232 CATALOGUE OF PARTICULAR HISTORIES. 



111. A History of Wax. 

 1J2. A History of Osiers. 



113. A History of Carpeting, and Manufactures of Straw, 

 Rushes, and the like. 



114. A History of Washing, Brushing, Sec. 



115. A History of Farming, Pasturage, the Managing of 

 Wood, &c. 



116. A History of Gardens. 



117. A History of Fishing. 



118. A History of Hunting and Fowling. 



119. A History of the Art of War, and the Arts subser 

 vient to it, as the Manufacture of Arms, Bows, Arrows, 

 Muskets, Projectile Engines, Balista?, Machines, &c. 



120. A History of the Nautical Art, and the Trades and 

 Arts subservient to it. 



121. A History of Gymnastics, and of all Kinds of Exercise 

 used by Man. 



122. A History of Riding. 



123. A History of Games of all kinds. 



124. A History of Conjurors and Slight of Hand Men. 



125. A Miscellaneous History of different Artificial Sub 

 stances, as Smalt, Porcelain, various Cements, &c. 



126. A History of Salts. 



127. A Miscellaneous History of different Machines and 

 Motions. 



128. A Miscellaneous History of Common Experiments, 

 which have not yet united into an Art. 



Histories also of pure Mathematics ought to be written, 

 although they be rather Observations than Experiments. 



129. A History of the Natures and Powers of Numbers. 



130. A History of the Natures and Powers of Figures. 



It may not be useless to suggest that, as many of the ex 

 periments fall under two or more heads (thus the History of 

 Plants and of the Art of Gardening contains many things 

 common to both), it will be more convenient to regulate 

 the inquisition by the Arts, the arrangement by the Bodies. 

 For we pay no great attention to the mechanical arts as 

 such, but only to those of them which contribute to furnish 

 forth philosophy. But these matters will be best disposed 

 of as the cases arise. 



