The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-01-25
TENTH VOLUME OF THE
KNICKERBOCKER MAGAZINE.

ON the first Of July 1897 commenced the tenth volume
~ Of the Knickerbocker, 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 recurrence OF starting point,
fit occasion TO look backward and forward" the pas,
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 knickefbocker
has been increased from less than fire hundred
than four thousand without other aids than the acknow
lodged merits Of the workacknowledged, expli-
city by this unprecedented success than by upward of
three thousand highly favorable notices Of the Magazine,
which, different times, have appeared in the various
journals OF the United States embracing those Of the first
and most discriminating class in every section Of the
Union. OF many hundreds who desired specimen
ber5 and to whom they have been for examination,
previous TO subscribing 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 has always exceeded the maximum promised
and in the numbers for the last year, by than four
hundred pages OF the ceamess and beauty Of the typo
graphical execution and material Of the Knickebocker
and the character Of its embelshments--which, although
expected by its readers promised by its proprie-
tors have nevertheless been gvenit is deemed
cessary to speak They will challenge comparison, it is
believed, with any similar PERIODICAL at home abroad.
1t has been observed, that the constant aim of the ed
tors the management of the Knckerbocker has been
to make the work entertaining and agreeable well
solid and useful II perhaps owing to the predomnance
of these first named characteristics that has become
widely known 10 the public. In addition 10 several well
known and popular series Of as the Odds
myra Letters" An Actors Aoquy,"" Leaves from the
Blank Book Of Country Schoomaster," Wilson Con-
worth" " Life in Florida" Loaieriana" The Eclec-
tic" Passages from the Commonplace Book Of Sep
uagenarian" Notes from Journals Of Travels in Ameri-
ca and in various Foreign Countries" "The Fidget Pa
pers &cberal space has been devoted TO interesting
Tales, illustrating American society, manners, the times
&c. embracing besides stories Of the and of pahos
and humo upon great variety OF Subjects together with
biographies legends, and upon and
red themes, nterspesed with frequent articles Of poetry
OF such description TO for the Magazine,
thus department, gratifying preemlnence and celebrity.
But neither the scientific the learned, the solid nor
the useful has been omitted lightly regarded Drgi-
nal articles, from distinguished writers, (Which have
aced much attention in this country and several Of
which have been copied and Landed abroad have appear
cd 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 Connection of the Physical Sciences At
mospheric Electricity, New Theory Of Magnetism, ana
Molecular Attraction; American Female Character;
Pulmonary Consumption Pulpit Eloquonce; 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 on its Parties, Laws Public Schools,
and Sketches of American Society, Men, Education,
Manners and Scenery Philosophy Of the Rosicrucans
Intellectual Philosophy, Phology, Astronomy Animal
and Vegetable Physiology, Astrology Botany, Mneralo-
gy and Phrenoogy Progress Of the Age and Of Modern
Liberty Christianity in France American Organic