Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-12-18

more is wanted. Tie friends of Education the
advocates of the diffusion of Useful Knowledge
have long desired to See the commencement Of
A MONTHLY MAGAZINE
h Devoted to the Instruction and Entertainment Of
Young Persons of Both Sexes; CONDUCTED w,1Tn
SOLE VIEW TO THEIR IMPROVEMENT, IN LI1ERA-
TURE, SCIENCE, & THE CONDUCT OF LIFE,
written, not in the cooquial language which is adj
dressed to very young children, but with such at.
tention to the style as shall render it worthy the
notice of those who are acquiring the art of Com
position or forming their Literary taste and filled
with such various original and valuable matter us
shall render the volumes when bound up, worthy
place IN the Family or School Library.
1t is the purpose of the proprietor of lTTE
YOUNG PEOPLES BOOK to furnish such
Magazine. He has provided ample means for the
accomplishment of his object; and he pledges him
self to the frieuds of liberal and iudieous education
throughout the United States that he will produce
work which shall be in every respect worthy of
their attention and patronage.
There is period in the progress from early
childhood to maturity, and that by no means short
one, during which the expanding minds of the
young are seeking in every direction for az USE
fnl knowledge, as well as Intellectual Entertain
lnent.-E0 ..... W..
Every book, paper or pamphlet which promises
either, is eagerly read and every circle to society
of literary or scientific cast is earnestly sought.
During this period the young person is not sa ised
with that kind Of instruction which is given to
mere children. Something more eevated-some-
thing the studies and pursuits of active life
is required. A friend always at hand who
could point out the proper studies 10 be pursued,
the true methods Of development is Literature and
Science, the best course of Reading, the surest
process of Investigation, the most recent auheri-
ties in Experimental and the most learned in His
torical research--a friend who could relieve the
dryness of abstract, truth by familiar anecdote,
narrative or illustration-who could scatter few
roses of literature IN the rugged paths Of severe
science, would indeed be invaluable. @
Such friend not one Youth in a thousand, of
either sex, can have. There is no toerable subst-
tuie TO be found in any book-we might say in any
library. 1t is proposed in some measure to supply
the want of such friend in the YOUNG PEO-
PIES. BOOK. . ...s . ...a..a % -.. i
One of the leading objects of the9wsrk willtb
to point out and illustrate by practical examples
the Proper method of Self Instruction IN the various
departments of Literature and Art, to suggest APP
propriate departments of study and inquiry, TO
prescribe courses Of reading, and to indicate The
progress which may be made in the Science, so far
as the limits of the work will allow. (
The forms into which the different branches Of
instruction and entertainment will be thrown, will
be regulated by the particular object in view at the
time, and the clsss of readers always addressed.
Essays, NarratjseS, Anecdotes, Tales, Historical
"reminiscences and Sketches, Critiquss,
Natural History, Antiquities
AND
1rarelS, Biographical Notes and Poems,
Will all in turn become the vehicles of intellectual
Development and entertainment.
The aid of the Arts Of Painting and ENGRAVING
will be invoked, and every subject susceptible OF
10 ilInstrotion t,;lI no oJ h.,
WELL EXECUTED PICTURES
Arrangements have been made for receiving, and
the publisher is in the actual recei pit of peri
odical publications of similar design with that of
THE YOUNG PEOPLES BOOK, from
France. Germany and other parts of the continent
of Europe. From these publications., and from the
choicest parts of foreign educational literature in
its various departments, TRANSACTIONS will be made
of such articles as will serve to promote the main
design Of the work-the instructions and entertain
ment of American youth The preservation, how
ever, of ....
A TRULY NATIONAL SPIRIT;
The incubation of the duties which every Ameri-
can youth owes to his country, and the
exhibition of the capabilities of our
EARLY HISTORY OUR TRADITIONS,
OUR CUSTOMS AND SCENERY
For supplying all the materials of a copious and
brilliant literature, will be constant objects OF at
tention, and will form frequent topics of discus
sion, example, and illustration.
In order to insure the competent execution of
each department of the work. the aid of experiea-
ced writer's, already favoraby known to the pnblic
has been secured, and the editorial care of the
whole is committed to -.....
JOHN FOSTER, A. NJ, Professors Of Bellies
Letters Of The High School Of Philadelphia,
whose reputation as practical teacher, and writer
in the departments of education and polite litera-
ture, will form sufficient guarantee, not only for
the elegant and tasteful execution of the work, so
far as language, STYLE and establishment are con-
cerned, but for its elevated moral and intellectual
character, and for its invarable direction towards
the improvement of its youthful readers in sci.
ence, literature and the conduct of life.