THE 



EEASON WHY: 



A CAREFUL 



COLLECTION OF MANY HUNDREDS OF REASONS FOR THINGS 



WHICH, THOUGH GENERALLY BELIEVED, ARE 



IMPERFECTLY UNDERSTOOD. 



A BOOK OF CONDENSED SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE FOK 

 THE MILLION. 



THE AUTHOR OF "INQUIRE WITHIN.-" 



This collection ol useful information on " Common Things " is put in the interesting 

 form of " Why and Because," and comprehends a familiar explanation of many sub. 

 iects which occupy a large space in (he philosophy of Nature, relating to air, cnlmals, 

 atmosphere, caloric, chemistry, ventilation, materia medica, meteorology, acoustic*, 

 eloctrjcity, light, zoology, etc. 



NEW YORK : 

 DICK & FITZGERALD, PUBLISHERS, 



No. 18 ANN STBEET. 



