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them, AZ citizens of particular country
With a fpecial view to thefe important OBJ
ieGts, Mr.. WrBsrEs, has devoted coniider-
able portion of his life, to the competition
& publication of the following School Books
The Amerieau Spelling Book.
This work is we'll known to be uied in all
the United States, aud it contains fone tables
very nccei1ary for Ams,isaa Youth, NOT found
in any work Of the kind.
The following opinion of its merits has
been e1prefied by respectable Inltruetor'.
HAVING examined the ,evjtt sepy of Mr..
Webler's Spelling Book, we are of opinion
the work is very much improved both by the
new tables aud leffons, as well as in the aecu
rscy of the execution. The iimphcity of the
icheme of pronunciation, the Qualification of
the leveral kinds of words, the arrangement
of all parts, and the fuitabenefs of the tables
for teaching the youth Of America what IS
appropriate 10 bsv eopnfyy, are exeellencies IN
this book which we lave not feen in any 9TH
er, and in our opinion, give it a claim TO uni.
vsrial patronage
DANIEL CROCK Err,
Bella KELLOGG,
EZEKIEL w. MORSE,
HEMAr HUMPHREY.
Nese. Hasss, jay S, 1907,
II.
4 Philosophical e Practical Granmu
Of the EngEb Language.
In the compilation of This work, the author
has devia,ed from the ufnal courfe of inveiti-
CATION, and deduced the principles of the
Language from the Primitive Anglo. SaIon.
He has proved, in the mon satisfactory man.
ner, that fome of the principles of Lowrh,
Murray, aud other authors of Englifh Gram
mars, are entirely erroneous. OF the merits
of this work, the following il the opinion of
tina. eminent claiIical fchollar, Preiident Sn:i,h
Of NAfIau Hall, in Princeton-exprefIed in a
letter to the author.
al cossprs your Philosophical and Psac-
teal Grammar, as containing the 6f assfyjis
of the language which has been given to the
public. Ii has happily improved the opesing
made, many wears Gnee, into that iubjeet, by
the ingenious Horne locke have Often
been furprized that his ideas tave NOT been
more highly appreciated than they feem to
have been by Englifh Philologiffs. Your
good Judgment has made them the ba6s of
your plan, and on that foundation. you have
reared, in my opinion, ~o,e complete lyaem Of
Gssmssr, than any writer who has preceded
you. SAMUEL 5. SMITH.
P,;sfsfes, Jay 81, 1907"
III.
The american Selection IF EOdys, far
the ujf Of Sebsolf.
This Selection, which i, exten6vely ufed,
IL Foe al
fpeaking, with = valuable and various collec.
ton Of E1ays, Hiaorical pieces, Poetical com.
petitions and Dialogues, fome of them appro-
pirate to fyftem Of education in this coun-
try.
w.
Elements Of U/1ni Knowledge,
In three fn,all volumes. The two hrR VOL +,
umes contain brief Hiflorical and Geograph-
ical account of the United statss, divided into
luitable feefions, for the convenience of read.
ers in clafes. The third volume contains, in !
like form, geographical account of the
Ezftern Continent, and the Hands in the
South Seas. Perhaps no books ever puhlifh |
ed, contained 70 many important facts in 70
fhort comPais, aud arranged 10 convenient.
ly for the uie Of Schools. The hilfory of the |
American Colonies and States is compiled |
with care from the mon authentic fources, !
and is adapted to teach the youth of this ccun-
try what none ought to neglect or be ignor-
ant Of In thole llates where this work is
known, il is ulcd in fchools with general APP |
probation. The following COMMUNICATION Is
from Characters of the fri reipectability.
We have examined the fri and fecosd vol.
umes of the Elements Of Ufeful knowledge, |
pubifl,ed by Noah Webffer, jun Eiq. contain.
ing Hifforical aad Geographical account o.
the United States. We are Of opinion the
work is well conceived and judciouily eIecu-
ted. II comprifes ferries OF facts, important
to be known and underfteod by Ameriesn
youth. The arrangement of the fubjscts, IN.
der diilinet heads, is happily calculated 10 al
6ll the memory, and render the performance
peculiarly ufeful tor Academies aud Schools
We with pleaiure recommend IL TO parents
and inflruSfors, as we'll adapted to the i'm
proyemsnt of their children and pupi's
JAMES DANA, Trustee lac Csltegs,
EI.IzUR GOODRICH.
ftefessor u Law, 40.
BENZ. slLLIMAN,
P4jesso, u casp1.siry, &c.
SIMEON BALDWIN,
Judge n sap. ca-yf.
The Third Volume, publiihed Gncs the fore
going was written, is executed on fimiiar
plan, and with equal care aud diligence.
cl.Jtps, Dse,gssy IS, 1907.
UsvfEe exam. ned and uisj, ~ a courfs of
,oo,,p,or Ndr Wskners Elements of fffsful |