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 ALMANACK I 
 
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 6 An Astronomical Diarv of Coelestial Motion's 5: Aspects 
 
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 For the Year or Our LORD CHRIST 
 
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 Being the fecond after Biffextileor Leap-year; the four- 
 teenth of the Reign of Our moft Gracious Sovereign Lord j 
 King Geortre III, And from the Creation of the World, ^ 
 according to the beft Hiftory, 5722- But the 78th from ( 
 the horrid, Popifh, High-Church, Jacobite Plo'. e 
 
 Ffperially infcribed and dedicated to the Life of Libra- < 
 rians and Ribliotheraries, with manv Counfels on the Proper ( 
 Care of Books. 
 
 Calculated for the Meridian of N'ew Haven, where thg ( 
 Artick Pole is elevated 41 deg. 20 min. But may indifFer. « 
 ently ferve any part of N. England. Wherein is contained ( 
 The Lunations, Eclipfes of the Luminaries, Afpefts & Geo- 
 centrick places of the Planets, the Sun's Rifing 6c Setting, ' 
 with the Moon's Rifing & Setting in the Night time follow- J 
 ing the Day of the Month, with the moon's place & time of ' 
 high water. Judgment of the Weather, and other things nee- / 
 effary for fuch a compofure. 
 
 By <Pi>.63ii3>M;. i 
 
 To which is appended A fure 6r certain cure for the Bite f 
 of a Rattlefnake, mad*- Publick by Abel Puffer of Stoughton. 
 
 Printed & Sold bv B. MECOM. at the Por'-OHice in New-Haven, 1773. ^ 
 
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The Old Librarian's Almanack 
 
 By 
 
 A very rare pamphlet first published in New Haven 
 
 Connecticut in 1 773 and now reprinted 
 
 for the first time 
 
 The Librarians Series 
 
 Edited by 
 John Cotton Dana and Henry IV. Kent 
 
 Number one 
 
 Published by 
 
 The Elm Tree Press Woodstock Vermont 
 
 1909 
 
UBRARY 
 SCHOOL 
 
 Copyright 
 
 1909 
 
 By Edmund L. Pearson 
 
PREFACE 
 
 Nathaniel Cutter, Esq., who for over fifty years had practised law 
 in Newburyport, Mass., died on March 9, 1907. His executor 
 asked me to arrange and catalogue the books which composed 
 Mr. Cutter's library. They were in his office in an old brick build- 
 ing on State Street, and if dust and cobwebs may be taken as 
 evidence, many of the books had not been disturbed for thirty 
 or forty years. The library was almost entirely composed of 
 legal works, of no especial interest. There were, in addition, a 
 file of the Newburyport Herald from 1850 to 1895, and a 
 large number of old almanacs. Mr. Cutter seems to have taken 
 great pains to gather almanacs, and his collection has passed 
 into the possession of the Newburyport Antiquarian Society. 
 Acknowledgments are due that Society for permission to make 
 this reprint of the most interesting of the collection. It is the first 
 complete reprint of " The Old Librarian's Almanack ", — though 
 one or two extracts from it have appeared in the Boston Even- 
 ing Transcript. 
 
 After a long search I have found record of only one other 
 copy of the Almanack . The " Preliminary Check List of 
 American Almanacs" compiled by Mr. Hugh Alexander Mor- 
 rison of the Library of Congress, — probably the most complete 
 work of the kind in existence, makes no mention of it. But at 
 the sale of the library of the Hon. John Stephney Wales in New 
 York, November I 6, 1 896. a copy was sold ( for $ 1 4 ) to Dr. 
 Morris Kimball, of St. Louis. Dr. Kimball writes me, however, 
 that his copy is imperfect, — the title-page and covers are missing. 
 
 The question of authorship of the Almanack is the only other 
 point which needs to be mentioned. The identity of " Philobib- 
 los " appears to be established by the fact that the copy owned 
 by Dr. Kimball has in manuscript, on the page for the month of 
 
 295G07 
 
THE OLD LIBRARIAN'S ALMANACK 
 
 March, the words " writ by me, Jared Bean ". In both that copy 
 and the one which I found in the library of Mr. Cutter, the 
 initials "J. B." are printed at the end of the poem. They have 
 been retained here out of respect for the whim of the old libra- 
 rian, who evidently rather fancied himself as a versifier. 
 
 Jared Bean, whose name today is so nearly forgotten, is men- 
 tioned in Sarah Gilman Bigelow's " Literary and Genealogical 
 Annals of Connecticut", (New York, 1870). He was born 
 in New Haven in 1 705 or 1 706. About 1 754 he became 
 curator or librarian of the Connecticut Society of Antiquarians, 
 situated in his native town. In this congenial post he spent, so 
 far as we know, the remainder of his life. His will, to which 
 Mrs. Bigelow had access, was proved in 1 788, and that is 
 taken as the approximate date of his death. The old libra- 
 rian never accepted the results of the American Revolution, 
 which broke out soon after the publication of his Almanack, 
 and toward his " Sovereign Lord ", King George III, re- 
 tained his allegiance to the end. He kept the King's birthday 
 each year; but there is no indication that he took any part in 
 public affairs, or devoted himself to anything but his beloved 
 books. He believed with Sir Thomas Bodley, that a librarian 
 should never marry, and he died a bachelor. His character is 
 so well displayed in his Almanack as to require no other 
 description. Whatever we may think of his ideas of librarian- 
 ship, his right to his favorite appellation of " Booklover " is not to 
 be denied. Mrs. Bigelow saw his gravestone, in I 869, in the 
 old "East Hill Burying Ground " near New Haven. She writes 
 that the dates and most of the inscription had become obliterated; 
 but that the name "Jared Bean, Philobiblos " remained, together 
 with the epitaph : 
 
 Death, thou hast closed ye Book of Life 
 
 & set me free from earthly strife, 
 
 Ye page is turn'd & I'm at rest 
 
 Ye last word said, Finitum est. 
 
 This bit of doggerel, undoubtedly the work of some professional 
 epitaph monger, would have displeased Jared Bean, though he 
 
PREFACE 
 
 might have taken consolation in remembering the verse on 
 Shakespeare's grave. But the headstone, and even the burying 
 ground itself, have disappeared; and an electric car line runs 
 through the place where the old librarian was buried. 
 
 Edmund Lester Pearson 
 
 Zealandia Lodge 
 
 Asheville. N. C 
 
 May 19, 1909 
 
ECLIPSES. 
 
 
 
 ' 1 'HERE will be but two Eclipses this Year, b( 
 and both invisible. The first is March 1 2th D 
 
 3th 
 
 of the Sun, 
 
 ay. 
 
 at5h. 18m. 
 
 in the Morning. The 2d. is Sept. 5th Day, at 9h. 7m 
 
 Afternoon. 
 
 A Catalogue of some of the principal fixt Stars, with theii 
 
 Magnitudes, 
 
 Declinations, and such Abbreoialions of their Names as are used in this | 
 
 Almanaclz. 
 
 
 
 Names 
 
 Ahbreoiations 
 
 M 
 
 Declinations 
 
 Virgin's Spike 
 
 Sp. IIP 
 
 1 
 
 9 54 S. 
 
 Bull's Eye 
 
 B. Eye 
 
 1 
 
 16 OON. 
 
 Capella, or the Goat 
 
 Capel. 
 
 I 
 
 45 44N. 
 
 Middle Star in Orion's Belt 
 
 B. Orion 
 
 3 
 
 1 23 S. 
 
 Orion's Right Shoulder 
 
 S. Orion 
 
 1 
 
 7 21N. 
 
 The Great Dog Star, or Syrius 
 
 Syr. 
 
 1 
 
 16 24 S. 
 
 Castor 
 
 Ca^or 
 
 2 
 
 32 23N. 
 
 Procyon, or the Little Dog 
 
 Procy. 
 
 2 
 
 5 49N. 
 
 Pollux. 
 
 Poll. 
 
 2 
 
 28 35N. 
 
 Hydra's Heart 
 
 Hyd. 
 
 1 
 
 7 38 S. 
 
 Regulus, or Lyon's Heart 
 
 Regul. 
 
 1 
 
 13 8N. 
 
 The Lower of the Pointers 
 
 L. Point 
 
 2 
 
 57 42N. 
 
 The Upper of the Pointers 
 
 Up. Point 
 
 2 
 
 63 3N. 
 
 Deneb, or Lyon's Tail 
 
 Deneb. 
 
 1 
 
 15 54N. 
 
 Ardurus 
 
 Ard. 
 
 1 
 
 20 26N. 
 
 South Ballance 
 
 S. Ball. 
 
 2 
 
 15 2S. 
 
 Formo^ Guard 
 
 F. Guard 
 
 2 
 
 75 ION. 
 
 Brighter in the Crown 
 
 Crown 
 
 2 
 
 27 32N. 
 
 Brighter in the Serpent's Neck 
 
 S. Neck 
 
 2 
 
 7 UN. 
 
 Antares, or Scorpion's Heart 
 
 Ant. 
 
 1 
 
 25 53 S. 
 
 Head of Hercules 
 
 Here. 
 
 3 
 
 14 40N. 
 
