[11] Mr. Sefstrom, in Sweden, has lately discovered, that a very small quantity of campfire, strewed on a fire-coal, immediately destroys every insect within the reach of its effluvia, and no doubt would prove fatal to the musketoes. See the Acts of the Royal Society of Sciences at Stockholm, for the year 1787. [12] Establishments of new colonies in Africa have been opposed by some with an apparent strength of argument; the principal points of which may be collected under the following heads: 1st. That it would be introducing among the simple and innocent people the corrupted manners of the Europeans.—2d. That such establishments would be the means of increasing and perpetuating the practice of making slaves.—3d. That Government will be exposed to considerable sacrifices to secure protection to the colonies, and to supply them with necessaries from Europe, &c.—In a work I am preparing to lay before the publick, it is my intention to submit, for candid perusal, the reflections I have made on these objections, and endeavour to prove the great error by which these real friends to humanity are at present influenced. [13] This journal gives the history of a young man whom the author knew to have died, in consequence of a very dissolute life, induced from a faulty education, and from which the most important deductions may be made, respecting publick education, and the duty of parents. The same Mr. _de la Blancherie_ has, since the publication of this work, digested and carried into execution in Paris, the plan of a _Bureau de correspondence générale et gratuite pour les Sciences et les Arts_, where men of all nations, and every class, should find, as in _a living Encyclopedia_, (to use the happy expression of His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester) the means of communication and instruction, and every good office relative to the Sciences and the Arts. For twelve years past he has contended with all possible obstacles, in order to persuade mankind to pursue their true interests, by a _reciprocation of good offices_. Mr. _de la Blancherie_ is at present, and will remain some time in England, to acquire connexions useful to this grand view. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE The original Table of Contents was in two parts at the front and the back of the book. These have been joined in this etext. The one change in the ERRATA at the back of the book has been applied to the etext. The spelling of ‘Salum’ has been changed to ‘Sallum’ to be consistent with all other occurrences in the book. Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources. Some hyphens in words have been silently removed, some added, when a predominant preference was found in the original book. Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.