Vi PREFACE. 
It is designed as a deposit for original American communica- 
tions; but will contain also occasional selections from Foreign 
Journals, and notices of the progress of Science in other countries. 
Within its plan are embraced, 
Natura History, in its three great departments of Minrrat- 
ocy, Botany and Zoo.oey :— : 
Cuemistry and Narurat Puitosoruy, in their various branch- 
es; and Maruemarics, pure and mixed. 
Tt will be a leading object to illustrate American Narurau H1s- 
Tory, and especially our Mineratocy and Grouoey. 
The Appiications of these sciences are obviously as numerous 
as physical arts and physical wants; for no one of these arts or 
wants can be named which is not connected with them. 
While Scrence will be cherished for its own sake, and with a 
due respect for its own inherent dignity ; it will also be employed 
as the handmaid to the Arts. Its numerous applications to Acri- 
- cuLturE, the earliest and most important of them; to our Man- 
uractures both mechanical and chemical; and to our Domestic 
Economy, will be carefully sought out, and faithfully made. 
It is also within the design of this Journal to receive commu- 
nications on Music, Scutprurr, ENneravine, Paintine, and gen- 
erally on the fine and liberal, as well as useful arts :— 
~ On Military and Civil Engineering, and the art of Navigation :— 
Notices, Reviews and Analyses of new scientific works, and of © 
new Inventions, and Specifications of Patents :— 
Bibliographical and Obituary Notices of scientific men; essays 
on Comparative Anatomy and Physiology, and generally on such 
other branches of medicine as depend on scientific principles :— 
Meteorological Registers, and Reports of Agricultural Experi- 
ments: and we would leave room also for interesting miscellane- 
ous things, not exactly included under either of the above heads. 
Communications are respectfully solicited from men of science, 
and from men versed in the practical arts. 
Learned Societies are invited to make this Journal, occasion-' 
ally, the vehicle of their communications to. the public. 
The Editor will not hold himself responsible for the sentiments 
and opinions advanced by his correspondents; but he will con- 
sider it as an allowed liberty to make slight verbal alterations, 
where errors may be presumed to have arisen from inadvertency.” 
