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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
66 No. VI.
A Second Dialogue between Philocles and Horatio,
concerning Virtue and Pleasure
46
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,
92
103
108
112
118
123
125
Sketch of an English School
Observations relative to the Intentions of the original
Founders of the Academy in Philadelphia .
Hints for Consideration respecting the Orphan School-
House in Philadelphia
133
159
161
164
166
168
To Miss Georgiana Shipley, on the Loss of her Squirrel 170
The Art of procuring Pleasant Dreams
A Petition of the Left Hand, to those who have the
Superintendency of Education
The Handsome and Deformed Leg
171
177
180
183
185
ESSAYS ON GENERAL POLITICS, COMMERCE,
AND POLITICAL ECONOMY.
A Modest Inquiry into the Nature and Necessity of a
Paper Currency
On Government.
No. I. .
On Freedom of Speech and the Press
⚫ Observations concerning the Increase of Mankind and
the Peopling of Countries
Remarks on some of the Foregoing Observations, showing
particularly the Effects which Manners have on
Population
Remarks on Judge Foster's Argument in Favor of the
Right of Impressing Seamen
285
311
321
331
Remarks and Facts relative to the American Paper
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
Reflections on Coin in general, being an Appendix to
377
381
383
409
418
419
• 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 426
Reflections on the Augmentation of Wages, which will
be occasioned in Europe by the American
Revolution
On Luxury, Idleness, and Industry
435
448
453
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 small
Sir Charles Wyvill's Answer to the foregoing Paper
Militia preferable to Regular Troops
On sending Felons to America
The Retort Courteous
An Account of the Supremest Court of Judicature in
Pennsylvania, viz. The Court of the Press
. 513
Plan for Improving the Condition of the Free Blacks
An Address to the Public; from the Pennsylvania
Society for promoting the Abolition of Slavery,
A Lecture on the Providence of God in the Government
Proposals and Queries for the Consideration of the Junto 551