xll. PREFACE. 



forth this liiilc book upcm iis mission. T^w- Vst wish 

 I can have for ii, is, lh.it it may impart lo iU n 

 a lilhc of the pleasure, ils pre|aralion h. en lo 



its author. I may, i>er)ups, be allowed to ho|>c, tliat 

 it shall communicate some interesting knowledge, to 

 many imiuireri, and a\%*aken in many ap; ve 



minds an intelligent admiration for this i>art of N 

 wondrous handiwork. 



A. B. IIERVEY. 



Tauxton, MAftiACftvtrrrs, 

 A/tfv, 11/, iSSi. 



