Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-01-28
NEW READING BOOK FOR SCHOOLS.

THE MONITORLAL PEA DER. ora Monitor
to Youth, holding up to their ric1e Models rherety
to.form their otrn Characters. BY Daniel Adams
duthor of Adams Neu Arithmetic.
Extracts from the Preface.
1.-THE MONlTORlAL READER posses dis,ins-
tive traits The object is to supply what is believed
to be the great desiueiaum in our schools-A series
OF exercises relating to what concerns the practical
matters of life truth, integrity, honesty mdustry,
temperance, forethought, frugaty, patient endurance
Of adversely, and whatever else tends 10 form and
| fix the character of youth.
We wish 10 impr ss it on the minds of those, into
whose hand these exercises shall come, now, in this
seed time of life, what is here abundanty ncul-
Gated that Every is emphatically the architect
| Of his own ior'une-that with themselves it lies
whether they hall ever be any thing or nothing
that a moueyed capital to begin with does no, weeha
whit IN tie balance Tor or against them-hat, coming
into life wi health strength, capacity for labor good
education, useful and respectable trade, habits Of
industry sobrctv, punc;raity, frugaly, and above
all, with good and unsulled character, they have
the best of all capital "a moral capital the noblost
ofall power mOral power: ana the most certain
means of honest and honorable accumulation and
fortune, and may be sure under circumstances ordi
narlly prop0us, 10 rise 10 that competency ofinfiu
ence respect and general confidence, and tina. hon.
orabe measure of wealth and indepen, ence, which
should fully satisfy reasonable and vir,uous ambi
ion"
, Extracts from Recommendations.
The influence Will al be found on the side of virtue
morality and religion. Occasional comments arc
given. Difficult or unusual words are defined Prose
and poetry are suitably informing led III is hard
y TO be imagined that this book should fail of nonu
lary II certainly would not, had II not 20 inanv
competitors that had got the start of il in the rnce
As ii is its metcis such as 10 give fair promiss NJ
u ultimate Success in the contest Boston Pecord-
p Dr. Adams : Having examined to some ey,sr.
e your Monoral Reader, am pleased with lis nlan
its object and The manner in which it has been cen
ted. 1t seems adapted 10 the intellectual and mons
Improvement of those for whose use it was DESIGNED
IS trust it will prove TO be what its author fondlv nm
/, tclpaics Rev.)Z S. BARSTOW, Keene
i II Just such book our New England how,
and girls will | e glad to see for it inculco,es in
pleasing manner, industry frugalitv truth, hone 10
NJ temperance, peace kindness fortirude and cheerf
pe,y. The Vocabulary, end at the and the arrsnoe
,. men' for defining words will add TO its value in ii.
hands of iudcious teacher. "
in Nev) ABEL A. LINERMORE Keene,
, We have also recommendations from number n
III individuals and periodicals, among which are d. Cros
ri by Preceptor of the High School Nashua J. New
70 ton Brown, Professor of Theology at New Homn,or
, II is also adopted by tie Associations of Schoo
;. Teachers in Cheshire and Hilsboru' counties aut
-, by the School Committee of Concord.
About 5000 copies have been published, and most
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