 Orphinous, or Serpent's Head 
 
 Orph. 
 
 3 
 
 12 45N. 
 
 Lyrae, or the Harp 
 
 Lyrae 
 
 1 
 
 38 34N. 
 
 Swan's Bill 
 
 S. Bill 
 
 3 
 
 27 29N. 
 
 Vulture, or Eagle's Heart 
 
 Vult. 
 
 2 
 
 8 15N. 
 
 Swan's Tail 
 
 S. Tail 
 
 2 
 
 44 26N. 
 
 Mouth of Pegasus 
 
 Pegas. 
 
 3 
 
 8 44N. 
 
 Fomelhaut 
 
 Fomel. 
 
 1 
 
 32 53 S. 
 
 Cepheus's Knee 
 
 Ceph. 
 
 3 
 
 76 7N. 
 
 Algenib or end Pegasus's wing 
 
 Algen. 
 
 2 
 
 13 51N. 
 
 Pole Star 
 
 P. Star 
 
 2 
 
 88 IN. 
 
 Algol, or Medusa's Head 
 
 Algol 
 
 2 
 
 40 ON. 
 
READER. 
 T^HIS, THE First Issue of The Old Librarian's 
 1 Almanack, is not Offer 'd to the Public^ Notice 
 without ^Diffidence, nor laid before my Learn d 
 Brethren without hesitation. Indeed, {as it is more 
 especially addressed to my Learn d Brethren, the 
 Librarians or Bibliothecaries of these Colonies) it 
 now seems a fitting time to make, my humble Apolo- 
 gies for the Inadequacy of the Work CT" to ^ray 
 their Kind Indulgence for many failings. 
 
 I have striven to set forth correct astronomical In- 
 formation in those parts of the Almanack where such 
 matters are suitable. The other pages I have devoted 
 to advice and Counsel which I trust may be of service 
 to Librarians & Lovers of True Literature. Of the 
 Compositions in the Poetic Art{ those Wanderings on 
 the slopes of 'Parnassus, if I may so phrase it) which 
 I have essayed, I refrain from speaking. In con- 
 cluding, I trust I may be allow 'd to state that if The 
 Old Librarian's Almanack prove useful & pleasing 
 to its Readers, it will be my Privilege to appear 
 before you from year to year. I remain. Your 
 Humble, Obedient Servant, 
 Nov. 16, 1773.] ^iUlSilSXog 
 
 Difference of High Water, at several Places from New Haven. 
 "THE fifth column in each left hand monthly page shews the time of high 
 water at New Haven; subtract two hours and fifty therefrom, gives high 
 water at New-York, New-London, Elizabeth-Town-Point, and Tarpaulin- 
 Cove; subtract thirty minutes, gives high water at Boston; add two hours and 
 thirty minutes, gives high water at Philadelphia; add three quarters of an 
 hour, gives high water at Rhode-Island, and in the main ocean. 
 
 The Planet VENUS will be Evening Star till the 2 1 st of 
 March ; thence Morning Star till the year ends. 
 
 Of the four Quarters of the Year, I 774. 
 
 The ® enters H^ March 20, Ih. 30m. afternoon; then Spring Quarter begins. 
 The 'JlSI) enters bo June 21, Ih. 31m. afternoon; then Summer Quarter begins. 
 The '|13) enters ^ September 23, Oh. 10m. Morning; then Fall Quarter begins. 
 The © enters ]? December 21, 3h. 54m. afternoon; then Winter Quarter 
 begins. 
 
Month January, begins on Saturday. 
 
 Proud leader of the Months, whose ancient name 
 Recalls the god roho fac'd both wa^s the same, 
 When th}) bleak winds roar down the ic^ hills, 
 And men for safety turn to draughts and pills, — 
 Serenely we ma\) view thy frosty Lool^s 
 And seek for calm security in Books; 
 What reck We then thy blust'ring tempests wild? 
 Who reads is from all miseries heguil'd. 
 
 La^ Quarter 5th Day, Oh. 4m. Afternoon. 
 New Moon 12th Day 5h. 16m. Morning. 
 Fir^ Quarter 1 9th Day 1 1 h. 23m. Morning. 
 Full Moon 27th Day 3h. 30m. Afternoon. 
 
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 M.W. Kalendar, Weather, &c R^S F.S ea 3 'spl. R ^S 
 
 1 7 Circumcision, B Eye so. 9h. 33in 
 
 2 B 2d Sunday past Christmas 
 
 3 2 Pinching cold weather, 
 
 4 3 or 1 wonder, 
 
 5 4 Perhaps a small snow. ff. QJ. ? 
 6\5 Epiphany. B Eye so. 9 h. II m. 
 
 7 6 Light not a candle vailhin the 
 
 8 7 library. 
 
 9 B 1 st Sunday) after Epiphany. 
 I0;2: D h ^ § Perigee 
 
 11 3 Capell so. 9h. 27m High Tides. 
 
 12 4 1 guess there will be a storm of 
 
 13 5 snow about this time, then clear 
 
 14 6 Men know Achilles bold[^ T? cf cold 
 
 1 5 7 For of him has Homer ff (^ ^ 
 
 1 6 B 2 J Sund p. Epip. ( told D 2i 2 
 I7|2 B Eye so. 8h. 24m. A # b 
 
 18 3 On gallows fifty cubits high 
 
 1 9 4 Hang the 'wretch and let him die, 
 
 20 5 jJ dozen of my books he stole, 
 216 May God have merc\f on his soul. 
 
 22 7 The cold abates a little, 
 
 23 B 3c/ 5un J. p. Epi. then clouds up for 
 24 j 2 Capell so. 8h. 31m. ^ Apo. snow 
 25 1 3 Adversity tends to make ^{e © Qj. 
 26|4 men wise. 
 
 27 5 Warm, pleasant weather for 
 28|6 winter, but will not last long. 
 297 Capell. so. 8h. 12m. 
 
 30 B Septuagesi K. CHAR. Decol 1648 
 
 31 2Regul so. I2h. 58m. grows cold 
 
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January hath 3 1 Days. 1 774 
 
 The Librarian may be justly compar'd with him who keeps 
 an Armoury of Weapons ; for as the Keeper doth neither forge 
 the implements of War, nor employ them on the field of Battle, 
 so neither doth the Librarian compose the learn'd Works which 
 are under his charge, nor use their wisdom in his own especial 
 interest. 
 
 But like that other Keeper, it is his Duty to see that his 
 Armoury ( which is the Library ) be well stock'd with the fittest 
 Weapons, and that they be put into the hands of such as can 
 use them at the proper time. 
 
 The Metaphor need not stop at this, neither, for even as the 
 Weapons of the Armoury are unfitted for the hands of all, so 
 the Books (the Weapons over which the Librarian is Custo- 
 dian ) are ofttimes dangerous & harmful if they come to the 
 hands of persons ill-fitted to peruse them. 
 
 Mr. Pope ( an able poet, tho* a Papist ) warns us that : 
 A little learning is a dangerous thing ! 
 Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. 
 
 The wisdom of such advice, & the folly of not observing it 
 may be seen now-a-days, when Demagogues and others of shal- 
 low intellect seek to stir up sedition & revolt. Whence it 
 appears that it is as Gustos Librorum (as the Ancients call'd 
 him) or Guardian of the Books, that the Librarian exercises 
 his true function. 
 
 I am sensible that there will be some who will enquire as to 
 what qualities should be possess'd by him who stands thus as 
 Guardian of the Books. These may think ( if perchance the 
 hasty and frivolous workings of their ill-taught minds may be so 
 dignified as to term it thinking) that it matters little what the 
 character of the Librarian be. 
 
 Such as these cannot too soon become aware of their error. 
 For how can it be possible that a man can act as Warder of the 
 accumulated record of the world's wisdom, piety, learning, & 
 experience, and hold the same in necessary reverence, if he be 
 not a person of sober and Godly life, learn'd, virtuous, chaste, 
 moral, frugal and temperate ? 
 
 This should be the character of the Librarian, and it is such 
 as he that I would extol, as through these pages, 1 offer for your 
 benefit, the results of twenty years of labour in our Honourable 
 Profession. 
 
II Month February, begins on Tuesday. 
 
 IV hen February's sleets & fogs abound 
 And melting Snow lies trampVd on the ground, 
 When all the way^s are dismal, foul & drear, 
 In Book.s behold a recompense €7 cheer. 
 If pelting rain or windy tempest rage 
 Alts fair & calm upon the printed Page, 
 l^ho' hoist' rous elements ma^ rule the scene, 
 Look, to your shelves! there's Peace & Joy serene! 
 
 La^ Quarter 3d Day, 9h. 20m. Afternoon. 
 New Moon 10th Day 4h. 13m. Afternoon. 
 Fir^ Quarter 18th Day 6h. 40m. Morning. 
 Full Moon 26th Day 5h. 37m. Morning. 
 
 M.IV. Kalendar, Weather, &c R^S F.Sea ^'splR^S 
 
 113 A T? ^ cP h 9 Days%. 56in. 
 
 [long 
 
 56n 
 
 2 4P. V. M. 7*sf. Ih. 51m 
 
 3 5 Snow or cold rain or both, 
 
 4 6 which, pleasant and warm. 
 57 7*'s set Ih. 39m. f) Perigee 
 
 6 B Sexagesima. B. Eye sets Ih. 
 
 7 2Syr. so. 9h. lOm. 
 
