Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-02-04
NEW READING BOOK FOR SCHOOLS.
7HE nfOvfTORiAL READER. ora MonitO

THE MONITORfAL READER. ora Monitor
TO Youth, hoilinR mp 10 their rem MotleIs irhereby
t2torm their opH Characters. By Daniet adams,
AUTHOR Of Adams' Ncp Arithmetic.
Extracts from the Preface
THE MONiTORlAL READER posses dstinc-
tive traits The object is to supply what IL believed
TO be thc great dcsidcintum in our schoosA series
of exercises relating to what concerns the practical
matters Of life, truth, integrity, honesty, industry
temperance, iorethough frugalty, patient endurance
OF adversely, and Whatever else tends 10 form and
iix the character of youth
We wish TO impr it on the minds of those, into
whose hand these exercises shall come, now, in this
seed time OF life, what is here abundantly incul-
Gated, that Every man is cmphatcny the architect
OF his own iortuuc-that with themselves It lies
whether they hall cscr he any thing or nothing
that moueycd capital to begin with does not weigh
whit m the balance for against htm,-that coming
INTO life wi health. strength capacity for labor good
education, auseiul and respectable trade habits Of
~ usiry, srhrlriy puuctuniy, ugality, and above
all with good and unsul,icd character, they have
the best % MI capital "a moral capital the nobcst
OF all power moral power nnl the most certain
means OF honest ana honorable accumulation and
fortune, and may be sure, under circumstances ord-
manly propt0us, 10 rise TO that competency ofinfu.
ence respect and general confidence, and that hon
orrhle measure of wealth and indepcn lcnce, which
should fully satisfy a reasonable and yirtuous ambi
ton"
Extracts from Recommendations.
Inc influence will all be found on the side OF virtue
morality and religion Occasional comments arc
gwen. DHncult or unusual words defined. Prose
and poetry are suitably ntcrminelcd 1t is hard
~ to he imagined that this book should fail Of ropll-
larlty. 1t certainly would not, had it not so many
competitors that had got the start of it in the race
As 1t Is It's mettlos such MS TO give fair promise OF
ultimate success in the contest B0Ston RccCrdcr.
DR.. Adams Having sXnmired TO some extent
your Monitorla Reader, ! am pleased with lis plan,
It's object and the manner in which it has been cxccu.
ted. 1t seems adopted 10 The intellectual and moral
improvement Of those for whose use 1t was designed
] trust It VIII prove 10 be IS hat lis author fondy an
ticlHatcs. (Rcv)X :. BABSTOW, Kecne.
II inst such boot, as our New England bows
and pirls will e glad to sec for it inculcaies in
pleasing manner, industry, fIugaty, truth. hone ",
temperance, peace, kndn foliiudp. and cheerful
plety. The Vocabulary erd AZ the and the arrange
ment for defining words. viii add to its value in the
hands Of iud teacher.
Rev) ABEL A. LlVERMORE. Keenc.
We have also recommendations from number OF
individuals and periodicals., among which are d. eros
by Preccptor of the High School Nashua J. New.
ton Brown, Professor Of Theology at New Hampton.
1t is so adopted by the Associations of School
Teachers IN Cheshire and Hi sboro' COUNTIES, and
by the School Committee of Concord.
About 5000 copies have been published, and mostly
disposed of
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ers generally are invited to examine the book.
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