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Supplement to the Augujla , No. 873.
A NEW AND PRACTICAL WORK.
A PROPOSAL,
By William Y. Birch, and Abraham
Small, of the city of Philadelphia.
For publishing in Volumes, by
Subscription, that useful and
POPULAR WORK,
, Tll2
DOMESTIC ENCYCLOPAEDIA;
OR, a
DICTIONARY OF FACTS,
AND
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE:
Comprehending a concifc view of the
lated difeoveries, inventions, and im
provements, chiefly applicable to rural
arid domcdic economy.
TOGETHER WITH
Descriptions of the moil intcrcftlng ob
jects of nature and art ; the hidory of
men and animals, in a date of health
or dii’eafe ; and practical hints rtfpedl
-Ing the arts and manufadurcs, both
familiar and commercial,
filudratcdwith numerous engravings and
cuts.
By A. F. M. WILLICH, M. D.
Author of the If Slum on diet and regimen,
tfr. &c. &c,
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION,
With additions, applicable to the piefent
situation of the United States,
By JAMES MEASE, M. D.
Fellow of the American Philosophical
Society, and Corresponding Member of
the Literary and Philosophical Society
of Manchdlcr.
1 10 THE PUBLIC.
AS the practical tendency of the work
here announced, mull be evident from the
contents of the preceding page, its pecu
liar nature scarcely requires further ex
planation.
When wcconfider the natural condition
of man, the objecl of all his pursuits be
comes at once manifed and defined. To
live with fatisfadion to himfelf and others;
to procure as many comforts of life as are
confident with his mental and bodily con.
Aitution ; and to avert impending dan.
ger ; or, in other words to preserve him
felf from the injurious attacks of external
agents, are nearly the whole of what re
lates to the pradical part of human life.
The present work being cxclufivcly de
voted to tlie departments of health and
general economy, no fubjed could with
' propriety be introduced, which had a re
ference to ethics or morals, to rnetapyfics,
or the abftrad and profeflioaal fcienccs.
In order to unite concifencfs w’ith ge
neral utility, the theoretical or specula
tive part ol every invention, difeovery,
or improvement, forms but a small por.
won of the Domedic Encyclopaedia ; be.
Caule the rationale, or elementary princi
ples are only inferred in those inllances
where the fubjed cannot be fufficiently
understood without them.... And as the
Alphabetical form poifelfes many advan
tages over the fyHematic division and
fu idivifion of articles, it has, in the pre
sent case, been preferred, as more eligible
for a popular work.
It will be easily conceived, that the
fubjeds treated of in this collection mud
be numerous and important; inasmuch as
the economical fcienccs arc intimately
connected with natural and experimental
philosophy, including the knowledge of
ufetul animals, plants and minerals ; che
midry, agriculture, gardening, hunting,
the cultivation of trees, rearing of cat
tle, lilhing, &c, lo enable, however,
reader to judge of the method by
which subjects apparently intricate and
abllrule, are reduced to the level of ordi-
capacities, the following heads will
furniih an outline of the economical dic
tionary.
I. A concise historical account of the
fubjed Under consideration, or the man
ner m which it is mod advant.igeoufly
produced, either by nature or art,...for
indance, fuel, candles, hats, (hoes, wine,
y.arn. &c.
V judicious and economical i
mode of applying every fubdance to ufe
lul purposes.
3* All the newly diicovered methods
of defending the objeds of domedic and
rural economy, from the efleds of air,
heat and cold, the changes of climate,
seasons, and other contingent causes;
like wife, the mod effectual way of pre
serving particular fabftances, fach as feeds,
roots, plants, &c. from the depredations
of infects, reptiles, and other animals.
4. An explanation of the general effefts
which every article of food and drink, as
well as all external and contingent causes,
produce on the health of the human body ;
together wish the molt approved rules and
directions for its preservation.
As the lift of human afiiiCh’ons con
tains many and ohftinate diseases, such as
cancers, confmnption, epiiepfy, gout,
paify, whitefwtlling, &c. which have
hitherto been for the molt part considered
as incurable, a concise and faithful ac
count of the latefr and mod plausible re
medies, or methods of treatment, is given.
FROM the foregoing account, it mull
he obvious 10 all, that the nature of the
Domcjlic Encyclopedia , is peculiarly a.
dapted to the present wants of the United
States, Perhaps it contains a greater
number of ufful falls than have ever ap
peared in the compass cf four moderate
volumes. No pains, trouble, or expenfc
appear to have been spared to render this
economical dictionary as complete as the
present advancement of agriculture, gard
ening, of the familiar arts and manufac
tures, as well as the impeded date of
medical fciencc, would refpedively admir.
It includes almoll every object more or
It*ls connected with rural, domestic, and
animal economy. Hence the reader will
find numerous experiments related, manv
hundreds of which have not before been
published in the Englilh language.
