Of Sep
agcnarian, Notes from Journals Of Travels in Ameri-
ca and in various Foreign Countries, "The Fdget Pa
pers" c-lihcra space has been devoted 10 interesting
Tales illustrating American society," manners, the times,
&C. embracing besides, stories of the and Of pahos
and hnmor, upon great variety Of subjects together with
biographies, legends and essays, upon and
red themes intcspersed with frequent articles Of poetry,
Of such description to secure 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 Orgi
nal articles from distinguished writer's (Which have at
tracted much attention this country and several Of
which have been copied and Landed abroad have appear
ed in 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
Literature and the Fine Arts; Early History Of
the Country Connexion of the Physical Sciences At
mosphnric Electricity, New Theory of Magnetism and
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
tions and Languages Chemistry Laboratory Of Naure)
The Past, the Present, and the Future Dur Country,
with Comments on its Parties Laws, Public Schools,
and Sketches of American Society, Men, Education,
Manners and Scenery Philosophy of the Roslcrucians
Intellectual Philosophy, Phology, Astronomy, Animal
and Vegetable Physiology, Astrology Botany, Mlncralo
Vy and Phrenoogy Progress Of the Age and OF Modern
Liberty Christianity in France American Organic