Remarks on Dr. Enfield's Institutes, ^c. 1 25 



produced no sensible result. This gentleman is afflicted 

 with chronic rheumatism, and has ahvays obtained decided 

 relief from the long continued use of the waters, both inter- 

 nally and externally. Upon the record book of the estab- 

 lishment, there are sundry interesting cases of benefit, im- 

 parted to persons labouring under rheumatism, palsy, or loss 

 of motion from other causes. I am inclined to believe that 

 long continued bathing in water of such an elevated and 

 constant temperature, must produce some effect in such ca- 

 ses as have been alluded to, independent of the mineral in- 

 gredienis, and conjoined with them, it will probably be still 

 more efficacious. The healthy, cheap and plentiful country, 

 in which the Buncome Springs are situated, the novel and 

 mountainous scenery, variety of company, &c. present many 

 attractions to the invalid, the idler and the curious, and will 

 no doubt, make this watering place, if properly attended to, 

 an increasing sou]*ce of profit to its proprietors. 

 South- Carolina {College, March 1819. 



Art. XX. — Remarhs on Dr. Enfield's Institutes ofJYat- 

 ural Philosophy. — Third American edition — 1820. 



For more than twenty years past, the compilation of En- 

 field has been extensively employed in this country as a text- 

 book in Natural Philosophy ; and at present, we believe, is 

 used for this purpose by nearly all the higher seminaries of 

 learning in New-England. The want of an elementary sys- 

 tem more select and better digested in its materials, more 

 free from erroneous statements and reasonings, and exhibit- 

 ing a more faithful outline of the existing state of physical 

 science, is beginning to be generally felt ; but as the work of 

 Enfield will probably be retained in our seminaries for some 

 years to come, we have embraced the occasion furnished 

 by the appearance of a new edition, to make a few such 

 comments on it as may perhaps add somewhat to its value, 

 with the student, and at the same time prove not wholly un- 

 interesting to those teachers who have but limited access to 

 other authorhies. 



The Institutes of Natural Philosophy will be found on 

 examination to be little more than an abridgement, without 

 rnucb alteration either in language or form, from different 