With regard to the additions, the edi
tor will observe, that no exertions fhali
be wanting on his part, to render them as
ufeful as portable, to the people of this
country.... As no other diseases but those
enumerated in article five, are introduced
in the original work, and as it is pecu
liarly adapted to the situation of persons
in the country, remote from medical aid,
it has been deemed necessary in the present
edition to detail the most approved me
thods of guarding againfl the attack of
diseases, commonly prevalent in the U
nited States, of curing them when actu
ally present, and ot treating the various
accideats to which agricultural people are
liable. There fiiall aifu be given, as full
an account cf all the poisonous plants
growing in the United States, as can be
obtained.
Care (hall be taken to detail all the
difeoveries which have been made in the
United States....Thefc will be found to
be more numerous than is generally ima
gined...,Many machines for diminishing
labor, and which are peculiar to this
country, (hall be deferibedand illufirated
by plates.
The veterinary SCIENCE compre.
bending the application of the principles
of medicine, to the preservation of the
health of domestic animals, and the cure
ol their diseases, (hall also claim a due
degree of attention.... That deftruCtive
and native disease, the yellow neater of
horses, (hall he deferihed, and a fucctjf l
ful method of cure pointed out,
Lattly, the object of the work being
to supply families with a compact guide,
in all economical affairs, every ufef] fact
in rural and domestic economy, omitted
by Dr. Willich, and w’hich may be
known to the editor, (hall be inferred ;
and in order to take advantage of pro
grdfing impro vemen ts, atrangeinen s have
been made to have all the periodical works
on the above fubjeCts, forwarded as soon
as published in England or France.
The editor, will thankfully receive
any communications which may tend to
improve the work, and he begs leave re
fpeCtfully to solicit them.
The Piiblilhcrs have but little to add
for thcmfdves; knowing, that prokffions
generally are, and, perhaps, ought to be,
in a greatmcafure, unavailing* they re
fer the Public to the books they have
already published. They have given to
the world two editions of Dr. Russell's
Modern Europe, within the lalt three
years; the manner, therefore, in which
they execute their undertakings, can be
afeertained. In the present work, if they
do not advance much, they .pledge fheni
fclves not to degenerate. 1c (hall be
printed in the firft style of uniformity and
taste. The paper shall be fuperfine; and
the Engravings at least equal to those in
the London copy.
CONDITIONS.
I. It (hall be printed in fi ve large hand- 1
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»
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to Subscribers, two dollars and fifty cents
per volume, in boards, payable on de
livery.
11. The firft volume lhall appear on
the firft of April, 1803, and a volume
regularly every three months afterwards.
HI. It may be had in one delivery
when finifhed, at twelve dollars and fifty
cents per fer, or fifteen dollars well
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improved and extended work, is not
higher than the London work in four vo
lumes.
%* Among the numerous original
articles which will appear in the firlt vo
lume ol this work, and the substance of
which is not contained in any other En
cyclopmdia, we fir all enumerate only the
following; Abdomen , Abortion , Abscesses ,
Abfhnence , Adulteration s, Agriculture ,
(in general) Agues, Air, Ale and Beer,
Animation (suspended) Anodynes, Anti .
dotes. Apoplexy , Apples and Apple-Trees,
Apricots, Ajparagus, Baking, Barley,
Barometers, \ Bedjleads, Beef, Bees, and
Bee.hives, Beet.root, Blacking, (Frank
ford) Bleaching, Bleedings, Bonks (po
pular) Bread, Breath (oftenfive) Breve,
mg, Bricks (indeftrudible) Buildings,
Burials , Burns, Butter, See. &c.
if-T Subscriptions to be taken
at this Office.
COLLECTOR'S SALES.
At the Court-House in Greene so rough,
on Saturday the 6th of Augu/t next,
WILL BE SOLD,
Ths following property, for the tax and
cojt for the year 1802, viz.
2 11 acres of land in Creme
county, on waters ol E. Creek granted
to J hjenekin, adjoining Gielham; re
turned by Sami. Fienekin, tax IX 1 87 k-
S° acres Greene county, waters 'l',
Creek, granted to Wade, a<!j uning Bo
ring, returned by James Hoalt ; tax
564; cents,
96} acres in Greene county, waters
T. Creek granted to P >tter, adjoining
Cull, returned by Charles Loyed tax IX
1 48.
206 acres Greene county, waters T,
Creek, granted to unknown, adjoining
Heard, returned by John Sharp, as truL
tees for Rebecca and P. Peeples j tax
D. 7 8 7 1
too acres Greene county, waters Rofc
Creek, granted to Nai'or, joining Trg
ncr, returned by Elijah Cummings; tax
*75 cents.
acres Greene county, waters R.
L. Creek, granted to Findley, adjoin
ing Cochran, returned by Jeremiah
Lamfdin; tax 7j cents,
85 acres Greene county, waters of
Beavcrdam, granted to Daniel, adjoin
ing Andcrfon, returned by Jonas Mea
dor; tax go cents,
60 acres Greene county, waters of
R. L. Creek, granted to Pevcy, adjoin
ing M‘Mrchal, returned by Benjamin
Carrel; tax 48 cents.
