The Encyclopedian Instructor and Farmer's Gazette

              m d £ 11 r o jv frnntid rjameswh.ls.y edited ly robe r tar chibal i n m . 3 vot i thursday evening mav ji 1800 j dollars per annum lord what a quetlion have you aflt cd ? i it not a plain one fkid marin looking gravely i a plain one my denrgirl ! recollect yourfelf 1 u have atked me to defite that whi..h is perfectly undefinablr and to ex plain what would tire all the facul ties of explication the i'oihttf jjonvtr all this .' yes maria that taint is of fo wonderful a quality that it not in frequently happens but laid i pretiing r hand gently fo may it never lit with the !— it not infrr iuentl.v happens that on a ingle tomb though the ftint rcamiti rue huriour is fled tor ever ! lodecd laid maria i you amaze me kist»en pi my dear coufm j but what is yet morr thtre is no p»int vrbatfoever fo difficult proper ly 10 tifeuf — iftoo vimycxfu/ijed in the dil'culhon it ivfrs ail its ener gy — ttu cmte/l grows tcdiuus and isfeidom if evtr reucwttl if on the contrary it l.e idu clole j omfrejjej it will ive tnori puin than pleal'ure in the f:f*.tfir,n in argument like ihcl'e i iprnk of maria ; nothing is more injurious to the l'ainl tlun i evil j j t\i iwn tin fpnee of argument is ks 1 li»v«faj<i too contracjed one cannet i)lultr«t obc cannot m'eret — in fcort ctiw tbedifcuflion will l.e imperfect either tlie unc way or ih ou.er a very figgnut point tus you trrat of !— thrre you rrrsg.'in m»r;s ; — it is multiplied utyoi.j the polfibiu ty ef diim«i*t>s»u it is tlivfnifisi by circun\(r«nce in:<i ten tl.ouf«p different forms it lie»rs as nany fttrjiets a e tjt of • f.y t»lien plj mm o tem<riw-n9.img ocr own inmge nd that finface re flects as many different colours as there are ptrfons whukuow us and as there are varying opinions amongrt thote to whom we are known it isai irtfumprehenrible ai iheef fectsot a prifon to tlie uninformed ; and ucarrir with it analiufnn even to the cultivated and pliilofaphk mind we all maria or at leaft thege neryiity of us view the furjuct which reflects ur own imane as bearing all the puliih of a diamond — nd de fying equally the tiog,e of a(j-.erlion and the incilion of calumny this is indeed placing tue fubject in a new light faid maria ferhspj it may ;— but let us hear w'lat others may fay of h olijfd which affords in fi rmich plcui'nrc .' it is without lciilre anil vitlmut pnlilh fays one its v>nt.-r is ablo lutely tiinrcd wi;h the iiii\u hue uf jet.'mii/j it si rtjjtuedhy anger fays ano ther no rojoin » third hot it bears the gnttrfl ti«t of -•>..-•> — he vet exeivtim he who ftill f es in image rcflittfd and iho j't-tu i:n',ull:rd as^lirlt whot mifrf jrcl'-i:catiwn ih here .' yau y/pathui h never knew of lo-jt could not poffibly lay wbai ini-nlitt/i tim'tditi who nevrr knew nftht mat could im't pnihhly i'.y in what aagrr cnniilti nd alijhghm when he unputed tnvy to t/ir ceruinly niif took hi iwnfurjacc fur mine cut hero comes my choien friend — what fay you flurio tu this dc cjcart .' th»t they are all wroig replies he but fmile not yet for yours is equally fo it has neither the brilliance you aflign to it — nor the hueswhich they impute i for tfj-pirt can fee no thing but ht'hdcf urircflcitidg fur face of f(lj~ltvi ! thus itisthrough the world maria and fuch is that honxtur concerning wbich you enquire — that perfon therefore is mod lecdre whofe fur tact on the imaginary taiifman i have defenbed is fmsllcft and leaft obfervable ; and the poet agree per fectly in this opinion when he lays n'ecrnalt'vixit qui natus moricul'ciue fef.llir i w«s absnt to proceed when i perceived on turning around thai tl e iioping at the fime ti«\o thu tiiofa od fimilur femimenij may brcomo 10 model and putern after which lie manncri and conduft of oury outli vill be formed qyeft mr editor what i th rtalbii that there is la much awo a bout opinion more than there is 4 jout piaciisc ? horatio anfr the editor cannot an fwer horatio better than by rela ting tlic following aurcdots : m a wcdiiing in tin l>ack-counrry in old launch prufcubr who liutloa til at occaftonpiid iis ri-fptiils largr ty to