agree; and this is just the reason why we invite, most particularly, the student in these matters, to avail himself of our method, which will enable him to face boldly these frightful tables, and their still more frightful examiners.
The whole range of sciences under the head of natural and experimental philosophy, as mineralogy, botany, zoology, chemistry, &c., are nothing but volumes of similar tables.
It would be impossible to enumerate here, even but the names of the different departments of human kowledge to which the phrenotypic method is applicable: suffice, therefore, to state, that we most seriously mean to make good, by public experiments, our promise contained in the title-page. In the mean time, we will, in our introductory or inviting lecture, offer some practical specimens.
SPECIMEN FIRST.
A chronological table from "The Encyclopædia Britannica," from the creation to 1815, containing upwards of two thousand principal events, answered from fact to date, and from date to fact.
SPECIMEN SECOND.
A synchronological table of all the rulers of twelve principal nations, answered in any direction: the number of questions is inexhaustible. We confess, that with the usual manner of studying these sad matters, we could not master them even if we were to devote to it a whole century.
SPECIMEN THIRD.
A table of logarithms of natural numbers, from one to one hundred, answered.
AND, FOURTHLY,
We wish to have time to conclude with the first book of the Iliad, answered in any order; for instance:
