The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-11-27
TO THE PEOPLE OF VERMONT.

SINCE the publication of the Vermont Gazetteer in 1894
the undersigned has constantly had in contemplation, the
preparation Of new work embracing not only the Gaze
but the natural and civil history of the State togeh
er with such statistical tables he should think would be
generally useful for reference lie would now inform the
public that he has such work in progress and that il will
probably be published in the of the next year, u
less provision Is made ut the next session of the Legsa
e for Geological Survey OF the State, in which case he
may think best to defer the publication long enough ia
embrace the result Of that survey and thus place mme
diately, within the reach of all The work will be ar
arranged under three general heads each OF which will con
stitute about one third of the whole.
|. The Natural History. In this part on addition ia
the geographical descriptions climate mneraogy botany
&c. will he given scientific and popular account of
native quadrupcts Birds reptiles, and fishes, and of OuI
forest trees accompanied in most by drawings. To
the preparation of this part of the work he has already
devoted share of his time for several years.
2. The CiUH history 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 our College, Universities and Medical Institutions ac-
companicd, in tabular form by the of the mambcrS
of the respective Corporations, Faculties &C. with the
times of coming in and going out of Office; and also
Catalogue of all who received degrees at each Institution
from their going into operation down to the present time
Il will also contain complete history of all the Steam
Boats, which has been on lake Champain, and other
Interesting items to numerous to be mentioned here.
8. The Gazetteer. This part will be similar to the
Gazetteer by the undersigned in 1874 with corrections
aud additions and brought down the time capitalization
It will also embrace the result of the census now taking
all the statistics required in connection with IT,.
The New map to be embraced in the work, will be
nearly three times the size of that in the old Gazetteer
will be engraved in the hest upon steel and much
pains are being taken to render il more minute and
rate than any map of the State at present extent. The
other ensravinss consisting of plans, of villages, views OF
buildings representations "i animals &c are expected To
exceed two hundred The whole work will constitute Il
volume OF more than 500 large octave pages printed in
double columns, on small type and paper OF the best quail
ny.
The undersigned is fully aware of the rcpugnancc which
generally exists to subscriptions for books of kind
and of the numerous imp0stOns upon the public by which
could he prepared and published with than
binary labor aud expense, would presume To ask
his fellow citizens To subscribe But considering the great
labor and expense of preparing this in addition To the
cost Of cneravngs and publishing and also that il
State rork in which every citizen has INTEREST," and
considering moreover, his inability to meet the lpensc
OF publishing without previous Opatronage
he has concluded tn appeal to the confidence aud parOt.
Ism OF his fellow citzrns by sending papers into the
several towns for the purpose Of procuring subscribers
for the work Twenty five hundred subscribers III least
number which will Justify him in commencing in com
mcncng the publication but he trusts that some assurance
that that number may be obtained in the fac, that nearly
one tenth part of that number about 200 have already
been sccuredn Burlington, the only place where any cl
inrt has been made to procure subscribers, and in this
town not more than half the persons who might be ex
pcclcd to subscribe have yet had invitation. Ipbs
cd the Undersigned can only promise that he will spare
pains to make il creditab to himself the State and tC
make II useful and satisfactory to his fellow citizens.
PADDOCK THOMPSON.
Burlington, June %, 1910.