uscchui ml confen icniiv v very full f his divinity aifarclled ii'.bifcu io tefpect im rl<tf m»ti ptcfoftliwr the mletui'u.n of tlto inanwcccrecnoay — you're ihefirfl man faid lie that ever converted bic itlookslikc my bungling work re plied the clergyman for keel ilt have to do it over again qutrc will not tliis lame remark apply to preachers in the low-couu try at well aa totliclein the uyptr ? does it not appear that our preach en in general are more intent in making numrroui convnu ihan iii inakin^found converts .' a the preaching bulinefn is a func tlsn i would always wiflj to rffpe^t it might not be improper to fufgrft oneconiijrraticr tcthatdepartnicr.r viz that slong v-ith the fc-tipturc doctrines cf fiii<i repentance ix ptriensts c to tskc the freedom to imjtffa upun i lie blind a of their audience the plain and important prtcrpts of the moral uw and that in a more puii|>enju t sa*?5e«r tfttsua stetr"h«arer appear in public they , .• at»r i°>llft g«rl«uf i!.ii tianity and exhibit raurtot its pow er and influence in their general dc 1 portm«nt ; and in a particular man ner when they coine into ldea ton we would vrilh thttn not to confider the fail a curd or the ground on which it vaudiaaencbanc ed had ; but that they are on gwu'a earth under his ftipreme ffye and j'fu under the cj et of their ellow creaturea vrhn would rejoice to fee the manifeftatiod of tbofe fublimet principles taught by the great bead of the tninillcml order in their live and converfations viz the cx nrciflng themfclves in the important duties of temperance jiietkncfs forbearance brotherly kindntfs c in cippofitiou to drunkeonefs qu>r rdting riiflionefty and the like i do not knew that there is cue precept o the mcral law contrary to any one tenet of any chriftian feet whatever let our prrichc.rs and profefior rcinember that ho man nor do tie inn by any poffiblc method whatever nrcommcn'ci their opinions fo much o th nolic of the v ife and obferv ing part of mankind as by a l'nund regular morul conduct at this hint is capable of being improved to a mnii valuable purpofr we liope it will in no mtal'urebe akcu acnii'l from lie new ctmplttc horfc dtflsr oj celt no hoksks i am really of opinion that our breed of liottes or rat lit i the hor fen generally ul'ed by us would f>e much more preferable to hat they are atprefeiit if about half tlienum ber weie to remain uugeh tho matter io fame refpecls fpeaks for itlelf and mud certainly be produc tive of iuch good ceofcejueiicct hh that thfir orength and beauty will be considerably increafed orratber ta fptak more accurately tlicfe n tural qualities will not be iaipairr d in the manner they generally aie the principal ubjcciiun urged n giinft their cor.tinci in the nrtx iwr nature lias formed them is ih:j they are in general ery vicious and troublefcmr to ride ; but 1 believe this tvilt be obvii>.:;d by the canlide ration tliaf our done horfes are very much tampered with in onler io ex cite luft in them lor the jwrpoi'e ot gating qur*s with foal m'ji.l ol der lu:i 1 h il ijc.'l n ur u i j mtml)«l a.,v;j i-i lih.i j alt maria had mod u/ipfii/eftip/iictti fatten fall nilrep — i imiled ftole a kift — the fweeteft revenge for her ln-jtteutlun and left herw her un liflui bed npul'e ! p1so for the eucjihpejiau iiillrubtr tie carolinian olsekver no ». ltavin'g thus early introduced 1 x m-ji'.-lf to ilia man of science lmh not mr editor fhould youdif cover the allufion i would nrxt ad ifrci mjwf to the genllsman the definition of this characier is not well undtrflooi even ou llie cheaireof life nod 1 liavt obftrved iolt of itrc*rwnba»tar mt a coirfuled idea of tin qualilial if ■ true gentleman in whatevcrpm of the woxld we tra vel thegentlcmanmay be dilcavor ml i>y a nktf o'ofcrver with the ap titude with whicharree-mafonfind out i jjrother the figns are tliel'e : th gentleman is courteous uo hiimiiig i,d liberul cnusious ol gwilrg fifcnce and ft»ble to the mcaotft domellic in « nixed com pany you tnsy diftever shsgentle uikbj by a diflidenct in his depuil nirut tire indication of merit hit opipleru arclhort but welldigffted l»«e»ule lie never