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their skill; the youth will be afforded ample 

 opportunities of comparing the various curiosi- 

 ties of his own and foreig-n lands, with the 

 descriptions in his books ; and the old may re- 

 lieve an otherwise tedious hour, in the contem- 

 plation of those objects which mark the rise, 

 progress, and decay of nations. He may view 

 with delight the wonderful difference which 

 civilization and knowledge have made between 

 the barbarian aborigines of our land, and its 

 present possessors ; he will here see rude knives 

 and arrow-heads, of flint, found in our vicinity, 

 such as are still in use among the savages of 

 Fernando Po and the South Sea Islands, and he 

 may contrast those with the convenient and 

 elegant articles used among us at the present 

 day ; and then say, whether he would wish to 

 stem the tide of knowledge, which is now press- 

 ing rapidly forward to perfection. 



The Council hope, that the day is not far 

 distant, when all those who have hitherto looked 

 with indifference on this excellent Institution, 

 which is an ornament to the town, and a credit 

 to its supporters, will be induced to alter their 

 opinion of its value, by cordially joining the 

 Society, to promote the growth of literature 

 and knowledge among the inhabitants of 

 Whitby. 



