Excerpt from Observations on the Climate, Soil and Productions of British Guiana, and on the Advantages of Emigration To, and Colonizing the Interior Of, That Country: Together With Incidental Remarks on the Diseases, Their Treatment and Prevention; Founded on a Long Experience Within the Tropics It may not be improper to remark that this Society has been formed for the purpose of admitting amu tual interchange of sentiment and free discussion amongst the friends of literature, science, and art, - nearly on the original plan of the Royal Society; but embracing subjects in general, less abstract, and perhaps of more popular interest, if not of more general utility; and one material advantage will be, its universal accessibility to genius and talent, without a 50l. Or 60l. Douceur, which most sig nificantly implies that none but the wealthy can claim distinction for talents or learning; whereas the spirit of the age declares that the reverse is at least often true, and this must be the more ap parent as the rays of science become disseminated amongst the people: such a society, therefore, precluding the fellowship of no honest man, how ever humble his station in life, appears to have been rightly regarded as a desideratum and with pleasure we have seen some liberal-minded and wealthy men come forward in its support. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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