1793* ^" education. 45 



both the musimon or wild fheep, and the rein deer, 

 are natives of the American continent. 



And that these islanders are in a higher state of 

 civilization, than the Americans on the continent, 

 judging from the state of the arts amongst them ; 

 a superiority arising probably from the greater 

 security and repose their insular situation offers, than 

 that of their savage brethren on the main land, ex- 

 posed to continual attacks of other restlcfs tribes. 



Hints for establishikg a Seminary of education 

 ON a new Plan. 



Continued from vol. i^'P- ^39' 



Of the AcABEMr. 



Or schoool for sciences and useful arts, 



-In a complete seminaiy of education, men of all des- 

 criptions, dispositions, tastes, and employments, who 

 are in that rank, as to be able to afford the expence, 

 fliould have it in their power to acquire all such 

 branches of krowkdge as suited their tastes, dispo- 

 sitions, and views in life, without being obliged to 

 attend to any other branch of learning than those 

 which they themselves or their parents and guardi- 

 ans thougrit proper. 



If sjchTje the intention of the institution, it would 

 be necef, ry, in many branches of science, to have 

 two distinct and separate courses of lectures. One 

 vhich gave a general view of the leading principles 

 only of that science, for the use of those stu- 



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