Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-02-12
.-.t- . q PROSPECTUS OF #
THE YOUNG PEOPLES BOOK
OR MAGAZINE OF

THE YOUNG PEOPLES BOOK
..-s OR MAGAZINE OF
USEFUL AND ENTERTAINING KNOWLEDGE.
There are many periodical publications.. yet one
more is wanted The friends Of Education the
advocates of the diffusion of Useful Knowledge
have long desired to see the commencement Of
.a A MONTHLY MAGAZINE
Devoted to the Instruction and Entertainment Of
Young Persons of Both Sexes; CONDUCTED WITH A
SOLE VIEW TO THEIR IMPROVEMENT, IN LlTERA-
TURE, SCIENCE, & THE CONDUCT OF LIFE,
written, not in the colloqua language which is ad.
dressed to very young children but with such at
tention to the style as shall render it worthy the
notice of those who are acquiring the art of Com
position or forming their Literary taste; and filled
with such various Original and valuable matter as
shall render the volumes when hound ep, worthy q
place IN the Family or School Library.
| 1t is the purpose Of the proprietor of iTHE
| YOUNG PEOPLES BOOK to furnish such
Magazine. He has provided ample means for the
accomplishment of his object and he pledges him
self TO the freuds Of liberal and udcious education
throughout the United States that he will produce a
work which shall be in every respect worthy Of
their attention and patronage. go
| There is period in the progress from early
childhood TO maturity, and that by no means short
one, during winch the expanding minds of the
l ~
ful knowledge, we'll us Intellectual Entertain
| ment.-Sr1 ..r..
| Every book, paper pamphlet which promises
either, is eagerly read, and every circle to society
of literary scientific cast is earnestly sought.
During this period the young person is not satisfied
with that kind of instruction which is given to
| mere children. Something more eevated-sOrne-
thing the studies and pursuits Of active life
| is required A friend always at hand who
could point out the proper studies 10 be pursued,
the true methods of development is Literature and
| Science, the best course of Reading, the surest
process of Investigation, the most recent authsr-
ties in Experimental, and the most learned in His
torcal research-a friend who could relieve the
dryncss Of abstract truth by familiar anecdote,
narrative or ilustraton-who could scatter few
roses of literature IN the rugged paths Of severe
science, would indeed be invaluable.
Such friend not Youth in a thousand, Of
either SEX can have. There is no tolerabe substi-
tu,e to be found in any book-we might say in any
library. 1t is proposed in some measure to supply
the want of such friend in the YOUNG PEG.
PIES BOOK. a. H-t
One of the Leading objects of the work will be
to point out and illustrate by practical examples
the Proper method Of Self Instruction IN the various
departments IF Literature and Art, to suggest ap-
prOpriate departments of study and inquiry, to
prescribe courses of reading, and to Indicate the
progress which may be made in the Science, so far
a, the limits of the work will allow.
| The forms into which the different Branches Of
instruction and entertainment will be thrown, viii
be regulated by the pBricuar obleci 10 view a. the
time, and the c|ss- of readers atway~ addressed
Essays, Narratives, AnetiotsS IilcS, Historical
| Rmin,ScenSeS and Sketches. Cs.;g&gS,
Natural History, Antiq~s...y
| AND
Travels, 8togrdgnicIi to,sS and ioemS
Viii all in turn become the vehicles o mel ectua
developemenr ana entertainment.
/ Tie AID ut the Art> Of Painting and Engraving
will ne invoked. and every subject susceptible Ul
graphic iliu,rration will be accompanied by
WELL EXECUTED PICTURES
. Arrangements have been made for receiving. anf
the publisher is in the actual recei pit of PERI
"diral publications of similar design with that 0
THE YOUNG PEOPLES BOOK from
France. Germany and other rarts of the continent
of Europe. FROM these publications., and from the
choicest parts Of foreign educational literature in
its various departments, TRANSACTIONS will be made
of such articles will serve 10 promote the main
design Of the work-the instructions and entertain.
ment Of American youth. The preservation, how
ever, of
i A TRULY NATIONAL SPIRIT;
The incubation of the duties which every Ameri-
can youth owes to his country, and the
exhibition of the capabilities of our
EARLY HISTORY, OUR TRADITIONS
OUR ClSi Avn oILNENl
For supplying all the materials of copious ant
brilliant literature, will be constant objects OF at
,ention, and will form frequent topics of discus
sion, example, and illustration
In order to insure the competent execution o
each department of the work, the aid OF experien
ced writer's, already favorably known TO the pnblic
has been secured and the editorial care of thu
whole is committed 10
| JOHN FOSTER, A. NJ, Professors Of Belle
r Letters Of the High School Of Philadelphia
whose reputation as practical teacher, and write
in the departments Of education and polite litera
ture, will form a sufficient guarantee, not only 70
the elegant and tasteful execution of the work, S
far as language, style, and establishment are con
cerned. but for its elevated moral and intelectua
character, and for its invariabc direction toward
the improvement of its youthful readers in sci
ence literature and the conduct Of life.
THE YOUNG PEOPLES BOOK
Will be published in Monthly Numbers, each I
contain 80 pages embellished with
S NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS,
And neatly done up in an Ornamental Cover.
will be printed en- white paper of the first quait.
= from new and elegant type, cast expressly for i
r The form viii be such as to make the volumes
when cpmpeted, handsome edition TO the shely,
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