INTRODUCTION. Vil 
The figures are drawn from nature and are colored by hand,.be- 
ing earnest endeavors at truth, though the artist must confess that in 
comparing the subtle tinctures and deft painting of nature with his own 
attempts, he is full of discouragements and misgivings as to their suc- 
cess. He can only say, finally, thathe has in the present part, as he 
will endeavor to do in the future of the work, (if carried to completion), 
tried earnestly to meet the wants already set forth, and exerted his best 
endeavor in the double capacity of artist and author to render his ex- 
periment at least a partial success. 
Pra NQ EES 
Avusury, N. Y., July 1, 1880. 