 8 3 S. C. Litchfield Chilly winds 
 94jwhich blow up clouds & a storm 
 
 10 5j& 1 think a tedious one Ttf 2j. ^ 
 I I '6 but likely to be warm &i. cf % ^ 
 
 12 7! pleasant after it. ^ $ ^ 
 
 13 B Quinquagesima 7*'s set Ih. 8m. 
 
 14 2 Spend not on coof^s what might 
 
 15 3 S. C. Fairfield {buy you bool^s. 
 \() 4 Ash Wednesday. Procy, so. 9h. 
 
 17 5 7*'sset I2h. 52m. 
 
 18 6 Windy with flurries of snow. 
 
 19 7i 3 Appgee a d ^ I 
 20B \st Sunday in Lent. Poll. so. 8h. 16m. i 
 
 21 2 Days I Oh. 44m. long j 
 
 22 3 Sup. C. N Haven Clear & cold,, 
 
 23 4 good slaying if there be snowi 
 
 24 5 St. Matthias. 7*'s s. I2h. 30m. e 
 
 25 6 Poll, so, 7h. 56m. (nough. 
 
 26 7 Pleasant weather for February. 
 
 27 B 2J5unJa(//nLen/Hyd.H.so.l0h34m 
 
 28 2 Cloudy and like for a storm. 
 
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February hath 28 T>ays. 1774 
 
 You shall chuse your Books with Care and Circumspection. 
 When you have determin'd that it is Prudent to purchase a 
 certain Work do so cautiously and make a Shrewd Bargain with 
 the Vendor. It will then be your Duty to Peruse the Volume, 
 even if ( as doubtless will be the Fact ) you have scan'd it before 
 Buying. 
 
 Do not let the Importunities of Persons who come to the 
 Library hasten you in the Performance of this Task. They 
 should be Content to wait for the Book until you have Satisfied 
 yourself of its Contents. 
 
 There will then remain the Necessity of recording its Acqui- 
 sition in your Ledgers of Record. As for the Entry of its Style 
 and Title in the Catalogue, many counsel that this is not needful, 
 since you may be expected to remember that the Book has been 
 Purchas'd for the Library. It may, however, occupy your leisure 
 moments. Some would advise that if it be a Volume of Sermons 
 it be placed on the Shelves with others of its like ; or if it be a 
 work of Natural Philosophy it stand near the Volumes of that 
 class. This is a waste of Labour. 
 
 Assign it a Number which shall correspond to its Position on 
 the Shelf, and shall be the next in Sequence from the latest Book 
 which you have added, and so let them stand in the Order in 
 which they are Receiv'd. For, surely, if you desire to find a 
 number of volumes of Sermons, it will be an easy matter for you, 
 recalling when they were Purchas'd, to pluck them from their 
 several resting-places. 
 
 Keep your Books behind stout Gratings, and in no wise let 
 any Person come at them to take them from the Shelf except 
 yourself. 
 
 Have in Mind the Counsel of Master Enoch Sneed (that 
 most Worthy Librarian ) who says : It were better that no 
 Person enter the Library ( save the Librarian Himself) and that 
 the Books be kept in Safety, than that one Book be lost, or 
 others Misplac'd. Guard well your Books, — this is always your 
 foremost Duty. 
 
Ill Month March begins on Tuesday 
 
 Third of the train, the Month of Mars comes in, 
 ^oth Rain and Snow the vernal tide begin; 
 The god whose son erected mighty Rome 
 Now lives in written sheet kJ printed tome. 
 The warlike Patron of these blast' ring weeks 
 Led once the Trojans 'gainst th' armed Greeks, 
 Jlnd fitting 'tis your leisure t' employ 
 In reading of the deeds 'neath windy Troy. 
 
 La^ Quarter 5th Day 6h. 1 2m. Morning. 
 New Moon 1 2th Day 5h. 1 8m. Morning. 
 Fir^ Quarter 20th Day 3h. 48m. Morning. 
 Full Moon 27th Day 5h. 52m. Afternoon. 
 
 M.W. Kalendar, Weather, &c R®S F.Sea ^'spl. R^S 
 
 T3 St. Daoid S. C. na?tfoid~cf % '^TzT&'T 54120 57~9~6 
 
 2 4 Saturn sets 9h. 46in. ss. Qj. ^ 6 26 6 2 40! 5TTL 7 10 6 
 
 3 5 Regul. so. I Ih. 5m. Tides increase 6 25 6 3 30 19 35 1 I 2 
 
 4 6 Cloudy & likely for a storm 3 P. 6 23 6 4 24 47fl 19 II 58 
 
 5 7 of rain productive of freshets. 6 22 6 5 20 18 6 Morn 
 b^3d Sunday intent. [hours fill 6 20 6 6 24 3QJ. 48 54 
 
 7 2 With study then your cT b 'i' 6 19 6 7 23 18 19 1 50 
 
 8 3fiu/ not to read in vain 6 18 6 8 21 2k'; 49 2 44 
 
 9 4 On godless writers spend no time 6 16 6 9 28 16. 42 3 35 
 10 5 Or ignorant remain. 6 14 6 10 13 OK 24 4 36 
 I I 6 Windy, raw unpleasant ss, cf $6 126 11 113 45 5 40 
 12 7 weather, cloudy and likely for 6 II 6 11 48 26 45 ^sets 
 13B4//i5un^a\;mLen/muchrain(f.iDT?j6 10 6 0A.35 9T27, 7 4 
 
 14 2 7*sset llh. 24m. a % ^'6 96 I 17 21 5518 9 
 
 15 3 Sup. C. Windham. 6 76 2 5 4^5^ 7| 9 10 
 164 6 66 2 53 16 5'lO 4 
 
 17 5St. PATRICK. B. E. sets llh. 29m. 6 46 3 39 28 7 10 58 
 
 18 6Syr. sets llh. 44m. 3 Apogee 6 36 4 24 911 55' 11 44 
 
 19 7 Cloudy & some small rain about 6 16 5 I I 21 42 Morn 
 
 20 B 5th Sund. in Lent, this time, ss. l2i V 6 6 6 1 36o 49 36 
 2\2cf ® 9 then warm for ss. c^ ^j 5 59 7 6 5II5''47 I 37 
 liyS.C.V^orwi. M.C.Liich. March 5 58 7 7 43 28 2 2 39 
 
 23 4 With all your hooks in order, your 5 56 7 8 20 lOQ 30 3 37 
 
 24 5 ease you may enjoy, & pass no idle 5 55 79 7 23 174 12 
 
 25 6 ,^oment, Qour lime you must emplo}). 5 54 7 9 49 611P22 4 50 
 
 26 7 Rain, & perhaps Thunder a b 5" 5 52 7 10 34 19 42 5 25 
 
 27 & Sund. before Easter, or Palm Sund. 5 517 11 17 3=^ 19 ^rise 
 
 28 2 Dirty trav'ling & hollow ground 5 49 7 OM I 1 7 20 7 2 
 
 29 3 Yourself must judge the books to buy 5 48 7 48 11]] 31 8 6 
 iO 4 And let the vulgar rabble cry. 5 46 7 1 39 15 55 9 12 
 31 5 Fair weather ends the month. 5 45 7 2 30 071 25 10 10 
 
rMarch hath 3 1 T)ays. 1774 
 
 ARS BIBLIOTHECARII 
 
 First of all matters, 'tis your greatest need 
 
 To read unceasing & unceasing read ; 
 
 When one Book's ended, with a mind unvext 
 
 Turn then your whole Attention to the Next. 
 
 Let naught intrude ; to all the World be blind. 
 
 And chase each vain allurement from your Mind. 
 
 Be also deaf: 'tis well to turn the Lock, 
 
 And let who will the outer portal knock. 
 
 Behold in Books your Raiment & your Bread, 
 
 So, lacking Books, you're neither warm'd nor fed ; 
 
 Chuse then with care, repudiate the Chaff, 
 
 Or see corruption spoil the better half; 
 
 For one base volume spreads the Poison through, — 
 
 A single Traitor can a Host undo. 
 
 As Books, like Men, go better neatly drest, 
 
 Let Paper, Print, & Binding be the Best. 
 
 Your Books obtain'd, behold the Problem rise 
 
 How best secure them from unworthy eyes ; 
 
 Or, graver yet, to guard lest you're bereft 
 
 By Fire, Worms, or (absit omen!) Theft. 
 
 Remember this : they're safe upon the shelf, 
 
 When none has access thither but yourself. 
 
 As you to guard them best are qualifi'd. 
 
 So you to read them, clearly 'tis impli'd. 
 
 Be vigilant your Treasury to keep, 
 
 In watchful care know neither rest nor sleep ; 
 
 All other Readers better far keep out 
 
 Than put the safety of your Books in doubt. 
 
 And first, or last, this Precept ever heed : 
 
 To read unceasing, and unceasing read. 
 
 J.B. 
 
