The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue…
"The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue…" by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge is an illustrated popular-education periodical written in the early 19th century. It offers a miscellany of practical science, history, moral instruction, literature, and cultural notes aimed at general readers, with a clear focus on diffusing useful knowledge and encouraging self-improvement. This issue ranges widely: a data-rich article on butter surveys
production, trade, and global uses (from Indian ghee to Arab consumption and London demand); an eloquent reflection “Of Peace” (after Clarendon); Benjamin Franklin’s list of moral virtues and a daily schedule; and a report on schooling in Smyrna, especially among Greeks. A calendar of notable dates sketches Dante, William Pitt, the Restoration, Ascension Day, and Poussin. A substantial museum essay explains the “Younger Memnon” colossus and Belzoni’s removal of it. A moral tale, “The Flute-Player,” shows a marriage rescued by kindness, moderation, and the restoration of innocent recreation. There’s a note on the arrival of forks in England, poems by Wordsworth and (attributed) Southey, and a string of concise lessons and anecdotes on late learning, temperance, wise rulership, longevity through virtue, naval architecture, and the statistical regularity of mortality—all serving the magazine’s blend of edification and accessible curiosity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
