Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-10-29

il j. (sldo,, "ieio' arr beearly tau,b.
decree "f atained at ali, in aay conf er,h,
Inc elements OF arithmetic. Young cn.,,r nfPy TO
learn inc nlue tlgurss or characters, as e, nay
me .Sn iearn 10 many letter, of the aiob -. -
lhey can aIio e4ily get in memory the , pn~aet
-. ..o.s: and pam addition, fubtraeticn n,"I,:
pleae'on and dlvlfion, are attainabe ar tb a''il
nl'ic OF ten and e.ten fooner. TO u,dsraaE age
sn-ie luiSS' IN their complex or comnonns :, q
ioln's' as aiio their vaiou. application,
ma,urer age and greater llrength Of 'n;d iI'!ea
Inc mean time, ~ inal advantages refill, :. IN
an early knowledge Of figures and Of the f a rom
hHpie principles of their combinations: NV nv
young ,lind Is hereby preparing for further nro '
grels; ighres become famiiar, and it afterw!.I
giia7s alnott impcrceptby into the knowIsa1sa
| OF th'ir various ulcs IN the common bu,iner 81
lie. by the alternate exercifes of readiag r,.S
ng, writing and cyphering that love O! y,r! ?
Is graufled, which is natural to every hI,,sY!
5reait, and more Especially to chi'drea wh.r.,.
| iamene1s loon becomes tirsf'me to them; and
| whatever Is tirefonle will he learnt with rero
| tance and fiowncfs. Upon the principle Of ~
niveriai love of variety, children fnaul b. fn-.
niified with various little books, flited % tbs,,
aye ana understanding.
Toy books for children, written in RI. MA
ilmple language and which Glould inseniu,n.
end practical inGruaion with childih amt.
ment, would delerve TO be ranked amoDy -.
NOT useful publications.
II learned netaPhyGcians would defend from
their Balloon flights among che clouds, and en-.
poy fmall portion Of their ingenuity in writing
uch books, they might improve mankind
thouland times more, than by al! their coh.w.h
fpecu'ations Ulefa lentnents imbibed in ear.
y childhood, ink 10 deeply, that they are
remembered i'll o!l age and that they may prove
inhnitc benefit in the intermediate Gapss Of
life /; therefore, if books which are intended to
amu!s children and TO quicken their attention to
rcading, might be always 70 written as to con.
vey the bett infrut}ion, under the alluring gulf.
OF entertainment, they would, by their tendency
to form virtu us characters, be highly beneficial
20 the nation rs well as to individuals.
Ia common education, it is needless to teach
Child e. The mott minute parts of grammar, for
which in general, they would never have any
ule, and which, il the ordinary callings Ct life.
they would loon totally forget. 1t isno, roqa.
iitatorendertheni critcalg raamarians, bat mere.
y to enable them to fpeak and write their na-
tive language coherenty. Indeed the rules Of
grammar, thoughhishly receGary, can only teach
one to detect and avoid in,proprietics in the
,nNruAion OF language. An ealy elegance of
ftyle is learned NJ, from gramar RI IS, VI from
careful Rudy Of the bett authors aud it oltez
happens thar crti a grsm-m !ns are Inc egant
cluafy writer's, While fume, Especially of the te
male fcx, write aud tpeak, corrsctly and graceful
y, tn ueh thsy have given very iit,le .ttentioa
q any gram ,iatical iyRcn,.
The elements ofgcosraphy lhould al
ways make part OF a common ichool eda-
cation for every man and woman, a.
mong free ana civilized people, ought o
have fone general knowledge of the globe
which they inhabis, and ESPECIALLY of the
ii,ualion, hiitory and government of the
country in which they live. The pleaGrg
audy is adapted TO children, as it requl"s
memory more than Rsen3th OF rcaion.
BeGdes geography, the books proper to
be read in fchools, are iuch as tend to en-
large the understanding ard improve tie
heart llch as iaculcAte reverence Tor
the Supreme Being, ana HE purcl} mora
lily fuch as will inip''e youoS MINDS
with the love OF country, and teach them
temperance, lelf govern Denr, phI'anth[o-
ply, indlAry, economy and all tAo'e 10
cial virtues which are ncteiiary 10 render
them uleful memoefs of iocie'y.
{" Whether we proyit. tor aston OF
conversations" feys Dr.. J0hn!on, . woc-
Their we with TO be uleful oTP'e'fng' me
6ra requilite is the religious and NORA
knowledge of right and wrong l"s
next is an acquaintance with the m,o't
of mankind and with thoie examples WHICH
may be (aid TO cn,body truth, and prove
by events the reaionablenefs of opinions
Thofe authors therefore are TO be FeSd a.
fohool, that fup9Iy mot aAioiHs OF p a'd
dence, mott principles OF moral !Fulo' ~'a
mott materials for conversation.
~ SENEX.