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may accomplish the same, at vastly less expense, in 

 the manner above described ; and our horticulture, 

 agriculture, pisciculture, and mining operations, as well 

 as our extensive commerce, at the present day, demand 

 more attention to this important branch of science. 



It is with much pleasure, therefore, that I learn the 

 intention of that great philanthropist, Peter Cooper, 

 Esq., of New York, to establish in that city, a literary 

 institution, which will be furnished with a Cabinet of 

 Natural History, and accompanied with the necessary 

 instruction in Zoology, Botany, and Mineralogy, as ap- 

 plied to practical life. 



