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ment. There can be no doubt that the present enlightened ministers 

 of the court of Rio de Janeiro will endeavour to promote the sciences 

 among a people so capable of attaining a proficiency in them, and 

 of converting their acquirements to useful purposes. From the in- 

 troduction of such a measure, might be dated a total change in the 

 moral character and general habits of the Brazilians ; instruction 

 would be imparted to all classes, — emulation would be enkindled 

 among them, — and useful knowledge, descending from parent to 

 child, would soon be universally diffused. This would be the true 

 foundation of the prosperity of the country ; for no territory perhaps 

 in the world is so rich in natural products, and at the same time so 

 neglected for want of an enhghtened and industrious population. 



