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men who have contributed to the advancement of 

 agriculture by their writings is small. Among 

 these may be mentioned Chancellor Livingston, 

 Professor Mitchtll, and several other gentlemen, 

 whose valuable communications appear in the 

 transactions of the Asfricultural Societv of New- 

 York; Judge Peters,'^ and Dr. Logan,' ofPenn- 

 .sylvania; and Mr. Bordley,-^ of Maryland. 



CHx\PTER IX. 



MECHANIC ARTS. 



The progress of civilized man in the mechanic 

 arts, during the last hundred years, has been asto- 

 nishingly great. To attempt a review, in detail, 

 even of the principal inventions, discoveries and 

 improvements, which have taken place, during the 

 period in question, in this boundless field for the 

 exertion of genius and enterprise, would swell 

 this section into many volumes. But happily the 

 minds of most readers are so conversant with 

 many of the objects which demand attention, in 

 this department of the present work, that such 

 minuteness of detail is as unnecessary as it is im- 

 possible. 



The modern discoveries in Mechanical Philoso- 

 pliy have led to great and important improvements 

 in the mechanic arts. The subserviency of those 

 discoveries to the progress of many branches of 

 art will readily appear from the perusal of the 



d Agricultural Inquiries on Piaster of Paris, Scc. 8vo. 1 79 7. 

 e Agricultural Experiments on GypsuTr, &c. 8vo. 1 797. 

 / Kates on Husbandry and Rural Affairs, &C. 8vo. 1 799. 