ventures th«m bat upon rcatttrswith wiiuhht iiiomr vvd-.it arauaimrd you will feuomfind him art « luljea or lead a co^ttrfatioa be eeulohe is apprehcnlive tliat h may meet with men of more knowledge tlian liiml'elr the iorward fupcrfi riil l>lockl)ji>d whoen-rofesthe tc;i fwjfrfjjmj lie views with an ejs ol felf the marked attention of tin ig uonmus when we rueet a man on wham fortune that blind goddefs hsf liowered.down her bounties de iceudingfroma gaudy carriage with an haughty mein fupercilious airs md imperious language ; hall we liy there is a gentleman t shall we not rather fay with popei " blufli grandeur blufli proud court withdraw yqur blaze " ye little liars side jour iimi tiiihed rays i find the word grntleaan to be derive troui th litin word cote itfitt in anci»nt ines tliiiilyap li«d gentrtijui meant a man of liigii birth and good family in the pieier \ day when rink and title is i|d hdf ths gentleman it fell c juired it is in r'nct one of ur natu ral riglus jt is a tills of more cu tiinlic vsiue than thofc whishthe cnthroaed monarch bcaotvs upon fuiils and fvcheplunts r rjce.ol mannttl eafe of ac cefs a'kibil^ivnf behaviour and at lentiunt iple*fearon«i;eflaryappen ■\*£'", to me geatleinan he muft tt allb a nun t ftri'ct honour the title lure and the charterer are in frp.rabie—fir thethara^ter confers the title i lie obfervcrdoes not arrogate to himlelf i his charactrr but be is am l>'ti(iui 19 f-oircli fomeof the quali tiet rccellary to eonltiitite the gen tlcnvan liberality of fentiments and u lintel defire to communicate his ubiervatio white he is convin ced they tend either to inftruft or improve are at any rate princi ples inherent in his bread under their benign influence he has at tempted a literary correfpondence me ha certainly paved the way to mental improvement for he flatters himfelf that he irasfecured a rorner of a publication which dors honour to hiscountry he willies however to have foinr fellow labourersin this literary field tutiad fume purfuing his track by whom he may gain come lniall hock of knowledge ; nd at the fame time cicape the ioiperti uent enrioftty of fuels ua rear only for tihiion and condemn without tho'i or lea ion the editor cannot withhold hi approbation of the fentiments ui tl mroii/ii.ia oifirv.r yi.i i.c conditions f«r fritting ibe encyclopedist liijruclor & farmer's gazelle i it will be printed on a good type and paper of a jarge demy fize.and fent to subscribers they becoming accountable for the poll age at three dalian per annum ii it will make its appearance as foon as 50c subfcribcr are ob tained iii one half the subfcription money to be paid jn advance on receipt of the firft nurrjber and the remainder at the expiration of fix month to thofe who do not advance the money on the receipt i tbc-hrft number tne paper will oe discontinued tt*jt articles of intelligence c intended to be iiifcrted iu th rnc)ckpedian inftrutjor will be thankfully received — but it is ex peeled whenever they come thro tha medium of the pott-oiece the podage will be paid othcrwife they cannot be attended to adveriifementfr not exceeding 20 lines will be inferted at fin shillings the firft time and tv shillings & sixpentt for each con tinuance : larger ones in propor tion 5 but to i'ccure infertipn they mult be accompanied with the calh envy " ladies beware i hit you not envy is a rice mure predomi nant and dangerous than any whmh torments the hllfti a " l'l it i coflrpomyuii 01 ineaiinctsariu malice lamenting over profuc-rity jnd lickening at the fighr of health if the breath of envy did not eva porate in univerfal re its fighs that it might intect the air ivorfc 1 han a plague darken the fun make ■ he ic.i uimavigable and blalt the traits of the earth i may be thought chimerical but in expofmg this vice 1 claim every aid i/ili-or.