4 Πράγματα, οὐκ ἔπεα.”—Things, rather than words.”

UNIVERSAL POPULAR STATISTICS;

Embracing the Commerce, Agriculture, Revenue, Government, Manufac-
tures, Population, Army, Navy, Religions, Geography, History,
Remarkable Features and Events, Navigation, Inventions,
Discoveries and Genius of every nation on the Globe.

An ample Political, Commercial, Agricultural, Manufacturing, Historical,
Geographical, Statistical, and General Synopsis of the

UNITED STATES;

With the Last Census, and Tables of State and Presidential Elections,
Interest, Usury Laws, &c.

Statistics of the Bible and Missionary Societies of the World, of Specie,
Currency, Banking, Steam, Cotton, Iron, Coal, Silk, Crime, &c.
A complete History of every Nation, Ancient and Modern, alphabetically
arranged. A List of Eminent Men, and the Ages
and Nations in which they lived.

A SYNOPSIS OF ASTRONOMY AND GEOLOGY;

Mountains, Volcanoes, Rivers, Mines, Lofty Buildings, Temples, Bridges,
Ancient and Modern Cities.

The Conquerors, chief Battles and Sieges of the World; and a condensed
but complete View of the Ancient World. A variety of Miscellaneous
Statistics, curious and useful information; and all great Changes
and Events, from the Creation to the present time.

BY WILLIAM HCRUMP.

EIGHTH EDITION:

GREATLY ENLARGED and IMPROVED ;

With the addition of
PART II,

Which contains a complete Chronology, a Collection of Quotations from the
Latin, French, Italian and Spanish Languages, a concise Account of the
Heathen Deities, Abbreviations in common use, Weights and
Measures, and the Ancient and Modern Systems of Philosophy.

THE WORK IS PREFACED WITH A COPIOUS AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX.

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