CONTENTS

OF

VOLUME SECOND.

ESSAYS ON RELIGIOUS AND MORAL SUBJECTS

AND THE ECONOMY OF LIFE.

Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion

Rules for a Club established for Mutual Improvement

The Busy Body

A Second Dialogue between Philocles and Horatio,

concerning Virtue and Pleasure

Public Men

Self-Denial not the Essence of Virtue

On the Usefulness of the Mathematics

On True Happiness

On Discoveries

51

57

63

66

70

73

Necessary Hints to those that would be rich

The Way to make Money plenty in every Man's Pocket

Rivalship in Almanac-Making

Rules of Health

Advice to a Young Tradesman

Plan for saving One Hundred Thousand Pounds

The Way to Wealth; being a Summary of the Maxims
and Proverbs in Poor Richard's Almanac

Observations on Mayz, or Indian Corn

Precautions to be used by those who are about to

undertake a Sea Voyage

Toleration in Old England and New England,

A Parable against Persecution.

A Parable on Brotherly Love

Sketch of an English School

Observations relative to the Intentions of the original

Founders of the Academy in Philadelphia. . 133

Hints for Consideration respecting the Orphan School-

House in Philadelphia

Paper, a Poem

159

161

BAGATELLES.

To Miss Georgiana Shipley, on the Loss of her Squirrel 170

The Art of procuring Pleasant Dreams

The Ephemera, an Emblem of Human Life

A Petition of the Left Hand, to those who have the

Superintendency of Education

The Handsome and Deformed Leg

171

177

P

ESSAYS ON GENERAL POLITICS, COMMERCE,

AND POLITICAL ECONOMY.

A Modest Inquiry into the Nature and Necessity of a

Remarks on some of the Foregoing Observations, showing

particularly the Effects which Manners have on

Population

311

321

Remarks on Judge Foster's Argument in Favor of the

Right of Impressing Seamen

33'

340-

On the Price of Corn, and Management of the Poor

On Smuggling, and its Various Species

Positions to be examined, concerning National Wealth. 373

Plan for Benefiting distant unprovided Countries

Concerning the Provision made in China against Famine

Principles of Trade

377

381

418

419

Reflections on Coin in general, being an Appendix to

the above Essay

Notions concerning Trade and Merchants.

A Thought concerning the Sugar Islands

On the Paper Money of the United States of America. 421

Comparison of Great Britain and the United States, in

Regard to the Basis of Credit in the two Countries

Reflections on the Augmentation of Wages, which will

be occasioned in Europe by the American

Revolution

On Luxury, Idleness, and Industry

Remarks concerning the Savages of North America

The Internal State of America; being a true Description

of the Interest and Policy of that vast Continent

Information to those who would remove to America

On the Criminal Laws and the Practice of Privateering

Observations on War

On the Elective Franchises, enjoyed by the

Boroughs in England

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Sir Charles Wyvill's Answer to the foregoing Paper

Militia preferable to Regular Troops

On sending Felons to America

The Retort Courteous

426

435

448

453

461

467

478

487

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An Account of the Supremest Court of Judicature in

Pennsylvania, viz. The Court of the Press . 508

Plan for Improving the Condition of the Free Blacks

An Address to the Public; from the Pennsylvania

Society for promoting the Abolition of Slavery,

. 513