IV Month April begins on Friday. 
 
 Fair April, slander'd Month, whose balmy days 
 Less censure oft deserve, & more of praise, 
 A wayward maiden fain to weep, or sing, — 
 The sweet enchantress of the budding Spring, 
 'Neath thy soft rule what book ^o fit to read 
 ( When seeding rest by brool^ kJ verdant mead) 
 As thine, old Flaccus, safe from War's alarm 
 And hous'd in plenty on thy Sabine farm ! 
 
 La^ Quarter 3d Day, 1 h. 8m Afternoon. 
 New Moon 1 0th. Day, 7h. 30m. Afternoon. 
 Fir^ Quarter 1 8th Day, 8h. 1 7m. Afternoon. 
 Full Moon 26th Day, 4h. 22m. Morning. 
 
 M.W. Kalendar, Weather, &c RM F.Sea ^'splR^S 
 
 1 6 Good Friday) 3 Perigee 5 44 7 3 30 I StT^ 3 I I 
 
 2 7Denebso. lOh. 52tn. |5 43 7 4 27 29 38 11 50 
 
 3 B EASTER SUNDAY Cloudy & raw 5 42 7 5 28 13 T? 58 Mom. 
 
 4 2 7*'sset lOh. 6m. cold 5 40 7 6 26 28 18 34 
 
 5 3 Inf. C M Haven Falling weather 5 39 7 7 23 12-^17 1 19 
 
 6 4^ sets 70h. 6m. 5387 8 1525 56 2 10 
 
 7 5 The books within the sluggard's house,5 36 7 9 7 9K 27 3 8 
 
 8 6 Are chewed io pieces by the mouse. 5 35 7 9 54 22 20 4 6 
 
 9 7 7*'s set 9h. 34m. 5 34 7 10 35 4T 58 5 
 1 B b/ Sunday p. Easter. Pleasant 5 32 7 1 1 24 1 7 33 ^sets 
 1 1 2 showers and warm cf ® ^ C/ 2|. ^ 5 3 1 7 OA. 6 29 5! 7 Q 
 \23l.CHartf. for the season cf # Q|. 5 30 7 53 11^57 7 55 
 13 4 b so. lOh. 2m. 5 28 7 1 39 23 55 8 55 
 \ A 5 Dust your Books 3 Apogee 5 27 7 2 25 511 48 9 50 
 \5 6 And mind \;iour business 5 25 7 3 16 17 44 10 40 
 16 7 Somewhat cold, clouds ss. Qt 9 5 24 7 4 7 29 38 11 30 
 17B2c/ Sunday past Easter. up for 5 23 7 4 52 1 169 33 Morn. 
 
 18 2Sp. liPso. llh. 7m. astorm 5217 5 45 24 39; 18 
 
 19 3 1nf. CfrnVy^eW. 5 20 7 6 26 6^ 6\ 58 
 
 20 4 The candle's flame with care 5 18 7 7 10 18 43 1 32 
 
 21 5 employ for light ; The day^'s ^our5 U 7 7 52 111^39 2 12 
 
 22 6 time to read; for sleep, the night. 5167 8 37 14 512 50 
 
 23 7 St. Qeorge. Drying & W Winds. 5 15 7 9 20 28 24 3 34 
 
 24 ^ 3d Sund. p. Easter. (^ c? ^ 5 14 7 10 4 12^ 17 3 59 
 
 25 2 7*'sset8h. 44m. 5 13 7 10 49 26 27 4 34 
 
 26 3 Smoky warm weather and dry, 5 12 7 11 41 10T115I ^rise 
 
 27 4 but likely for rain & thunder. 5 10 7 OM3125 29 7 52 
 
 28 5 Full Tides Vho' spiders build 0)Pe. 5 9 7 1 28 lO^fl 13 8 56 
 
 29 6 Syr. s 9h. across the shelf. Jldmit 5 8 7 2 24 24 58 10 
 
 30 7 no others hut i/ourself. 5 6 7' 3 28 9h 34 10 57 
 
April hath 3 T>ays 1 774 
 
 Towards the Persons who frequent your Library maintain a 
 courteous Demeanour, but the utmost Vigilance. For as it is 
 your duty to guard well the Books which are the Riches of your 
 Treasury, so you cannot afford to relax those Restrictions which 
 may save you from Despoilment and the most grievous Loss. 
 The Biblioklept or Thief of Books is your eternal Foe. 
 
 John Milton truly wrote : " For Books are not absolutely dead 
 things, but do contain a potency of Life in them to be as active 
 as that Soul was whose Progeny they are ; nay, they do preserve 
 as in a Violl the purest efficacy and extraction of that living 
 Intellect that bred them ". 
 
 This, then, is the Value of a Book in the Mind of that great 
 Poet. How far beyond mere Gold or Silver is the worth of a 
 Book, & how Filthy & Base the Act of one who steals a Book ! 
 But there be sneeking unutterable Villains who will enter a 
 Library, and in their furtive & Detestable fashion carry from it 
 one of its Treasures ! 
 
 And what Condemnation shall befit the accurst Wretch ( for 
 he cannot justly claim the title of Man ) who pilfers and purloins 
 for his own selfish ends such a precious article as a Book ? I 
 am minded of the Warning display 'd in the Library of the Popish 
 Monastery of San Pedro at Barcelona. This is the version 
 English'd by Sir Matthew Mahan, who saw it writ in Latin in 
 the Monastery, as he himself describes in his learn'd Book, 
 " Travels in Spanish Countries, 1712". 
 
 The Warning reads thus : " For him that stealeth a Book 
 from this Library, let it change to a Serpent in his hand and 
 rend him. Let him be struck with Palsy, and all his Members 
 blasted. Let him languish in Pain, crying aloud for Mercy and 
 let there be no surcease to his Agony till he sink to Dissolution. 
 Let Book-worms gnaw his Entrails in token of the Worm that 
 dieth not, and when at last he goeth to his final Punishment let 
 the Flames of Hell consume him for ever and aye ". 
 
 
V Month May begins on Sunday. 
 
 Noil) May her mantle spreads oe'r hill & plain. 
 And soft warm days succeed to April's rain. 
 The feather'd songsters chirp about the nest. 
 And Nature puts forth Beauties never guess' d. 
 In each new leaf that burgeons on the tree 
 A page of Nature's manuscript we see; 
 IV hile fields & meadows ev'ry day unroll 
 Like cryptick_ Writing on a Wizard's scroll. 
 
 La^ Quarter 2d Day 7h. 23m. Afternoon. 
 New Moon 10th Day lOh. 10m. Morning. 
 Fir^ Quarter 18th Day 6h. 14m. Afternoon. 
 Full Moon 25th Day Oh. 8m. Afternoon. 
 
 M.IV. Kalendar, Weather, &c RBS F.Sea ^'spLR^S 
 
 1 ^AthSund. p. Easier. St. "Phil.&Jam.^b 
 
 2 2 Cloudy and 1 guess rain. !5 
 33 ? nses3h. 30m. [ v. c. T? cf!5 
 
 4 4 Gen. Eledl. Newport. PleasantlS 
 
 5 5 Sp. Wy so. lOh. 23m. Season. 5 
 
 6 6 IVho stealeth books his sin is great 4 
 
 7 7 He ne 'er can enter Heaven 's gate. 4 
 
 8 B Rog. Sunday. A good season for 4 
 
 9 2 7*'s s. 7h. 50m. reading Theocritus. 4 
 
 10 3Showery & agrow A ® b 4 
 
 11 4 ing Season. 3 Apogee. V. c. I7 § [4 
 
 12 5 Eled. Hartford. Jlscen. Day. 4 
 
 13 6Sp. Itl^so. 9h. 52m. 4 
 
 14 7 Somewhat cool & windy. j4 
 
 1 5 B Sunday past Ascention. 14 
 
 16 2 Days I4h. 24m. long, 4 
 
 1 7 3 Deneb so. 8h. 4 
 
 18 4 Perhaps an N. E. storm near by. 4 
 \9 5 Read ev'ry bool^ but not in haste 4 
 
 20 6 For rapid reading's only waste. 4 
 
 21 7 1? sets Ih 56m. ® in 114 
 iMWhitsunday. ss. f) '44 
 
 23 2 Regul. sets I2h. 44m. 4 
 
 24 3 Something hot & likely for rain and 4 
 
 25 4 Gen Elecfl. Boston. thunder 4 
 
 26 5 Sp. \W so. 8h. 12m. Full Tides 3P. 4 
 
 27 6 Ar<5l. so. 9h. 48m. V. c. T? $ 4 
 
 28 7 Serene and pleasant. 4 
 
 29 B Trinity Sunday K. CHA. 2d resto. 4 
 
 30 2 3 so. 3h. 29m. Heat 4 
 
 31 3 increases as the month ends. 4 
 
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I 
 
 May hath 31 T>ays 1774 
 
 Of the Enemies of Books I especially esteem the Cockroach. 
 That worthy Librarian, Master Enoch Sneed (for whom I pro- 
 fess my reverent Admiration ), would have it that the Domestic 
 Mouse, building her Nest, as she will, 'mid the Tatters of our 
 most precious Volumes, more fairly merits the name of Chief 
 Destroyer. But though it be true that the Ravage wrought by 
 the Mouse is compleat, yet she & her Kind may be exter- 
 minated, & the Library rid of her Presence with no great Ado. 
 
