Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-04-03

SIGNATURES 8
SEARS. NEW MONTHLY
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2D VOLUME (NEw sEnIEs) FOR THE YEAR 1845
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Embellished with
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The increasing spirit of intelligence which
is gradually extending itself among all classes
of the community in this country, and indeed
throughout the civilised world, is the distin
guishing characteristic of his present sge
To the improved systems Of general ed,ica-
ton, no less than the mighty agency Of TnE
PnEss, an engine of almost superhuman power
and Influences to be asciibed the high ele-
vation to which the standard Of universal IN
telligence has attained And abundant as
have been the avowed vehicles fof -popularis
ing general knowledge throughout the land
still it is to be regretted, we possess none
that propose the onerous and paramount OBJ
Ject Of supplying granary of the ao;nno,ced
wheat, whose office shall be to separate be-
tween the spurious and the real; and which,
dlscarding the noxious weed, shall husband
the precious grain, thus spreading ont before
US a literary banquet, whose yiands are not
only most grateful to the taste, but as health
inspiring and nutriciously beneficial AS they
are delectable. Alike invaluable to the morel
polished civilian, as the simple occupant of
the rude log cabin af the western wilderness,
is this discrimination as to the character off
our reading; and hence its importance in the
PRONUNCIATION Of shno,cledge for the people,
In pursuing the system determined upon,
History. Natural History Astronomy, Geogra-
ply. Chemistry, Botany, Architecture. Me-
chancs, Agriculture and American Biography
will comprise the leading departments of sub
iect matter. General Literature and Educa,
ton will not be neglected. compendious
miscellany, comprising things useful and en-
tertalnlng, curious, eccentric, wonderful sci
entifc, natural and artificial, together with a
general summary ofpassing events. Our own
county. filed with enchanting lakes and riv-
ers and beautiful prairies-wth mountain soil
itudes, wildernesses and forests of unexam-
pied awfulness and grandeur-with the endu-
ring monuments and mounds of an extinct pri
meval people-with the battle grounds and
sepulchres of heroic virtue shall furnish the
resources to enrich our pages. All subjects
which will admit of it, will be illustrated with
engravrgs. The whole number ofengravings
at the conclusion Of the volume will amount
to several hundred. @r 81
The biography of those intimately connec-i
ted with America will Claim prominent
place. What stronger incentive to virtue $
excellence can be presented to our youth than
to place before them the actions of those who
have labored for the benefit of their country!
The subject of Botany will be presented to
our readers by giving interesting facts on this
branch of science, nor will the cultivation of
flowers be neglected The interesting topics
of Natural History, Chemistry, Natural Phil o.
sophy and Geography will each receive The
attention which their Importance demand -
The Antiquities, Natural Curiosites, Scenery
&c. of America will be noticed in their places
and Illustrated as far as possible with engra-
wing.
We do not pretend to send forth a work re
plete with originality of IDEAS or style. or ave
hicle for conveying to the people the rich and
beautiful specimens, in detail, of modern bellies
lettres but our object is to circulate. useful
information, fitted alike to the capacity of the
child aad the adult. 1t is intended rather as
a magazine OF useful stores, gathered and gar
nered up from sources which, from their mag
nitude, rarity and costliness,are as sealed foun
tains of living water, to the great mass of the
reading community. In it the choicest con-
tents Of books are presented in condensed
yet conspicuous form, agreeably spiced with
Poetry and Miscellaneous Resdings--all of
which, during the course of volume, are il
Inc
from original drawings, made expressly for
the work.
We shall aim to give the Magazine harac-
ter decidedly American, and to make it to this
country what the Penny Magazine is to Great
Britain. Hence we shall introduce as far as
practicable descriptions Of American History,
Manners, Scenery and Natural Productions =
In furtherance of this object we invite our
friends abroad to aid us, by communications
and sketches OF anything remarkable that
may come under their observations-and we
trust they will find ample remuneration for
Their. labor, in the consciousness of having adj
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that its morals shall be pure, its information
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~ the cheerfulness of knowledge and the
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that its arm ofsupport will be lberally exten.
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