The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-12-04
TO THE PEOPLE OF VERMONT,

SINCE the publication of the Vermont Gazetteer in 1924
the Undersigned has constantly had in contemplation, the
preparation of work embracing not only the Gazet
hut the natural and civil history of the STATE t0get
with such statistical tables lie should think would be
generally useful for reference lie would inform the
public that he has such work in progress and that il will
probably be published in the course Of the next year.
less provision made at the next session of the Lcssla
ur Geological survey of the State in which he
may think il best to defer the publication long enough to
embrace the result o that survey and thus place it immG-
dintcly within the reach of all. The work will be ar
arranged under three general heads each OF which will
stitntc about one third of the whole.
|. The Natural History. In this part, on addition to
the geographical descriptions, climate, miueralosy botany
&C. will be given scientific and popular account of our
native quadrupcds birds, reptiles and fishes and of our
forest trees, accompanied in most cases by drawings. To
the preparation of this part of the work he has already
devoted Il share of his time for several ycprS.
g re cru h%iorg This part in addition TO the His.
tory published by the undersigned in 1885, corrected and
brought down to the present TIME, will contain history
Of Onr College, Universities aud Medical Institutions
cOmpancd, in tabular form by the Of the mamhers
of the respective Corporations, Faculties Sc. with the
times of coming in and going out of Office; and also II
Catalogue of all who rcccHcdd degrees TT each Institution
from their going into operation down to the present time
II will also contain complete history Of all the Steam
RoatS, which has been on lake Champlain, and other
interesting Items 10 numerous to be mentioned here.
3. iht GG:etieer, This part will be similar Ia the
Gazetteer by the undersigned in l62l with corrections
and additions aud brought down to the time publications
II will also embrace the result of the census taking
all tho statistics required in connection with il.
The New map Ia he embraced in the work, will be
will he engraved in the best manner upon steel and much
pains being taken 10 render it minute and aCcu
rate than any map of the State ut present extent. The
other cnpravings consisting of plans, of villages views
buildings, representations n animals &C. expected to
exceed two hundred. The whole work will constitute a
volume ri more than 500 large pages printed in
double columns, on small type and paper OF the best quail
lily.
The undersigned is fully OF the TCpugnanCc which
generally exists to subscriptions for books of any kind
and Of the numerous impoStOns upon the public by which
could be prepared and published with more than
dnurr labor md expense would not presume to ask
hi Law citizens To subscribe. But considering the great
laIo and expense Of preparing this in addition to the
cost OF cngravings and publishing and also that it is
SiWe lr0r6 in which every citizen has interest; aud
considering moreover, his inability meet the expense
oinushg without previous assurance Ofpatronagc
he hls concluded To appeal To the confidence aud parOt
ism Of his fellow Cili1ms by sending papers into the
several towns for the purpose Of procuring subscribers
for tc work Twenty five hundred subscribers tn least
number which will Justify him in commencing in com
mcnCng the publication but he trusts TINT some assurance
that that number may be obtained in the fact that nearly
one tenth part Of that number about 200 have already
been sccnrcdin Burlington the only place where any c-
fort has been made To procure subscribers, and in this
town not than half the persons who might be en-
prclr to subscribe hive yet Ind nm invitation lpuhsh
ed the undersigned only promise that he viii spare no
pains To mike it crcditnh to himself the State aud to
make 1t useful aud satisfactory To fellow citizens.
PADDOCK THOMPSON.
Burlington, June %, 1870