 But the Cockroach, more elusive in his Habits, & not less 
 insidious in his Character, spreads destruction wherever his foot- 
 steps may wander, & he is a greater Bother to remove, in view 
 of the Celerity of his Movements, & the amazing Fecundity 
 with which he reproduces his Kind. 
 
 Some may question if the Nature of the Destruction wrought 
 by this Pestilential Insect be of serious import, but I do earnestly 
 Assure all such that 1 have witnessed with my own eyes appall- 
 ing Injuries inflicted on the most Precious Books in my Custody, 
 & these Injuries, I am convinc'd, were justly chargeable to this 
 hardshelled Rogue who Scuttles about the Book Shelves, & 
 owns no restraint upon his ungovernable Appetite. For the 
 Cockroach will so gnaw & devour the Bindings, so prey upon the 
 leavs of old Books that I have been Moved nearly to an access 
 of Tears when I have gaz'd upon the Ruin which he has left 
 after him. With devilish Cunning he will come at only the rare 
 and costly Volumes, picking them out, it would seem, as by the 
 leadership of Satan, & visiting upon them his own foul Mutilation. 
 
 I have found the following Preparation to be highly service- 
 able : To three minims of distilled Hen-Bane, add four drops of 
 the Tincture of Saffron. Take this Mixture & combine it with 
 half a gill of the Liquor which comes from boyling a peck of 
 common Tansy. After allowing it to cool, add four great 
 spoonfuls of pure Vinegar, a pinch of powdered Rhubarb, & 
 the Juce of a score of Mulberries, heated well. The resulting 
 Compound should be kept in a Jar, tightly seal'd, & sprinkled 
 on the Book Shelves, or wherever the Enemy are seen. 
 
VI Month June begins on Wednesday 
 
 With June at last the longest days appear, 
 '^he welcome climax of the growing year. 
 When blossoms carpet all the hills & fields 
 And blooming Flora rich abundance fields, 
 '^ho' Joyous [J\£ature calls you to herself 
 Enduring jo^s are rang'd upon the shelf; 
 ylnd T^uck & 'P^ramus a vision weave 
 In woods near Athens on ^Midsummer's Eve. 
 
 La^ Quarter 1^ Day 4h. 35m. Morning. 
 New Moon 9th Day Oh. 57m. Morning. 
 Fir^ Quarter 1 7th Day 2h. 1 Om. Morning. 
 Full Moon 23d Day 6h. 50m. Afternoon. 
 
 M. W. Kalendar, Weather, &c R®S F.Sea ^'spl R^S 
 
 14 
 
 25 
 36 
 47 
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 6:2 
 7|3 
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 26 B 
 
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 30 5 
 
 Flying clouds and some rain, 4 
 then clears off hot. ss. 9 ^4 
 
 Regul sets 1 5h. 4 
 
 3 with 9 Ard. S. 9h. 16m. King 4 
 \\stSund. p. 'Urin. (Geo.3d. b. 1738 4 
 Reflect before you turn the page. 4 
 T? sets I2h. 45m. 4 
 
 Showers with heat and thunder. ,4 
 F. Guard N. 9h. 39m. Q) Apogeel4 
 S. Ball. So. 9h. 25m. 14 
 
 Sp11Vsets2h 20m. Serene cf % '^ A 
 2d Sund. p. 'Crirt. pleasant weather 4 
 O 18"inlt|^ 4 
 
 inf. C. N. London. Arcft. set 3h48m 4 
 'Uhe cow her infant son would find 4 
 He's gone an'ai; some books to bind. 4 
 Signs of rain which may fail. 4 
 
 3 Lat. 2" N. 4 
 
 3d Sund p. 'Urinlty Hot nights 4 
 
 Stand not outdoors, gaping like a 4 
 Shinny at C\Cature. She will take 4 
 care of herself. T^ead your books. 4 
 Very high tides this full. • Per. 4 
 
 St. John Baptist. Thunder & rain 4 
 Ant. So. lOh. Im. about this 4 
 
 4th Sunday past Trinity. time if 4 
 Q) so. 3h. 20m. I mistake not. 4 
 
 Inf. C. Windham. 4 
 
 St. "Peter. Lyrae So. 1 Ih. 58m.(rain 4 
 Cloudy and signs of a settled 4 
 
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i 
 
 June hath30T>ays 1774 
 
 So far as your Authority will permit of it, exercise great 
 Discrimination as to which Persons shall be admitted to the use 
 of the Library. For the Treasure House of Literature is no 
 more to be thrown open to the ravages of the unreasoning Mob, 
 than is a fair Garden to be laid unprotected at the Mercy of a 
 Swarm of Beasts. 
 
 Question each Applicant closely. See that he be a Person 
 of good Reputation, scholarly Habits, sober and courteous 
 Demeanour. Any mere Trifler, a Person that would Dally 
 with Books, or seek in them shallow Amusement, may be Dis- 
 miss'd without delay. 
 
 No Person younger than 20 years ( save if he be a Student, 
 of more than 1 8 years, and vouched by his Tutor ) is on any 
 pretext to enter the Library. Be suspicious of Women. They 
 are given to the Reading of frivolous Romances, and at all events, 
 their presence in a Library adds little to ( if it does not, indeed, 
 detract from) that aspect of Gravity, Seriousness and Learning 
 which is its greatest Glory. You will make no error in excluding 
 them altogether, even though by that Act it befall that you 
 should prohibit from entering some one of those Excellent 
 Females who are distinguished by their Wit and Learning. 
 There is little Chance that You or I, Sir, will ever see such an 
 One. 
 
 Let no Politician be in your Library, nor no man who Talks 
 overmuch. It will be difficult for him to observe Silence, and he 
 is objectionable otherwise, as well. No Astrologer, Necroman- 
 cer, Charlatan, Quack, nor Humbug ; no Vendor of Nostrums, 
 nor Teacher of false Knowledge, no fanatick Preacher nor 
 Refugee. Admit no one of loose or evil Life ; prohibit the 
 Gamester, the Gypsey, the Vagrant. Allow none who suffers 
 from an infectious Disease ; and none whose Apparel is so 
 Gaudy or Eccentrick as to attract the Eye. Keep out the 
 Light-witted, the Shallow, the Base and Obscene. See to it 
 that none enter who are Senile, and none who are immature in 
 their Minds, even tho' they have reach'd the requir'd Age. 
 
VII Month July begins on Friday 
 
 As mighty Caesar like the burning Sun 
 
 Flam' d o'er the nations where his course Was run. 
 
 So thou, his namesake, in th' effulgent sky 
 
 Art conqueror, imperial July ! 
 
 The World without is hot, thy fi'ry breath 
 
 Consumes the tender plants in early death. 
 
 The wise will shun the overheated air, 
 
 In shady alcoves find seclusion fair. 
 
 New Moon 8th Day 3h. 57m. Afternoon. 
 Fir^ Quarter 1 6th Day 1 1 h. 32m. Forenoon. 
 Full Moon 23cl Day I h. 54m. Morning. 
 La^ Quarter 30th Day 3h. 27m. Morning. 
 
 M.W. Kalendar, Weather. &c RWS F.Sea ^'spl. R^S 
 
 1 6 Cool enough in the library. 
 
 27 V.B.W. Mary ^ .® Oi * ? , 
 
 3 B 5//. Sund. p. 'Urinity. Q 16 in 111^ 
 
 4 2 Ardt. sets 2h. 26ni. 3 with $ 
 
 5 3 Let no politician in the li 
 
 6 4 brary, he 'II seek old schemes 
 
 7 5 Cloudy and • Apogee. to fool 
 
 8 6 signs of rain new people 
 
 9 7 3 Lat. 4U. South. 
 
 10 B 6tb Sunday past Trinity, r^ rises 2h 
 
 1 1 2 Ant. So. 8h. 49m. ss. % cj" 
 
 12 3Be//er the library be clos'd 
 \3 4,Than to the ignorant expos' d 
 
 145t 
 
 1516 Here. So. 9h. 25m. ^ # T? 
 
 1 6 7 Hot weather and thunder in 
 I 7 B 7th Sunday past Trinity 
 
 18 2Sp. lll'sets I Oh. 50m. 
 
 19 3Lyr. So. lOh. 34m. 
 
 20 4 Commencement Cambridge. 
 21151$ rises I h 55m. c/ d" ? 
 22;6|Very hot with sharp 
 
 23 7 rain, wind and hail, then more 
 
 24 B &th Sunday past 'trinity. cool 
 
 25 2 Sp. ItF sets lOh. 20m. Dog Days b. 
 
 26 3m I7 9 You have conquer'd in 
 
 27 4 Q T? (J' the race, when ev'ry 
 
 28 5 volume 's in its place. 
 