308 acres Greene county, waters Boa*
verdam, granted to Caffna, adjoning
Hunter, returned by John Lifter; tax
D, I I2j
6g acres Greene county, waters R. L,
Ctcek, granted to Crane, adjoining Da
vis, returned by Wra. Owfley; tax D.
3 *s•
100 acres Greene county, waters R,
L. Creek, granted to Thompson, ad
joining Hill, returned by Alexander
Thompson; tax g6£ cents,
70 acres Greene county, waters Ap
palachee, granted to Hill, adjoining
Jinkins, returned by William Smith;
tax 831 cents.
too acres Greene county, granted to
Fitzpatrick, adjoining Bohannon, re
turned by Phenis Whatley; tax 6»|cts.
140 acres Greene county, waters Lit
tle Rirer, granted to Tray wick, adjoin
ing Bird, returned by Thomas Gauett;
tax 6 cents.
133 acres Greene county, waters R,
t, Creek, granted to Johnfoo, adjoin
, ■ -
ing Hill, returned by William Hays;
tax 6cents.
130 acres Greene county, waters Ap
palachee, granted to Heard, adjoining
Harris, returned by John M‘Cullah; tax
D. 1 iij*
105 acres Greene county, waters Ap
palachec, graated to Haufc, adjoining
Davis, returned by Josiah Patrick ; tax
871 cents.
acres Greene county, waters
Oconee, granted to fell, adjoining un
known,
150 acres Franklin county, waters B.
River, granted to Bims, and joins Burns,
returned by Daniel Stamper; tax D.
z 75.
50 acres Greene count)', waters R. L.
Creek, granted to unknown, adjoins
M‘Neal, returned by John Terrel; tax
48 cents,
100 acres Greene county, waters R,
L. Creek, granted to Thompson, ad
joining Hill, returned by John Thomp
son j tax D. 1 18|
100 acres ditto, waters ditto, granted
to ditto, joining ditto, returned by John
Thompson, as Trustee for Samuel
Thompfcoj tax D. 1 iB|
30 acres Greene county, waters Shoal
derbone, granted to Kinmon, joining
Call, returned by Eli Marlh; tax 48 cts,
100 acres Greene county, waters Ap
palachce, granted to Wilborn, joining
Newton, returned by John Boon j tax
D. 1 3\
FIELDS KENNEDY, C„
Grcevjbtrough, June. 6.
In the Superior Court , Richmond coun
ty, April Term , 1803,
The Executors of M*Cartan
Campbell, dec, vs.
The heirs and legal represen
tatives of Peter Paris, dec.
Petition hr foreclofure,
RULE NISI,
UPON the petition of the executors
of M‘Cartan Campbell, deccafed,
piaying the foredofure of the equity of
redemption, in all that plantation or traft
of land, fituatc at Savannah, in the pa
rish of St Paul, containing acre?.,
or thereabouts, be the fame mote cr:
less, bounded on the cast by the river
Savannah, north on land of Willi; 1 a
Gray, and on all other Tides by vacacl
land, at the time of survey, and mort
gaged by the Taid Peter Paris, iu his
life time, to Martin and M‘Cartnr. ■ ‘amp
bell, in their Jives time, to wit - On the
20th dav of June, in the year of out*
Lord, 1770, lor securing the paver
of the sum of five hundred and ergb y
fix pounds three (hillings and fix pence* .
lawful money of the then province of
South Carolina, and intcreft, according
to the condition of a bond, bearing
even date with Taid mortgage —and up
on motion of Mr. Walker, Attorney tor
the petitioners,
It is ordered , That the principal, in*
tereft and costs due on said mortga;>%
be paid into court within twelve mouths
from this day, other-wife the equity ol
redemption will from thenceforth be fore
elofed—and that a copy of this rule be
served on the heirs or legal reprefents
tives of the said Peter Paris, or their
special agent, or publilhed in one of the
public gazettes of this state, according
to the directions of an aft of the general
alterably in such cases made aud provid
ed.
Taken from the minutes of the 2 sth
April , 1803.
JOSEPH HUTCHINSON, b. c
WILL BE SOLD,
On Friday the zqth July next , at the
late residence of John E. Anderson ,
dcceafed , at the hour of ten o'clock in
the forenoon ,
All the personal property of
said deceased, confiding of negroes, horses,
cattle, a riding chair and sulky, house
hold and kitchen furniture, and an ex- -
tensive assortment of law and miscella
neous books. Credit will be given on
all Turns exceeding thirty dollars, until
the Ift of January next, the purehafers
giving notes with approved indorfers.—
The sale will continue from day to iay
until complcared.
• SARAH ANDERSON, Ex'x.
June 16.
l& T O LET,
THE TENEMENT (the Store ex
cepted) lately occupied by Eleaztr
Egrlj) Esq— Apply 10
THOMAS M‘CALLHARRJS.
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