Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-08-25

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PREFACE.
Tao0cH mach a4s been done TO render the
acguihtyn 81 hserafute cav vet there evil
deui!y appears 90 he defea IN the plefent
mode 81 infrattia- children, which in no
ffnAh degree, impedes the- advancement.
They are ofrer II de to com nence the ftudy Of
efymo'ogy before they are well grounded in
tae principles Of oryhography This being
The cafe, II rare3y happens, afterwards, that
tasy have feith f9r he au5y Of tae latter
ard. OF raarfe, never acquire a faffcient
knowledge IF it. Bn ju1 photography and
pronoaRc.afio' however unimportanr they
may appear II fome, are Acquisitions 70 eHen-
tia in fchslar, that for the want OF them
nothing can atone.
10 furuilh fchools, therefore, with cheap,
IN a. the lane time complete, lpelIing-book
p. the Faghih language, by which the talk of
.nta4srs IN ,eachiug, aud Of children in
,esfrsag. viii, IN lone degree, be facilitated,
5 The OBJECT The author has ia view in com
2.Aag the following work
Il ;he aIemgl many diefioaaries have been
coaluited anl every exerlion made to render
= as 2ecgra.e rs paii5Ie..
Fzoles grammar, &c of which other books
arc exci16s@ from This. as improper, and nor
bsl7 ;g'ng y : lgeing-bcok
Formerly, whea fchooIs were deficient in
bsyF, - Be various branches naceaary to be
-1-Eni. L was els culpable 60 crowd lpeliin
S7ez wira fucs variety Of matter but at
The 7Feieut, when aims1 every ipecies of
iezgning hapbcen iepa .tery and mpydiicaG.
I'll. w7u.s be qaite objectionable
lasit NOT been expeaie withoas profit TO
p book con aIlng fuch mixture Of mat
Ter INFO hs Iaads { children fe.a.lv unac-
saain-ed wi'h ~ rudtnents ipeltng Have
.hey not deltroses many fuch sooks, before
they could he madc to comprehena what one
= ihen coataiued This experience has
amply deRopara,ed
Moreover. a. put book into the hands Of
cAiA4ren, containirg more than they can un-
deritand. ierves RAT er 10 blunt, than 70 excite,
shf ambition Cor Improvement. Nor having
fab ieat isrengh If lnteileef to dive into the
FrillPies, and fee he reason Of Rings, they
gov dicoaraged, take .dfreliih TO ffudy,
and 4, lengrh hese il
re words oi Gum TILIAN are worthy Of
9- srvafion.--Greaf care, fays he, mzf Be- taken,
sss' re- -s.a zrSo eanssf yrf love faly, Bod net
is q ana t51f tbs dtgEf Be bad once taken, zrig5t
- asr I'm q aaVarre< yeafs
piure Icreis 10 innruSfors, II isev.dent
ey cash fhould be rendered as eafy
ar a.eahag a. 3clibie. For this purpole, the
WORDS s1e arFAaged IN the NOT natural and
cont.teat order. to lead young minds grad
-aly fsom thas which is eafy to that which
= Eeol
II ensble children TO keep their places in
tie 81 y. with more cafe, while reading in 4
eiais, each -coia.nn IS separated into four d.
7ihons and b. permitting child 70 read
cne II A time. the talk Of infructors will be
greatly aisviatsd
Tie Author would obferve, that no. with
f.ndinp The naDnoiyIlabies have the character
..fe woes alfred 20 them, oy which their
trre pronunciation is discovered, it will be
nees.eE 10 endeavor to explain the Key 10
children iii after they have gone through
shsn. bur :hen il will be absolutely necefIa-
~, and. with little aiiiaance, they will
readily comprehend it.
He would further remark, that caulIng chill
dren 20 fpeH the words, Erit n the book, ma.
King them flricfiy obierve the proper diviscn
of The fyables, ard then putting the iam'
words 70 them to be fpelsd sss Of the bcoA-, !