 29 6 Swelhng white clouds & many 
 
 30 7 small showers and lightning 
 
 3 1 B 9th Sunday past 'trinity. evening 
 
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July hath 3 1 T)ays. 1774 
 
 About this Time prepare for the Annual Examination. Close 
 your Library not later than August 1 , having given due Notice 
 that all Books must be returned under Pain of Expulsion. See 
 that every Book the Library owns is in its proper place on the 
 Shelf by the first Day of the Month. It will perchance be neces- 
 sary for you to seek some of them Yourself, taking care, at the 
 same time, to administer a Reproof to the delinquent Ones. 
 
 Covers should be examined, and all those worn and tattered 
 should be replaced. Never let a Book leave the Library without a 
 stout paper Cover to protect it against the Abuses of the careless. 
 
 Paste is to be preferred to Glue in affixing these. To one 
 cupful of Flour add nine spoonfuls of Water, and a little Vinegar. 
 A half-ounce of Oil of Spearmint will be found an admirable 
 Preservative. 
 
 Look to it that each Book is numbered in accordance with 
 its corresponding place on the shelf. During the six Weeks that 
 the Library remains closed to all but Yourself there is an excel- 
 lent Opportunity to compile your Catalogue. 
 
 Examine your Books with great care to see that none have 
 crept in which have an immoral or debasing Character, or which 
 contain Pernicious and unsound Theology. A few Books of 
 Moral tendency may be included for the Young. Their Elders 
 will choose these, for surely children are not to be permitted in 
 the Library themselves, to the disturbance of all others. 
 
 Cast out and destroy any Book which is merely frivolous and 
 empty of all serious meaning, for the true object of Literature is 
 to instil Wisdom and to lead to Habits of grave Meditation, 
 and there always are those whose vapid Minds will feed, if it be 
 allowed, on nothing but that which amuses for the Moment. 
 Such must not be abetted. 
 
 Make the most of every Moment during the period of the 
 Annual Examination, for you can then be assured that the Books 
 are safe and well cared for, rather than spread abroad and 
 distributed Hither and Thither. 
 
Vlli Month August begins on Monday. 
 
 Comes now great A ugust & the Dog Star burns, 
 From sultry heat without the Scholar turns 
 To where his Bool^s in well-appointed roWs 
 Assure true Solace, & the Mind's repose. 
 Scan Well your booths & heed the warning Glass 
 That marl^s the flying hours as they pass, 
 Let no intruder interrupt your Toil, 
 And no base volume your collection spoil. 
 
 New Moon 7th Day, 7h. 5m. Morning. 
 Fir^ Quarter 1 4th Day, 6h. Om. Afternoon. 
 Full Moon 21^ Day, 9h. 57m. Morning. 
 La^ Quarter 28th Day, 7h. 4m. Afternoon. 
 
 M.IV. Kalendar, Weather, &c RBS F.Sea ^'spl. R^S 
 
 1 2 Lammas Day. 
 
 2 3 7*snse I Ih. 15m 
 
 3 4 Foggy mornings and hot 
 
 4 5Sp UVsets%. 38m. 
 
 5 6S. Bill So. lOh. 24m. 
 
 6 7 Hot weather day & night 
 
 7 B \Oth Sunday past Trinity. 
 
 Something dry 4 54 8 
 
 4 55 81 
 
 days. 4 56 8 
 
 • Apogee 4 57 8 
 
 4 58 8 
 
 D D 21^4 59 8 
 Sharp 4 8 
 
 10, 5H49| 
 
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 8 2 thunder and but Httle rain. 5 17 
 
 9 3 The agile hookworm eats, conceal' db 2 7 
 10 4/rom sight. Also the prowling mouse b 3 7 
 I 1 5 abhors the light. But be as- i^(^' ^ ,5 4 7 
 
 12 6.sur'J that T*hilobiblos l^nows, The 5 
 
 13 7 Cloudy and perhaps rain, hel'5 
 
 14 B 1 l//i Sunday past Trinity. lish 5 
 
 1 5 2 Coc^roar/i is the chief of foes. 5 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 II 
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 16 3 S. C.Litchfield. 
 
 1 7 4 Likely for plenly of rain ss 
 
 18 5 about this time. ss® h 
 
 19 6Vult. So. 9h. 45m. (lOh 
 
 20 7 Syr. rises 3h. 35m. 
 
 21 B \2th Sunday past Trinity. 
 
 22 2 and signs of rain, th 
 
 23 3 S. C. Fairfield. 
 
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 5 
 
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ylugust hath 3 1 T>ays. 1774 
 
 Your Library is now closed, and so it will remain for six 
 Weeks, or perchance, two Months. These be Halcyon Days. 
 The Annoyances to which you are subjected throughout all the 
 Year vanish away, and there is naught to Disturb you. 
 
 Master Enoch Sneed ( for whom I am ever ready to Testify 
 my Reverence ) has written : I am so be-pestered and bothered 
 by persons insinuating themselves into the Library to get Books 
 that frequently I am near to my Wit's end. There have been 
 days when I was scarce able to read for two Hours consecutive 
 without some Donkey breaking in upon my Peace. Only the 
 thought of the Annual Examination sustains me. Then, forsooth, 
 I can defy them all and read in some Security. 
 
 The necessary Tasks of the Examination (which I described 
 last month ) are easily performed in a Week, or less. Indeed, if 
 you omit the preparation of the Catalogue ( and worthy Master 
 Enoch Sneed deems it better not to compile a Catalogue, both as 
 an unavailing Bother and moreover as the absence of it makes 
 you more Secure m your Office ) then, in this case, you have a 
 goodly season for the Relishment of your Books. 
 
 How agreeable, on these sultry Days, is the Library ! The 
 rays of the Sun, which descend so fierce outdoors, are tempered 
 inside its walls, and your Footsteps, as you walk hither and yon 
 among the Alcoves, echo loudly. A lonely Sound, say you? 
 Not so, the Lover of Books is not affected by Loneliness when 
 he is encompassed by his Friends. On every Shelf they stand, 
 none missing ( I hope truly ) and all at your service. 
 
 Parents of Children are said to be more delighted in their 
 possession when the offspring are safe in their Beds, than at any 
 other time. Tho' I trust I may be pardoned for making a seem- 
 ing Comparison between Books and such a subject as Children, 
 yet it may be said that it is true of the Librarian that he is most 
 content when all his Books are in the Library under his protection. 
 For he can be no lover of books if he be at ease when his books 
 are absent from the Library. 
 
IX Month September begins on Thursday. 
 
 September, seventh Month, in ancient phrase, 
 And now the ninth as we compute the days; 
 Abundant harvests bring the Farmer jo;^. 
 And School's grim tasl^s recall the idle Boy. 
 'Mid cooler days & early setting Sun 
 We see th' autumnal Equinox begun. 
 Upon the hearth a cheerful blaze delights 
 And Malleor tells of Arthur & his Knights. 
 
 New Moon 5th. Day, 9h. 7m. Afternoon. 
 Fir^ Quarter 1 3th. Day, Oh. 30m. Morning. 
 Full Moon 20th. Day, 8h. 8m. Afternoon. 
 La^ Quarter 1 7th. Day, 1 h. 50m. Afternoon. 
 
 M.IV. Kalendar, Weather, &c RM F.Sea ^'spLR^S 
 
 1 5 Pleasant weather ^ % (^ • Apo5 31 7 8 28 1969 50 
 
 2 6 7*srise%. 22m. 5 32 7 9 II iq49 
 
 3 73 with 9 Ara. sets lOh. 40m. 5 33 7 9 56 13" 47 
 
 4 B l4//i Sunday p. Trin. Perhaps a cold 5 34 7 10 39 6 1 
 
 5 2 storm with high Dog Days enJ5 35 7II 17 81T]'22 
 
 6 3S.C. //or// E. winds then ss I? $ 5 36 7 1 1 57 20 55 
 
 7 4 clear with westerly winds ss f) $5387 0A.37 3=^5.52 
 S 5 In an\) land where I am k'ng 5 39 7 
 9 6 IVho steals a book ^os got to swing. 5 40 7 
 
 10 7 7*s rise 8h. 53m. 9 rises 3h. 5 42 7 
 
 1 1 B 15//i Sunday past Trinity. ( 18m. 5 43 7 
 
 1 2 2 Brisk S. wind with plenty of 5 45 7 
 
 1 3 3 rain, or i mistake. • Perigee. 5 46 7 
 
 14 4 Commencement ^A^eiD Haven. 5 48 7 
 
 15 5 And he who marks or tears the leaves 5 49 7 
 
 16 6.^ wholesome flogging he receives. 5 50 7 
 
 1 7 7 Pegas. S. 9h 52m. 5 51 7 
 
 18 B I6//1 Sundav past Trinity. 5 52 7 
 
 19 2 Cloudy dark air followed with 5 54 7 
 
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 21 4 thunder and it may hail & rain. 5 58 7 
 
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 23 6 Cool nights, likely for frost. 6 6 
 
 24 7 Ar<fl. sets 9h 16m. 6 
 
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 27 3 S.C.N London. Inf. C. Litchfield. 6 
 
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 September hath 30 T)ays 1774 
 
 Matrimony, so maintain'd worthy Master Peleg Gudger, is no 
 fit Diversion for the Librarian, and in truth, I commend his Wis- 
 dom in the Matter. The dissipations of Time, the vain Empti- 
 nesses of Amusement, the general be-pesterment that follows 
 embarkation on this doubtful Sea ( doubtful, if not in fact, Peri- 
 lous) all these concomitants of the Married State so conspire 
 and agree to harass the Librarian and woo him from his legiti- 
 mate tasks as to behoove him to take a great Oath never to allow 
 himself to be entrapped. Tis the only safe course. Otherwise 
 will he find himself badger'd when he desires to read in Peace; 
 led forth to Domestic Duties when he should be marshalling his 
 Books ; and at all times Distract'd & Annoy'd, to the detriment 
 of his Profession. 
 
