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Editor's Preface The twelve years that have passed since the first edition of Every Boy's Book was published, have brought so many changes in our national sports and pastimes, and have seen the introduction of so many new games, that it has been thought desirable to remodel this work, in order to bring it down to the requirements of the present time. In carrying out this plan effectually. Every Boy's Book has been almost entirely rewritten; and scarcely anything now remains of the old work except the title. All the articles that were in the former edition have been thoroughly revised, and papers on Boxing, Canoeing, Croquet, Eives, Golf, Rackets, Sliding, Billiards, Bagatelle, Dominoes, Spectrum Analysis, Canaries, Hedgehogs, Jackdaws, Jays, Magpies, Owls, Parrots, Ravens, Boats, Cryptography, Deaf and Dumb Alphabet, Dominoes, Mimicry and Ventriloquism, Shows, Stamp Collecting, and TinseUing, appear now for the first time. In carrying out this work much valuable assistance has been given by Professor Pepper, the Rev. J. G. Wood, W. B. Tegetmeier, Clement Scott, Sidney Daryl, J. T. Burgess. Dr. Viner, Thomas Archer, "W. Robinson of the Field, Cholmondeley Pennell, and other well-known writers on sports. The articles at the end of this work on American Billiards, Base Ball, and the Canadian sport of La Crosse, have been contributed by Henry Chadwick, the leading authority on these games in America. Christmas, 1868. Preface to the Original Edition It would be impossible for a single author to produce a book of this description with a fair prospect of success, because it necessarily treats of many subjects; and a perfect acquaintance with some of the more important would occupy a lifetime. The reading and researches of one man would not be sufficiently extensive to embrace the rich variety of the materials required. Being fully convinced of this fact, the Publishers have endeavoured to obtain the aid of the most distinguished writers in the various departments of knowledge which the following pages are intended to illustrate. Thus each contributor, in furnishing his quota of information for the work, has been engaged in a congenial task, one best suited to his peculiar turn of mind, as well as to his individual acquirements, and one upon which he could, therefore, with the greatest ease and accuracy dilate. This brief explanation will show in what spirit the Publishers embarked in the undertaking; and the accompanying list of the writers may be received as a proof that they have succeeded in securing the services of the most competent authorities. With that portion of the book with which he was practically acquainted each of the following gentlemen has dealt: W. Martin, Esq., C. Baker, Esq., E. B. Wormald, Esq., J. F. Wood, Esq., A. McLaren, Esq., Stonehenge, author of "Eural Sports," and the Eev. J. G. Wood, author of several works on Natural History, who also furnished some of the designs. The remaining illustrations are by William Harvey and Harrison Weir ; and the credit for the able manner in which they have been engraved is due to the brothers Dalziel. 2, Farkingdon Stbeet, February, 1856. Contents Part I. EASY GAMES WITHOUT TOYS. Outdoor Games - Indoor Games EASY GAMES WITH TOYS. Outdoor Games Balls - Hoops - Kites - Marbles - Tops - Miscellaneous Indoor Games Part II. ATHLETIC SPORTS AND MANLY EXERCISES. Angling - Archery - Boxing - Canoes & Canoeing - Cricket - Croquet - Drivng - Fencing - Fives - Foot-ball - Golfing - Gymnastics - Hockey - Rackets - Riding - Rowing - Sailing - Skating - Sliding - Swimming - Training Part III. SCIENTIFIC PURSUITS. Acoustics - Aeronautics - Chemistry - Electricity - Galvanism, or Voltaic Electricity - Heat - Hydraulics - Magnetism - Mechanics - The Microscope - Optics & Optical Amusements - Photography - Pneumatics - Spectrum Analysis Part IV. DOMESTIC PETS. Bees and Beekeeping - The Canary - Dogs - Gold and Silver Fish - The Guinea Pig - The Hedgehog - The Jackdaw - The Jay - The Magpie - Owls - The Parrot - Pigeons - Poultry - The Rabbit - The Raven - Silkworms - The Squirrel - White Mice Part V. Miscellaneous Bagatelle - Billiards - Boat-Building - Carpentering - The Game of Chess - The Young Conjurer - Cryptography - The Deaf and Dumb Alphabet - Dominoes - Draughts - Fireworks - Gardening - Mimicry and Ventriloquism - Puzzles - Shows - Postage Stamp Collecting - Tinselling - The American Game of Baseball
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