Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-02-04
NEW READING BOOK FOR SCHOOLS.

THE NONI1ORIAL READ or Monitor
to Youth, holding up to their rien Models ,ehereby
toform their orn Characters. By Daniel adams,
Author Of adams Nen Arithmetic.
Extracts from the Preface.
"THE MONITORIALR READER posses disnc-
tive traits The object is TO supply what is believed
to be the great desideratum IN our schools-A series
of exercises relating TO what the practical
matters Of life truth, integrity, honesty industry
temperance, forethought, iugalty, patient endurance
of adversely, and whatever else tends 10 form and
ix the character OF youth.
We wish 10 impress it on the minds of those, into
whose hands these exercises shall come, now in this
seed time of life, what is here abundanlly incul-
Gated, that Every man is emphatcay the architect
of his own fortune-ihat with themselves it lies
whether they shall ever be any thing or nothing
that moneyed capital TO begin with does not weigh
whit in the balance fol- against them,-ihat, coming
into life with health. strength capacity for labor good
education, useful and respectable trade, habits of
industry, sobrety, punctuay frugality, and above
all with good and unsuihed character they have
the best of all capital "a moral capital: the nohlest
of all power,-moral power: and the most certain
means of honest ana honorable accumulation aud
fortune and may be sure, under circumstances Ordi-
narily propiiious TO rise 10 that competency ofinfu-
ence respect, and general confidence and that hon.
orable measure of wealth and independence, which
should fully satisfy reasonable and vlrtuous ambi
ton"
| Extracts from Recommendations.
The influence will all be found on the side of virtue
morality and religion. Occasional comments arr
given. Difficult or unusual words arc defined Pros,
and poetry are suitably interminged .. 1t is hare
~ to be imagined that this book should fail of popu
lariy. Ii certainly would not, had it not SO many
@ hP had H9l d he Is 'art IN Ihe rnee
ultimate success in the contcst, t. Boston Recorder
DR.. Adams Having examined 10 some exten
your Monorial Reader, am pleased with its plan
its object and the manner in which it has been execu
ted. 1t seems adapted 10 the intellectual and mora
Improvement of those for whose use it was designed
trust it i'll prove to be what lis author londly an
ticpates, Uev.) u. S. BARSTOW, Keene.
| 1t is just such a bool; as our New England boy
and girls will le glad to see for it inculcaes in
pleasing manner, industry, lrugality truth, honesty
temperance, peace kindness fortitude, and Cheerful
piety The Vocabulary, end at the and the arrange
men for defining words, i'll add TO its value in III
hands of n iudlcious teacher
Wcv) ABEL A, LIVERMORE, Kcenc.
We have also recommendations from number c
individuals and periodicals., among which are d. eros
!, by, Preceptor of the High School Nashua J. New
ton Brown, Professor of Theology at New Hampton
1t is also adopted by the Associations of Schot
Teachers in Cheshire and HlIsboro counties, an
by the School Committee of Concord.
, About soO0ropies have been published and mostl
disposed Of
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