 It is true, there be some who hold to the Contrary. Dr. Simon 
 Bagley writes : I have not found Wives to be altogether a too 
 heavy Encumbrance. They can dust Books, and at times, they 
 may be trusted to arrange the volumes properly in their places. 
 Beyond this, it would perchance, be rash to go with them. I am 
 far from advising Librarians to marry without weighing the 
 Question soberly, and considering it discreetly, but this I do affirm : 
 that a Wife may be train'd to partake in a Librarian's labours 
 in such a way as not altogether to act as a Millstone about his 
 Neck. It is scarce necessary to comment on Dr. Bagley's words. 
 Truly he impeaches his own Contention, by the apologetick 
 fashion of his phrases. Most willingly do I mention the Opinion 
 of that diligent Librarian, Master Enoch Sneed, with whom on 
 this ( as on every point in our Profession ) I am rejoiced to own 
 myself at one. Steer a straight course, he says, away from 
 feminine Blandishments. These Females are as Leeches or 
 Bloodsuckers, hardly to be torn off. They would make you take 
 your Victuals at certain fix'd seasons to conform to their rules of 
 Housekeeping, regarding not that you may wish to read at those 
 Hours ; while again they will Babble & Complain should it chance 
 that after a hard night's reading you ask that a hot Supper be 
 served at Daybreak. Shun them as you would the Devil. 
 
X Month October begins on Saturday. 
 
 October spreads his scarlet Banner free 
 
 And hoists his Ensign on the d^ing tree. 
 
 As some vast giant striding o'er the earth 
 
 With ruddy cheeks & countenance of mirth, 
 
 Tho' ruin follows ever in his track 
 
 Till Frost's chill finger turns the herbage black, — 
 
 Yet cheerful be, and let the glass go round. 
 
 In Wine & some good book ^our pleasure's found. 
 
 New Moon 5th. Day, lOh. 20m. Morning. 
 Fir^ Quarter I 2th. Day, 6h. 6m. Morning. 
 Full Moon 1 9th. Day, 8h. 48m. Morning. 
 La^ Quarter 27th. Day, lOh. 17m. Morning. 
 
 M.IV. Kalendar, Weather, &c R9S F.Sea ^'spl. R^S 
 
 I 7 Ardt. sets 8h. 50m. 7*s rise 7h. 35m 
 2B \6th Sunday past Trinity. Warm 
 
 3 2 smoky weather. 
 
 4 3 7*s so. 2h. 50m. 
 
 5 4 Cloudy and signs of rain if I mis- 
 6l5 take not. 9 rises 4h. 16m. 
 
 7 6 B. E. so. 3h. 30m. Captain 
 
 8 7 KiJd has passed away;, ^ut pub 
 
 9 B 19//? Sund. past Trinity {Ushers 
 
 remain today. 
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 10 2jFomel. so. 9h. 41m. 
 
 11 3jcr rises 12h. 38m. 
 
 12 4|Cloudy dull weather, 
 
 13 5 1 Gen. C. New Haven 
 ]4'6Lend not })Our bool^s 
 15j7|men, // you would see 
 16B20//? Sund. past Trinity. 
 
 17 2 3 so. lOh. 44m. 
 
 1 8 3 Warm weather for a day 
 19[4then blows up cold from 
 
 20 5 What books are pure. What books 
 
 21 6 are sound. These books for sure 
 
 22 7 You ^eep around. 
 
 23 B'21s/ Sunday past Trinity, v. c. 
 
 24 2 Ceph. north 9h. 24m. • 
 
 your 
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 25 3 K. Geo. 3d. began to reign 
 
 26 4 B. so. 2h. 22m. ss. ® 
 
 27 5jCloudy and it may be rain. 
 
 28 6\Here's ^M^aster Tiuodecimo 
 
 29 7j7o whom a mighty debt I owe 
 30|B 22J Sunday past Trinity. 
 
 31 2|The month ends pleasant. 
 
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October hath 3 1 "Days. 1 774 
 
 Master Caleb Pingree's Book tells of Dr. Matthew Gully 
 who set out one Day to dust the Books in his Library. But the 
 first Volume which he plucked from the shelf was the works of 
 Herodotus, which he had long desir'd to read yet again, and at 
 leisure, and so enthrall'd did the worthy Dr. Gully become in 
 the writings of the Greek historian, that starting in to peruse the 
 Book, he set it not down till he had read it from Beginning to End. 
 
 Thus it happen'd with the next Book, and the next, the 
 excellent Doctor standing before his Book Shelves, holding in 
 one hand the Cloth, wherewith he had purpos'd to wipe off the 
 Dust from the Books, and in the other the Volume which he 
 could not lay aside until he had read it. 
 
 So he abode standing, and return'd each Day to his task, yet 
 each Day reading more of the Books, till at last full eighteen 
 Months had pass'd, and Dr. Gully had read every book in the 
 Library. But at that time the Dust lay as thick on the Books 
 whereat he had commenc'd, as ever it had been in the 
 Beginning. 
 
 Also there is related an Incident concerning Master Timothy 
 Mason, the same who had his Bed fitted up in the Library, that 
 he might sleep near his Books and thereby not suffer Annoy- 
 ance when he should be wakeful at Night, and find not the 
 Books at hand. 
 
 Master Timothy, being in Charge of a Publick Library, was 
 one day reading diligently when a Member of the Library 
 entered, and presenting his Subscription Ticket begged the 
 Librarian to fetch him a certain Book. Master Timothy being 
 incens'd at this Interruption of his Reading, and Chancing at that 
 Moment to see the Constable passing the Library, did put out 
 his Head from the Window and Bawl loudly for the Constable 
 to come in. 
 
 When the latter had enter'd he gave the Member into 
 custody of the Officer, prefening against him a charge of Dis- 
 turbance of the Peace. 
 
XI Month November begins on Tuesday. 
 
 November's earl^ days, tho' still & mild, 
 'Presage black, winter and his Tempests wild. 
 'Prepare for cold & hug the chimney nooJ^s, 
 Nor fail to ma/^e provision for your bool^s, 
 The broken window or the roof that leal^s 
 May ruin all \)our bool^s these storm}) weel^s; 
 And when all's safe from driving snow or rain, 
 Then sit })ou down & think, ^''^ ^'^^ ^Contaigne! 
 
 New Moon 3d Day, 9h. 47m. Afternoon. 
 Fir^ Quarter 1 0th Day, 2h. 7m. Afternoon. 
 Full Moon 18th Day, Oh. 57m. Morning. 
 La^ Quarter 26th Day, 6h. Om. Morning. 
 
 M. W. Kalendar, Weather, &c RMS F.Sea ^'spl. R^S 
 
 1 3 All Saints. Inf. C. Hartford 6 52 6 
 
 2 4 FeJling weather, & I guess you 6 53 6 
 
 3 5 will see some flaker of snow. 6 54 6 
 
 4 6 7*s so. I2h. 53m. P. star north 6 55 6 
 
 5 7 Gun Powder Plot. (I Oh. 5m. 6 57 6 
 
 6 B 23c/ Sunday past Trinity. 6 58 6 
 
 7 2 -f h ¥ Syr. so. 3h. 45m. • Per. 6 59 6 
 
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 8 3 Inf. C. New Haven. 
 
 9 4 Cloudy weather and signs of 
 
 10 5 storm, which may come to-day. 
 
 1 1 6[P. Star no. 9h. 37m. 
 
 12 7[ss T? $ Wmdy & cold I guess. 
 
 13 B 24</i Sunday past Trinity. 
 
 14 2 Syr. rises I Oh. 15m. 
 
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 C.Fairfield. White frosty 7 95 9 44 
 
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 (blame me. 7 11 5 II 19 
 
 there is a storm now don't 7 12 5 M 5 
 
 19 7 B. E. so. 12h. 47m. 7*sso. 11.52m. 7 13 5 53 
 
 IQ^lbth Sunday past Trinity. 7 14 5 1 40 
 
 212Qi so. lOh. 36m. ©Apo. (year 7 15 5 2 30 
 
 22 3 i Pleasant weather for the time of 7 16 5 3 14 
 
 23\A\When friends betray & politicians? 17 5} 3 58 
 
 24 5 plot. Turn to y^our books & mind! 18 5 4 40 
 
 25 6 7*s so. 1 Ih. 37m. the rascals not. 7 18 5 5 24 
 
 26 7 Look out for a storm of snow. 7 19 5 6 2 
 21 ^Advent Sunday, [high,] ss. $ §7205 
 
 28 2 Books below & books on ^'f f) ^ 7 20 5 
 
 29 3/7/ read 'em all before I die. 7 215 
 
 30 4 Cold weather ends the month. 7 22 5 8 50 
 
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November hath 30 T)ays. 1774 
 
 The admirable Timothy Mason (of whom we read last 
 Month ) was wont to Walk with a Book held before his Nose, 
 reading as he pass'd along the Street. He looked neither up 
 nor down as he Walk'd, but fixt his Attention upon the Page 
 before him, being somewhat short of Vision, tho' wearing power- 
 ful Lenses in his Spectacles. It was his Custom to leave the 
 Library when it lack'd a few Minutes of 6 o'clock in the Eve- 
 ning, he had found that his walk brought him to his Dwelling 
 at the Moment that the Town Clock struck the Hour. 
 