-l lifappoiutnicnt and dvl psir are the nourhiliueni of the en vious ; they would cruih all noble undertakings and nip the b'id ofiu ventian merely becaui'e merit might e mure cuulpicuous than ir their own tliry can neither endure induftry rente or bravery ; beauty appears to them deformed and courage is turned into cowardice envy wants both fpirie and good nature and cnnfrions of i'.j own hnpoteikc it folds itii rnij in defc pair and lit curfmg in a enrne r confi iom of inferiority it infen fihly i'up|)(il'c3 minis where none can be found nd from n dcfiie to be above ii3riv.il ia rendered contemp tible to the niranrft tis made of impotence vexation and malice and preys upon itfclf while it exhauftl its ipirhs ambition can rind gratification ; pleafure luxury ; covetonfnefs cap acquire pelf but envy gains iiothing but vexation ; hlcb liy proving « diieafe to the canltitation it linger and exhaulu itlelf the vice thus delineated with mortification i am compelled to fay that it predominates mod in the fe male mind ; but 1 trufi all who read this attempt to reform it will hold it in equal abomination with one who hopes file pefleflcsa liberal mind clarissa tie point »/ honour maria — tha playful be witching maria was lining near me in the ptrloir window weexcliaii gedour ftudios as he hid ihitchcd a newl'paper fr»m me and i was meditatiag over the page of sterne which had juft occupied her attenti on pray fays maria living down the paper and looking archly — pray coufio what nthel tint tf hcniur !■ why it is child find i recover ing from my reverie and yawning plan of the xiteytlcfejiaa injtrub w and farmer's gazette the front page to be filled with iiillrunions and obfer tations relative to the tillage of sfce american foil viz gardening orchards raifing of stock cure of difeafes both in animals and vegetables c 3cc f with regard to the human fpe cjm ; rules of health longevity prevention of immature deaths cc ac occagonally will be banded out of judicial allrology 4ijv;in'ag the principles of thofe w!>lch hjve t-ern im poled upon ihe world under the type of conjuration juglary witch craft c to the difgrjee and r proach of human nature itfelf some account may be expected a that infinite variety of cutlom mode and manners that have ob uiacd among the different nations of the earrh with the general prih ciples from whence they proceeded it will not be thought improper frequently to ornament the injlrut tor with lively ftrokes of the mo ral jaw drawn from the general principles of the law of nature not medling with any particular lyftern of religion nor glancing at any thing that might have the ihadow of tendency to invalidate the refpeflability of any perfuafion hattter with a variety of other u/icful and miscellaneous matter in fine to reduce phylofophy and fcience in general to practice to greaten the human mind witl fentiments leading to univerfal knowledge ; to encourage the a irmricao genius by giving ever valuable production a free paflage trill go into the defign with regard to the political fea urea of our paper it is contem plated that an accurate and juf aatement of h&s will form its iyftem of politics without falling in with any party whatever from the refonrcc that will be ftabli(bcd and the literary corre fpoiulcnce that wiii be formed aiuf conftituted it u expccled the subfcribers will con£der it their intcreft to file tbeir papers to which an annaal index will be ad ded pointing at number column c scurrility glancing at charact ers and every fulfome luff with which raolt of our public prints are frequently croudecs are not to be admitted no production to find a pasage but that win.fc comes forward with the gentility and liberality of the gentleman and man of fenfe the 3d 3d and 4th pages for newt foreign and domeric acts of cosgrsfs s£w of our general affembly advcrtifements c we give this notification in or der to learn whether the fcheme may meet with the public appro bation if it does gentlemen will fignify their approbation by be coming subkribert to it purfuant to the propofala no money to be paid before the receipt of the tirft paper which will be weekly t 3 dollars ptr mnnum when ft i t.npefled that one half will be paid down and the remaining half at the expirati on of fix months and which we hope will be a living monitor and not the moment of a day james wills robert archibald edtnlcn arrih eo the encyclopedian inftru&or and farmer's gazette