CONTENTS. 



become of the Mifllons in Paraguay after the diflblution of the order of Jefuits. 



Their parting with their Difciplcs moft forrowful. — If they had not chofen to leave 

 them, the power of Spain could not have forced them. — Might have eftablifhed ma- 

 ny more IMiffions, — and made a new Empire^ and a new World of Learning in that 

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BOOK IL 



Of the Invention of Arts and Sciences. 

 CHAP. I. 



The fubje£t of this book is the invention of Arts and Sciences, beginning with the Art 

 of Language — Language not natural to Man, but an Art.— Men herded, and carri- 

 ed on fome common bufinefs before they Spoke.— Language began with animal cries, 

 varied perhaps by fome articulation, in imitation of certain Birds ;— varied alfo by 

 Mufical Tones.— By fuch a Language no progrefs could have been made in Arts and 

 Sciences.— The Chinefe Language not 6t for Arts or Sciences : — ^Thefe, therefore, 

 among them all, put into hieroglyphical writing even their law bufineG.— A Language 

 of Art neceflary for the invention of Arts and Sciences — This the moft difficult of 

 all Arts — Proof of this -.—Firjl as to articulation. — This performed by the organs 

 of the mouth operating varioufly. — The firfl: organ of fpeech that appears to have 

 been chiefly ufed, is the throat. — By this guttural founds are produced, fuch as the 

 Ourang Outang ufes, the "Wild Girl that was feen in France, and the Huron in North 

 America.— Articulate founds divided into vowels and confonants. — The nature of 

 tlicfe explained. — The vowels few in number, the confonants many. — The confo- 

 nants much mjre difficult in pronunciation than the vowels. — Differences from thence 



accounted for, betwixt the barbarous and civilifed Languages Another difference 



betwl.\t the barbarous and civilifed Languages, is the extraordinary length of the 

 words of the barbarous Languages :— This accounted for.- Of the origin of articula- 

 tion.— It could not have been brought to any perfection, but in a country where it 

 was ftudied and praaifed as an Art.— Of the progrefs of articulation from monofyl- 

 labical words to words of feveral fyllables.— Of the variety in the found of Language 

 by diphthongs;— and by vowels and confonants, afpirated and not afpirated— Lan- 

 guage muft have been analifed into its elemental founds, before the found of it could 

 be made fo perfeft.- Of the melody and rhythm of Language.— Of the expreffion of 

 ideas by Language.— Thefe of number infinite ;— but divided into certain claffes or 

 parts of fpeech.— I'his divifion correfpondent to the divifion of our ideas into Catego- 

 ries. 



