PREFACE. V 



infinuations of his countrymen, he like- 

 wife enters very minutely into the eir- 

 cumftances of the Swedes, and often omits, 

 or mifreprefents, more important points, 

 relative to the legillator and father of Pen- 



Jyha?iia, William Fenn, who gave that 

 province exiftence, laws, and reputation. 

 The accounts in the firft Volume, p. 3,2 

 and 33, 37, 42 ajid 46, feem to be found- 

 ed on fuch mifreprefentations. A pbih- 



fopher fliould examine fuch accounts, hear 

 both parties, and emancipate himfelf from 

 narrownefs of mind and prejudice. 



The author, however, often does juftice 

 to the excellent conftitution of Penfyhania, 

 as may be (Q^n Vol. I. p. 58, 59. and 

 likewife pag. 270^ 271. 



The author fpeaks o^ Jlones attraBiwr 

 the 7noiJiure of the air-, fee Vol. J. p. 35; this 

 is fomewhat unphilofophically expreffed. 

 No flone attra(5ts the moiflure of the air, 

 unlefs impregnated with faline particles ; 

 however, when tlie ftones are colder than 

 the atmofphere, they then condenfe thq 

 moifture of the air on their furface : the 



porous 



