Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-11-19
PROSPECTUS OF THE
YOUNG PEOP LE'S Il 90 X

OR MAGAZINE OF
Useful and Entertaining Knowledge.
illustrated with splendid Mezzotint Engravlngs by
Sartain and Sadd Line Engravings In the first
STYLE of Art by Dick, Cheney DC, and numerous
Wood Cuts, by the most distinguished Artists
FuSHERE are many periodical publications, yet
IL one more is wanted. The friends OF general
Education-the advocates of the diffusion OF Useful
knowledge-have long desired to see the commence
ment of Monthly Magazine devoted to the nstruc-
ton and entertainment of Dung Persons OF both SEX
es conducted with sole view to their Improvement
in Literature Science and the conduct OF life, written
not in the colloquial language addressed to very
young children, but with such attention to the style
as shall render it worthy the notice OF those who are
acquiring the art of composition forming their lit
erary taste and filled with such various, original,
and valuable matter as shall render the volumes when
bound up worthy place in the family or school Ii
brary.
1t is the purpose of the proprietor of The Young
Peoples Book, to furnish such Magazine. He has
provided ample means for the accomplishment OF his
object and he pledges himself to the friends OF bef-
al and judicous education throughout the United
States, that he will produce work which shall be IN
every respect worthy of their attention and patronage
On, of the leading objects of the work will be to
point out and illustrate by practical examples the pro-
per methods of Sef-nstrucon in the various depart
ments of Literature and Art to suggest appropriate
departments OF study and inquiry to prescribe
OF reading, and to indicate the progress which may
be made In the Sciences so far the limits OF the
work will allow.
The forms into which the different branches of in
struction and entertainment will be thrown, will be
regulated by the particular object in view at the time,
end the class of readers always addressed.
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"reminiscences and sketches Critiques, Descriptive
articles in Geography Geology, Natural History, An
ecdotes and Travels, Biographical notices aud 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 eve
ry subject susceptible of graphic illustrations will be
accompanied by well executed Pictures. Arrange
ments have been made for receiving, and the pub
Usher is In the actual receipt OF periodical publ
cations of similar design with that of the Young
Peoples Book, from France, Germany and other
parts of the Continent of Europe. From these pub
cations and from the choicest parts of foreign edu-
cational literature in its various departments, trans
ations will be made OF such articles as will serve to
promote the main des gn ofthe work-the instruction
and entertainment of American youth The preser-
Walton, however, of truly national spirit the incul-
cation of the duties which every American scholar
owes to his country and the exhibition of the capa-
bilites of early history traditions our Gus
toms and scenery, for supplying all the materials of
copous and brilliant literature will be constant OBJ
ects of attention. and will form frequent topics of
discussion, example and illustration.
In order to the competent execution of each
department, the aid of experienced writers, already
favorably known to the public has been secured, and
the editorial care of the whole is committed to
JOHN FROST, A M.
Professor of Bellies Lettres in the High School, Pha.
THE YOUNG PEOPLES BOOK will be pub
Iished in monthly numbers, each to contain 80 pages,
neatly done up in ornamental cover.
Terns.-Single subscription, one year, So three
copies, one year, S. School Clubs dealt with on the
most liberal terms. Address postage paid,)
MORTON M'MICHAEL,
No. 81, South Third st. opposite the Girard Bank.