 One Evening, in Midsummer, the worthy Librarian set out 
 for his Home, holding before him & reading with Earnestness 
 the Ecclesiastical Polity of the learn'd Hooker. Now, it chanc'd 
 that the Town Clock had become damag'd, the Librarian, 
 hearing not the customary Ringing, strode past his Door ( despite 
 the loud cries of his Housekeeper ), continu'd down the Street, 
 never for an instant relaxing his Zeal for Reading. At 7 o'clock 
 the Excellent man was still walking in the direction of the neigh- 
 boring Town, and only at a quarter after 8, when the failing 
 Light caus'd him to glance up, did he perceive that he had 
 travell'd over 6 miles & arriv'd in the Market place of the next 
 Town, having perus'd the greater part of the Ecclesiastical Polity 
 on the journey. 
 
 The Librarian was sore perplex'd, for at first he failed to 
 recognize his surroundings, & he was unable to account for the 
 hooting Rabble that dogg'd his Footsteps, in the Custom of ?uch 
 Vulgar Persons when they discover a Stranger of unusufil 
 Aspect. He was also at a loss to understand how his Shoes & 
 Hose had become so be-fouled & be-mired, for he was unaware 
 that he had crossed divers Brooks, & forded sundry Water 
 courses during his journey. It might have fared ill with Master 
 Timothy, had not Master Caleb Perkins, a Brother Librarian, 
 chanc'd to encounter him at that Moment. Through the good 
 offices of this Friend, Master Timothy was provided with com 
 fortable Lodgings for the Night & on the Morrow suitably 
 convey 'd to his own Home. 
 
XII Month December begins on Thursday 
 
 December ends the train ; his whirling Snoivs 
 Bring now the yearly pageant to a close. 
 The fields are white & leafless are the trees. 
 While Frost commands the ponds & rivers freeze. 
 As Book,s you read when first the Year begun, 
 So now read Bool^s when all the year is done ; 
 And not in IV inter. Summer, Spring, nor Fall, 
 Neglect to read the greatest Book of all ! 
 
 New Moon 3cl Day, 9h. 27m. Morning. 
 Fir^ Quarter 1 0th Day, Oh. 1 3m. Afternoon. 
 Full Moon 1 7th Day, 6h. 50m. Morning. 
 La^ Quarter 25th Day, 1 1 h. 52m. Night 
 
 M.W, Kalendar, Weather, &c RBS F.Sea ^'spl. R^S 
 
 5% South %. 51m. 
 
 6 Cloudy and you may expedl a 
 
 7 storm of rain or snow or both. 
 B 2d Sund. in Jidvent. High tides. 
 2 Syr. rises 8h. 40ra. • Perigee. 
 
 3JV.C. I? tii D T? (^ A d" ?•* T? 
 
 Ai' Astrologer what dost ( 9 ss. T? <^ 
 
 5 thou think such a string of As 
 
 6 pedis will produce ? I think I'll 
 
 7 guess an abundance of rain. B. E. 
 B 3c/ S. m Ado. (so. 1 Ih. 12v.c.'4 ^ 
 2 In bucfiram suits did Falstaff's men '. 
 3\A might}) val'rous battle wage; 
 4\& the' return'd to ait again 
 5\ Behold 'em on the printed page. 
 6iCold blustering weather with flurries 
 7 of snow. 
 B'4//i Sunday in Advent. 
 2J7*s so. 9h. 38m. • Apogee. 
 3lAr<5t. rises Ih. Om. (so. ^f I? ^ : 
 4(^ rises lOh. 22m. ^ lat. 2^ 20 
 
 5 Cold weather in excess 
 
 6 Or J. B. will lose his guess. 
 7B. Eye so. iOh. 11m. 
 B Christmas. A bowl of punch 
 2;St. Step. ( A book of song. Let Chri s- 
 3\St. John Even (mas last Q cf ^ 
 ^[Innocents ( The whole wee/( long 
 5 Syr so. 12h. \m. Adieu ! Farewell ! I 
 (,\ whatever books v;e lack Poss not the 
 "jlyear without my yJlmanack ! 
 
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 There is none so Felicitous as the Librarian, and none with 
 so small a cause of Ill-Content, Jealousy or Rancour. No other 
 Profession is like his ; no other so Happy. Of the Clergy, I 
 speak not, their Calling is sacred and not of this World. The 
 Physician & Lawyer administer to the ills and evils of Mankind. 
 The Merchant's happiness is conditioned upon his pecuniary 
 Success. 
 
 But the Librarian, so far removed from any of these, ministers 
 to the Wisdom and Delight of Mankind, increases his own 
 Knowledge, lives surrounded by the Noble thoughts of great 
 Minds, and can take no Concern of pecuniary Success, forasmuch 
 as such a thing is not within the boundaries of Possibility. 
 
 If any may rival him in good Fortune, it is the Author, who 
 produces some great Work of which the Librarian shall stand 
 as humble Guardian. But even here, again, a little reading suf- 
 fices to show that Authors have frequently lived in Turmoil or 
 Penury, dying Destitute or wretched, because that Publick 
 Esteem which was necessary to their Contentment had been 
 withheld until long after they had quitted this Earth. 
 
 The Librarian, as he cannot hope for Wealth ( nor fret his 
 Mind about it ), so he cannot expect to achieve Fame. Where 
 is the Monument erected to a Librarian ? Great Monarchs and 
 Warriors have theirs ; in ancient times it was even a custom thus 
 to honour the Poet. But the Librarian lives and dies unknown 
 to Fame; the durable results of his Labours are not visible to the 
 Eye, and if at all he receiveth Honour it is for his private Char- 
 acter as a Man. His Brother Librarians may know and Esteem 
 him as an Ornament to their Profession, and that is his sufficient 
 Reward. 
 
 He lives protected, avaricious neither of Money nor of 
 Worldly Fame, and happy in the goodliest of all Occupations, — 
 the pursuit of Wisdom. 
 
 This is the Ending of The Old Librarian's Almanack for 
 Anno Domini 1 774. Tomy learn'd Brethren, 1 wish all Health 
 and Joy, 
 
A sure and certain cure for the 
 
 Bite of a Rattlesnake 
 
 Made Publick 
 
 by 
 Abel Puffer 
 
 of 
 Stoughton. 
 
 If the Sufferer be Bit in the Leg ( as it Is very likely to happen ) 
 let him be plac'd in a revers'd position ; that is, with his Head 
 down and his Feet in the Air — it may be most convenient to 
 lean him so against a Wall or Fence, or if neither be at hand, 
 then against a Tree or Bush. 
 
 Then, without any Delay whatsoever, let there be appli'd to 
 the place where the Fangs have punctur'd the Skin a Plaister 
 made in the following manner : Beat to a soft or pulpy consist- 
 ency six Plantain leaves that have previously been wash'd. 
 Mingle with them I 2 drops of Liquor obtain'd in this fashion : 
 Soak in half a cup of Rain Water the Heart of a large Gander, 
 add a third part of an ounce of the dry'd roots of the Yarrow, 
 some bruis'd Colewort, a spoonful of the Blue Flag, dry'd & 
 powder'd, four or five stalks of the common Pennyroyal, a half- 
 ounce of the Rind of roasted Crab Apples, some preserv'd 
 blossoms of Alecumpane, and eight Peppercorns. This Liquor 
 should simmer slowly for forty-eight hours, and when it is about 
 finish'd, add a few seeds of the Indian Gourd, removing them, 
 however, at the end of an Hour. 
 
When the drops from the resulting Liquor are mix'd with the 
 paste of Plantain leaves, the Plaister should be appli'd on the 
 Wound, and mark that all depends that this is done within ten 
 minutes from the time when the Sufferer was Bitten. ( It may 
 be well that a Minister of the Gospel be sent for, if so be it that 
 one is at hand. ) 
 
 Then require the Sufferer to move his Limbs about, at first 
 slowly, now with increasing speed, till he do thrash them about 
 with all the Vigour and Rapidity in his power. After this, let him 
 rise, and run in a circle, or nearly so, first giving him to drink half 
 a glass of Jamaica Rum. When he be ready to fall from Dizzi- 
 ness ( which flushes the Brain with Blood ) again apply a second 
 Plaister, like the first. Tokens of improving Health are sure to 
 be seen in the Sufferer, if not. Prayers had better be address'd 
 to Providence. 
 
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