The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-06-24


We wosid rccasn aeld g~r pzsroas the -TsD Ed
saAIrgh Ea1ydapcit edited ~ Df. Brewster OF Ed
hsaesh. cc~ al sh~ x,cs cssurd aud Ingenious u
ee age The A~essean edition Is much improved with
nsay fdistsns adapted rhe artists Of this country
and Is sbe complete aad valuable work evcs Of.
Ered 70 the Amesscsa htefxsi- We presune schol-
~ aaA man Of science viii consider ms library COM
vsses without IL The following testimonial deem
wostht OF laser,ion-i' speaks volumes in its favour.
Exfrsf from Peters Lsliers 10 AIS Kiasfolk.
81 spens siterao0a very pleasantly the other day
a. DR. Brersters the who b so celebrated for
ess discoveries aing hghthis many Inventions
Of optical Newfoundland his mastery conduct Of
that best IF al works Of shs kind Che EdiatryA Ea
eyctsPsdta Dr.. Brewster is still youag man, although
one would scarcely suppose this 70 he ihe who
never having him, should torm his guess from con-
ssderiag what ne has done.-He cannot, should
shink he above forty, II 50 mech Like most OF the
seiea6c men in Eainbcgh. The docsos is quite man
OF tue world IN hrs manners his cnunenaRcei s very
ild and agreeable ere, and 10 his eyes particular
rsesc is wonderful union Of penetration and tender
ness OF expression. From his conversation, one
would SCARCELY suspect that ne had gone deep into
the hidden parts oil scieoca. tor he displays vast
deaf OF information concerning the Lighter kinds Of
htesatuce, although, Indeed, he does all this with
hssitative SOFT of uaaaer, which probably belongs 10
htm as mau Of abstrase scesce. IL ;, no doubt,
maislg owing 10 this happy combination OF accom-
plshment that he has beea able TO render his great
work so much more truly of Encyclopedia chsrac-
teG than aay other which has been published under
the same name in our island In work Of that kind,
which caauos DC kaished without the cooperation of
vast sasety of contributors continued throughout
many successive years, IL is quite obvious how much
must depend the experimenting and arranging
skiil and Judgment of the editor. Now il Is very
rare th6g indeed meet with person Of fine talent
who Is alike nan Of science and of literature
ard unless under the care Of such person. 4 do not
see how an Eacyclopedia can be conducted in such
way as 10 give equal satisfaction both the great
classes into which the readers OF Encyclopedias must
necessarily he divided All the other Encyclopedias
published in this country have been edited either by
persons possessed of skill in department only, and
neggent Of the rest what Is stin BY persons
alike destitute of skill ia all departments wtaeEerin
ether words. members Of the great corporation Of
Chariatans.
Dscssscy ie dress.--Women should not confine
thcir attention to dress to their public appear
snce. They should accustom themselves TO an
hatitdal neatHess SO that in the most careless IN
dress, in their most unguarded hours, they may
have no reason TO be ashamed of their appear
ance- They will not easily believe how much
then consider their dress as expressive of their
characters; vanity. levity. sloveniiness, folly,
appear through il. Ao elegant simplicity is an
equal proof Of taste and delicacy.