Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-01-14
NEW READING BooK FOR SCHOOLS.

THE lfONITORLAL REA DER or a 11oniio~
TO Youth, holding Up to their rier Models ieheretS
foform their o,rn Characters. BY Daniel Adanss
Author Of adams Ne,r Arithmetic.
Extracts from the Preface.
"THE MONiTORIAL READER posses dstinc.
tive traits The object is to supply what is beievc3
to be the great desidera,um in our schoos-A serieA
of exercises relating to what concerns the practices
matters Of liie,-ruth integrity, honesty, industr,
temperance, furchouehi, frugay. patient enduranc.
Of adversely and whatever else tends 10 form AM
fix the character Of youth.
We wish 10 impr, IS it on the minds of those, int.
whose hand, these exercises shall come, now in hs
seed time of life, what is here abundantly incu-
Gated, that Every man is enphatcally the ARCHITECT
of his own fortune'-that with themselves it liz.
whether they hall ever be any thing or nothing
that moneyed capital 10 begin with does no, weigh
whit in the balance for or against them, ,ha comm.
into life wi h health. strength capacity for labor ooo
education, useful and respectable trade, habits o.
industry, sobtisty punctuallty, frugalty and abo,.
all with good and unsuliied character, they have
the best of all capital "a moral capital the mobiles;
| of all power,-moral power and the most certsir
means of honest and honorable accumulation ant
fortune and may be sure under circumstances ordi-
narly proplous TO rise to that competency ofinflu-
encc respect, and general confidence and that hon
orable measure of wealth and independence, which,
shoud fully satisfy reasonable and vrtuous ambl
| ton"
Extracts from Recommendations.
The influence will al be found on the side of virtuc
morality and religion. Occasional comments ar,
given. Difficult or unusual words are defined. Pros,
and poetry are suitably intermincled III is ha,.
~ to be imagined that this book should fail of rom
larity. 1t certainly would not had it not so n,any
competitors that had got the start of i, in the race -
As it is lis metic is such 10 give fair promise O
ultimate success in the contest, t. Boston Recorder.
! DR. Adams: Having examined TO some excn
, your Montoral Reader, am Pleased with its Dlon
it, object and the manner in which it has been exccu
ted. ], seems adapted TO The intellectual and NOR,
Improvement of those for whose use il was DESIGNED
trust 1t will prove TO he what its author fondlv an
: ticpates. (Rev.) z. S. BARSTOW, Keene
D., 1t - Just such a book as New ENGLAND boy
and girls will e glad to see, for it ncGlcaies in
pleasing manner, industry, frugaty, truth, honest,
temperance, peace, kindness fOr,itude and cheerf
y, piey. The Vocabulary, end al the and the arranp,
ment for defining words, will add TO its value in III
;. hands of ludcious teacher.
. (Rcv) ABEL A. LIVERMORE Keene
u We have also accommodations from number
a individuals and periodicals, among which are d. Gro
h by, Preceptor of the High School Nashua; j. New
Il ton Brown, Professor of Theology AT New Hampton
II is also adopted by the Associations of Scho
. by the School Committee of Concord.
!. About 5000 copies have been published, and most
y disposed Of.
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