The Sun.
London, England, 1802-11-23 00:00:00

NEW MODE OF YE ACHING ENGLISH.

AT a little School at Chapel in Weardale, an ec-
centric charaaer has adopted the following method
to teach the children thoir alpl abet :—All the furni.
tore in the schoolroom is made after the shape of
the four-and-twenty letters ; and if there be a diffi-
cult letter or two, he has that part of the fUrniture
altered, to serve as a punishment to the pupil in
some shape or other. By this means, our inform.'
ant assures us they are enabled to learn their let-
ters in a few days.
Quere—May not the method of FatherO'Prosody
have suggested this to our Weardale sage ? That he
may not, however, be accused as a plagiarist,' with.:
out the means of-vindicating himself, we shall detail
a sainple of the Irish Schoolmaster's impressive les-
ion'to the little puny whipsters of his school.
Addressing himself to the youngest scholar (who,
by the bye, "knew as much of the four-and_twenty
letters as he did of the longitude), You, little
O'Sltaughnessy, come hither vid yourself; bring your
primer in your hand, and your copper in your fist--:-
blow your nose, and hold your head up like aman ;
arrah now, don't "be hunting the flies across the
ceiling, but cock your eye, and look straight 'at
your book.
You see that letter, which looks for all the world
like the gable-end of your father's cabin, with a
beam across the middle of it, now that Is called A,
agusee A ;—and 'that letter, the next door neigh-
bour is name-sake to the little jontlemin that sucks
the flowers, fills the honey-pots, and carries a long
sting in his tail ; that is master B, and B stands for
bhibber-lip ; arrah ndw, what makes you put out
your lip so ? Tuck in alie selvage of your mouth,
blow your nose, and hold up your head like a man.
The next is for all the world like the sign of the
half moon, where Judy Maglutery sells ale and
whisky ; and that is called C, and C stands fOr.cob-
lers or coppers you sec that next, that is for
all the world like the brukela handle of a pair of
snuffers, that is called D, and D stands for daugh-
ter, agusee blubberlip cobler's copper daughter :
And that next is called E, which the English flats
(botheration to them !) call RE, as there were two
of them. By my shout, they may as well say,
cheek handkerchief, instead of check handkerchief,
though it Was made for the nsse ; atria); that's true,
blow your nose again.. ,
And that next you see, that is like a gibbet, with
a little. plug half way up, for the hangman to set his
foot- upon (Heaven bleis you, my dear, and keep
your mother's son from.the like of it, my jewel l)
well that is called F, and stands for five :—And that
next is what the carmen say when they want their -
horses to go on further, and that is called G.
And if any-body should ask you now, Which of •
your hands goes barefoot for want of a glove,? you
may say H, Which is the same as both ; and stands
for horses, and-J.Stands for jockies ; and now, my
little fellow, agusee blubberlip cobler's copper
daughter eat up five gingerbread horses, jockies and
all; Oh Mercy upon us, what a devil of 'a twist I
have for scholarship! Now, my jewel, I've taught
you one third of your lesson, and I'll teach you the
other two halves when you have. knocied the first
under your scullapl—So now run, home vid your.
'self, before the scalpions ate up all the butter-milk'
and potatoes, my jewel !

FOR TVIE,

MR. EDITOR,

You have laudably endeavoured to enlighten the
minds of your Readers oh the subjea of Clothing.
Without a s'ufficienc quantity we cannot reasonably
hope to enjoy either health or comfort. That re-
speilable Physician Dr. Thornton, in the 2d vo-
lume of a celebrated Work of his, entitled, Medical
Extra6ts, &c. &c. ptiblished seven years ago, warns
all persons, but especially the female sex, of the
many evils occasioned by a deficiency of Clothing.
The following E%trals are from the Contents of
that Work :

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From the unsettled state of the weather in England, - --
the inhabitants are subject' to frequent colds - 267
These prove fatal to thousands every year . - ib.
They may in a great measure be prevented by the
proper consideration of Clothing - - ib.
Instead of Linen next the skin we should wear the ' •
'Fleecy Hosiery - - - - -- 260
The superiority of the Fleecy Hosiery. to*Flannel ib.
The Fleecy Hosiery should be worn throughout the
year - - -- - - 273
Ist, As being of a quality unirritating to the skin.
ad, As being a bad coniluelar of heat, and therefore
warm in winter.
3d, As promoting perspiration when the body is
surcharged with heat, and therefore cool in summer.
4th, As it absorbs the aqueous fluid discharged from
the skin.
And lastly, As promoting good humotir - - ib.
The Dutch, who clothe well,, and live in a moist
bad air, are not subjed to Consumptions - - ib.
It is a false notion to suppose that cold hardens
children, as it does steel - - - 273
• They should be clothed sufficiently warm - ib.
Old people ought rather to exceed than he deficient
in the quantity of their Clothing - - ib.
A person wearing Fleecy Hosiery next the skin, may
dress above for ornament - - . - . - 275

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