ADVERTISEMENT. 



The object of the Lyceum, in publishing its Annals, is to 

 record new and valuable facts in Natural History ; and to ad- 

 vance the public good by the diffusion of useful knowledge. 

 The importance of this science is, at present, every where ac- 

 knowledged ; and the attention bestowed on it, in our own 

 country, has already been amply repaid. A great variety of 

 new, useful, and elegant productions have been discovered ; 

 and important facts, connected with the agricultural, com- 

 mercial, and manufacturing interests, have been elucidated. 

 In our attempts to bring to light the hidden riches of our 

 country, we solicit the assistance of the public. We ask no 

 emolument, we expect no gain. We cherish the hope that 

 our exertions will be encouraged ; that we shall be enabled to 

 proceed in the course which we have now commenced. 



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 not hold ourselves responsible for the facts or opinions of those 

 who favour us with their communications. The proof of the 

 one, and the defence of the other, will rest with the authors, 

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