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Excerpt from Putnam's Magazine, Vol. 1: Original Papers on Literature, Science, Art, and National Interests; January-June, 1868 A word as to the general plan of our work. In the preliminary announcement, its leading object was set forth to be the discussion of questions of Public Policy, Religion and Education, Science and Art, Industrial Pursuits, Finance, Political Economy, and Social Science; with ample provision for the various departments of general Literature in Fiction, Poetry, Essays, and other forms. Already, within the com pass of a single volume, examples of all of these have been given, in numerous instances, from the pens of writers of well-proved and emi nent ability. These subjects will be pursued hereafter under similar advantages, with a freedom and breadth of treatment commensurate with the enlightened demands of the day. 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. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.