The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-11-07
TO TIE PEOPLE OF VERMONT.

SINCE the publication of the Vermont Gazetteer in l62l
the undersigned has constantly had contemplation, the
preparation OF new work embracing not only the Gaze
Ger but the natural and civil history OF the state, t0geh
with such statistical tables he should think would be
generally useful for reference lie would inform the
public that he has such work in progress and that 1t will
probably be published in the course OF the next year. I'M
less provision is made AT the next session OF the Legsla
ture for Geological Survey of the State in which he
may think hest defer the publication long enough to
embrace the result Of that survey and thus place ime
diately, within the reach of ILL., The work will be ar
arranged under three general heads each OF which Will con-
stltute about one third of the whole
l. The Natural History. In this purt on addition ia
the geographical descriptions, climate mncraogy botany
&C. will be given scientific and popular account of
native quadrupeds, Birds reptiles and fishes and OF our
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 Civil history This part in addition to the His
tory published by the undersigned IN 1888, corrected and
brought down TO the present time, will contain history
of our College, Universities and Medical Institutions ac-
cOmpanied, in tabular form by the names of the manber>
OF the respective Corporations, Faculties &C. with the
times OF coming in and going out OF office; and also
Catalogue of all who degrees AT each Institution
from their going into operation down TO the present time
II will also contain complete history OF all the Steam
boats, which has been on lake Champlain, and other
interesting items to numerous to be mentioned here.
g. Ihe Gazetteer. This part will be similar to the
Gazetteer by the undersigned in 1924, with corrections
and additions and brought down to the time opublicato
IL 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 best manner upon steel and much
pains being taken to render il minute aud
rate than any map of the State at present extent The
other engravings consisting Of plans of villages views Of
buildings, representations of animals &c. are expected to
exceed two hundred The whole work will constitute
volume Of more than 500 large octave pages, printed in
double columns, small type and paper OF the best quail
ity.
The undersigned is fully of the repugnancc which
generally exists to subscriptions for books of any kind,
aud of the numerous impOsitOns upon the public by which
could be prepared and published with no than
binary labor and expense would not presume to ask
his fellow citizens to subscribe But considering the great
labor and expense of preparing this in addition Ia the
cost of cngravings and publishing and also that il is
state ,uOrk in which every citizen has Interest," and
considering, moreover, his inability to meet the expense
Of publishing without previous patronage
he has concluded to appeal to the confidence aud partOt
ism OF his fellow CitZns by sending out papers into the
several towns for the purpose Of procuring subscribers
for the work. Twenty five hundred subscribers is tn least
number which will justify him in commencing in COM
mcncing the publication but he trusts that
that that number may he obtained in the fact that nearly
one tenth part of that NUMBER about 2OO have ALREADY
been secured in Burlington, the only place where any eff
tort has been made to procure subscribers, and in this
town not more than half the persons who might be
peced to subscribe have yet had an invitation lipuhS-
ed the undersigned only promise that he will spare
pains 10 make creditab to himself To the State aud to
make useful and satisfactory tOhis fellow citizens.
PADDOCK THOMPSON.
Burlington, June 25, 1910.