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PREFACE. 



various avocations then intervening, pre- 

 vented the completion of the remaining 

 fe&ions ; nor would this little performance 

 have been now refumed, had any publica- 

 tion appeared calculated to preclude the 

 utility of the original plan, which has fince 

 been confiderably improved, to make it 

 more deferving of future encouragement. 



In the fecond part are introduced feveral 

 queries and obfervations on natural hiftory, 

 and upon fubjefts in general, which have 

 not been clearly and fufhciently afcertained, 

 and therefore merit the attention of the 

 naturalift and traveller. 



The principal of thofe writers who have 

 appeared in different departments of Natu- 

 ral Hiftory, will be noticed under the par- 

 ticular heads they treat upon. 



If perfons who go abroad, or refide in 

 foreign countries, were acquainted with ma- 

 thematics and drawing, they would in all 

 probability make their remarks more ac- 

 ceptable, oy adding accurate maps of the 

 countries they vifit or refide in ; and by 

 joining to them the drawings of men, their 

 drefles, utenfils, weapons, coins, machines, 

 rites, Sacrifices, buildings, temples, idols, 



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