Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1844, by GEORGE D. BALDWIN, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York. ADVERTISEMENT. In making books we own that we are 'green,' We shall endeavour to give some variety. Materials inexhaustible abound, Which, if well handled, might adorn our pages; By learning, metaphysical, profound, We might, no doubt, be rank'd among the sages ; Or, loftier still, the science of astronomy. Though all these themes are worthy of attention, 'Tis wisdom to make hay while weather's sunny; We publish solely for the public good, (Our own included). Op'ning flowers yield honey; This Book shall yield to weavers ample food; Food for the mind, which, when digested, may Yield food to fill the body every day. The present Work is not a periodical; With shining gems amidst a mass of lumber. |