Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-12-03
NEW READING BOOK FOR SCHOOL

THE MONITORIiL READER ora nn,nior
10 Youth, holding up 10 their rie,r .Nodeis nhereby
toform their orn Characters. by Daniel adams.
Author Of adams Neu Arithmetic
Extracts from the Preface.
"TH + MONlTORlAL READER posses distinc-
tive traits The object is to supply what is believed
to be the great deslderatnm in schools-A series
of exercises relating to what concerns the practical
matters Of life, truth, integrity, honesty, industry
temperance, forethough frugaty, paticn, endurance
of adversely, and whatever else tends 10 form and
fix the character of youth.
We wish TO impr, IS it on the minds of those into
whose hands these exercises shall come no in this
seed time OF life, what is here so abundanlly incul-
Gated, that Every man Cmphatcally the architect
of his own fortunc'-that with themselves it lies
whether they shal ever be any thing or nothing
that moneyed capital 10 begin with does not weigha
whit in the balance for or against them,-hai, coming
into life with health, strength capacity for labor good
educatlon useful and respectable trade, habits OF
industry, sobrlcy punctualty, irugality, and above
all, with good and unsullied character they have
best of all capital "a moral capital the MODEST
ofa powcr,-moral power and the most certain
means of honest and honorable accumulation and
fortune, and may be sure under clrcums anccs orJl-
narly proptous to rise TO that competency of nflu-
ence, respect and general confidence and that hon
orable measure Of wealth and independence which
should fully satisfy reasonable and vrtuous ambi.
lion"
Extracts from Recommendations.
The influence will all be found the side of virtue
morality and religion. Occasional comments ar,
ENCH DUHCull OF unusual words are uCinCd. Prose
and poetry are suitably ntermngled 1t is hard
" 10 be imagined that this book should fail Of pop
larity. 1t certainly would not, had it not SO many
competitors that had got the start of it in the race
As II is It's met,lc is such as to give fair promise Of
ultimate success in the contest,-BoSton Recorder.
DIR. Adams Having examined to some extern
your Monltoral Reader, am pleased with It's plan
It's object and the manner in which it has been execu
ted 1t seems adapted to the intellectual aud mora
improvement Of those for whose use il was designed
trust 1t will prove to be what It's author fondly an
ticpates, Crew. u. S. BARSTOW, Keenc.
IL IL Just such n book our New England boys
and girls will | G glad to see, for il incucatcs in {
pleasing manner, industry, hugality, truth, hone,
temperance, peace, kindness, lorttIde and Cheerful
piety The Vocabulary, end al the and the arrange
men for defining words, will add to its value in III,
| hands of ludcious teacher
| Rev.) ABEL A. LlVERMORE, Kcene.
| We have also recommendations from n number o
individuals aud periodicals. among which are ID. eros
| by, Prcceptor Of the High School Nashua; J. New
| ton Brown, Professor of Theology AT New Hampton
| II is also adopted by the Associations of Schoo
| Teachers in Cheshire and Hshoro counties, anC
| BY the School Committee of Concord
About 5000 copies have been published and mostl,
disposed Of ...--
Published and for sale by ROBY, KIMBALL &
| MERRILL, North End Main street, Concord, n II
| Also for Sale by Samuel Huntington Burlington
j. T.. Roberts, Vergennes, J. Hagcr, Mddlehury
W. Kimba Brandon, WIN. White Rutland, J. I
Mast Montpelier,
| Principals of Academies, Select Schools and teach
crs generally are invited TO examine the book.
Please call and examine before purchasing.