PREFACE. 
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yet difcovered, and, on the other, guard¬ 
ing them againft the pernicious confe- 
quences arifing from improper modes of 
treatment. 
The Author, with much diffidence, 
fubmits the following pages to the peru- 
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fa! of fuch; and at the fame time ear- 
neftly fclicits the candour and indulgence 
of the reader, in excufing any inaccuracies 
they may be found to contain, as his 
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objeft, in the publication, is to afford 
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what little affiftance he is capable of, to 
the inexperienced, without arrogating to 
himfelf any fuperior qualifications for a 
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work of this nature, beyond others who 
perhaps may be more capable of exe¬ 
cuting it; but who, however, have not 
yet thought proper to favour the public 
with 
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