- quaintance with Gov. Keith-Visit to Boston-His Father's Advice Visits his Brother John at Newport-A Lure and an Escape-Stay in New York - An Unruly Companion - A Great Erratum Big Promises and Small Fulfilment An Uneasy Conscience - Abandons a Vegetable Diet Mode of Life with Keimer- Courtship Acquaintances - Trials at Composition - Sails for London with Ralph-Looks into the Bag for CHAPTER III. — Arrival in London - Finds his Letters are Worthless Intimacy with Ralph Gets Work in a Printing-house-Metaphysical Treatise-Frequents a Club - A Promise to see Sir Isaac Newton - Sir Hans Sloane A Dangerous Acquaintance Offends Ralph Watts's Printing-house-Press-work Mode of Life Habits of London Printers Makes a Reform - A Landlady and a Recluse - Swimming - Anec- dote of Mr. Denham - New Employment Almost a Swimming-teacher CHAPTER IV.-Embarks for Philadelphia — Arrival - Illness and Disap pointment - Foreman to Keimer-Breaks with him Resolves to set up for himself— Meredith - Engraves Plates - Views of Religion - His London Dissertation - New Convictions - Types from London A Part- ner A Croaker- The Junto-Writes the Busy-body- Sets up a News- paper-Friends in need - Dissolves with Partner-Tract on a Paper Currency - Opens a Stationer's Shop - Thrifty Habits — Matrimonial Designs Miss Read- Marriage · A Subscription Library . . . .161 CHAPTER V. Second Part of the Autobiography - The Philadelphia Library A Good Wife-Family Habits - Religious Views — - Moral Perfection aimed at A Group of Virtues - Scheme for their Attainment Mottoes and Prayers - Story of the Speckled Axe- - Result of the Plan of a United Party for Virtue - Poor Richard's Al- - Summary of Maxims - Mode of Conducting his Newspaper - Caution to Young Printers - Hint to Young Women- Rev. Mr. Hemp- hill On the Study of Languages-Visit to Boston To his Brother James at Newport-The Junto - Clerk of the Assembly - Postmaster - Public Reforms-The Watch - Forms the first Fire-company . . 192 CHAPTER VII. - Arrival of Whitefield - Effects of his Preaching - Church for all Sects - Anecdote - Vindication of Whitefield His Clear Voice - Elocution improved by Practice - Mistake in Publishing - Franklin's Partnerships in Printing-Proposals for an Academy - Philosophical Society Active in Measures for Defence - Chosen Colonel-Proposes a Fast - The Quakers - James Logan Anecdote of Penn- -The Dunkers -The Franklin Fire-place- Refuses a Patent for it. CHAPTER VIII. - Moves in the Cause of Education - An Academy - A Trustee - New Partnership - Electrical Experiments - Public Employ- ments- A Member of the Assembly-Commissioner to treat with Indi- ans -The Pennsylvania Hospital Advice in procuring Subsoriptions— Street Paving, Cleaning and Lighting-Project for Cleaning Streets in London-Postmaster-general of America - Honorary Degrees . . . 213 CHAPTER IX.-Delegate to the Albany Convention - Proposes a Plan of Union-Confers with Gov. Shirley at Boston- Meets Gov. Morris at New York Anecdote Proprietary Quarrels War with France Assists Mr. Quincy in procuring Supplies - Visits Braddock's Army- Procures Horses and Wagons for it - Character of Braddock - His Defeat Forts - - - - CHAPTER X. Commissioner for Disbursing Money for Public Defence 248 An Algerine Speech. Rules for Reducing a Great Empire to a Small One; presented to a late 266 . 270 On Gratitude to the Ministry. . 277 Of the Effects of Electricity in Paralytic Cases Salt Water rendered fresh by Distillation - Tendency of Rivers to the Sea- Effects of the Sun's Rays on Cloths of . 281 283 286 288 291 Method of relieving Thirst Different Colors Effect of Air on the Barometer- The Study of Insects 399 A Dialogue between Britain, France, Spain, Holland, Saxony and Amer- Extracts HIS CORRESPONDENCE. To Josiah Franklin, Boston. April 13, 1738. 403 A Man's Religion to be judged of by its Fruits Freemasons. - 406 407 Religious Notions-Doctrine and Worship. To James Read. 17 August, 1745. On Differences between Man and Wife. To Peter Collinson. 9 May, 1753. English Poor Laws Amending the Scheme of Providence To George Whitefield. June 6, 1753. Good Works On Meriting Heaven 412 -- Prayers and Deeds. To Miss Catherine Ray, at Block Island. 4 March, 1775 To Miss Catherine Ray. 11 September, 1755 To Miss E. Hubbard. 23 February, 1756 On the Death of his Brother, John Franklin. Trust in Providence. 422 To the Editor of a London Newspaper. 20 May, 1765. Satirical Defence of Newspaper Paragraphs and their False Re- To Mrs. Deborah Franklin. June 22, 1767. 425 State of his Affairs-Proposed Marriage of his Daughter To Miss Mary Stevenson. 14 September, 1767 . 426 Visit to Paris-French Women and Fashions - King and Queen To Miss Mary Stevenson. 2 September, 1769 To Mrs. Jane Mecom. 30 December, 1770 441 442 To Samuel Cooper. 5 February, 1771 . . . 445 Minutes of a Remarkable Conference with Lerd Hillsborough. To Joshua Babcock. 13 January, 1772. Agriculture the most Honorable Employment. -Condition of the 449 To William Franklin. 19 August Modes of Exercise - Importance to Health. To Joseph Priestley. 19 September. Moral Algebra, for arriving at Decisions in Doubtful Cases. .451 . 452 454 American Super- ...455-6 To Josiah Quincy. 22 April, 1779. Providence Rules - National Characteristics To Joseph Priestley. 8 February, 1780. Progress of Science - -All Situations have their Inconveniences - To Francis Hopkinson. 24 December, 1782 To Mrs. Mary Hewson. 27 January, 1783 On the Death of Friends-Folly of War-Protracted Friend- . 458 459 The Order of the Cincinnati-Ascending and Descending Honors - Vagrancy of Congress American Extravagance On visiting England. Public Salaries - The War British Disdain for Yankees - Consequences To George Whatley. May 23, 1785. Privileges of Old Age- - On a Good Epitaph - Reasons for Con- - 478 |