New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-10

PHRrNo-N NEMOTECHNY.-Mr Gourauds book
has been before the public tor some weeks. hut De
me of the bulk OF nearly SIN hundred pages. few
people have probably had sufficient leisure, a. yet
To give il a thorough examination II i Work o.
much interest not only 90 the student IN the science
nj which II treats. bat TO the general reader We
have been aitcnivcly engaged and much amused a.
well a. instructed by the trsi third OF H. winch i a.
much as we have Vet had time iO examine
The first thirty pages j. M interesting historical
sketch Of the most celebrated specimens oi NaiufA Nt
iorie- SC giving also reflections upon The advantage
f Good memory and pointing ont i- Characteristic ira
mre- We then come 20 The subject az arthclai memo
~ with the author definitions and distinctions utl"eeL
natural and artificial and ihe separate features Of heco
lection RENE mhrncc- kcmini-cence, 'onccpuoh &C
these are treated Of 40 length.
Mr. Gouraud has gwen a. also. very learned
hook for Dee traces the origin OF NnemOnic- from me an
clients clycs rs quotations from old authors, and dt
-rbe. the progress Of the early system through me
middle ages 70 the discoveries % Grey ne examine
and criici-es the different systems OF Grey, fenac
and Anne Paris, comparing each WIN the other -'ih-
af credit % each those writers Tor what they nave
done and poriu- their faults. or rather their oi-
-ious The conclusion Of his introduction, "Ach Di.l-
ID. IN The close OF The first bundled pages. treats 81 h
own -v-icm of phreno Mnemoiechny ana ~ afl-Valoi
10 the English language
NJ Goqraud by h.. examination and explanation o
other v.tsns shows concusvciy that the charge oi pa
.ari-n which has been brought against him. 10 -ea-i-
fhsr ot Anne Paris entirely without tOluldilon luA-
ference 20 the French language ami from the nature
Il could not be- translated adapted 20 the English
moments consideration and reelection upon The subject
Ia any one looking INTO uc Paris VIII satisfy the mos
.t,,tral on this point The fact j. the sysem OF Gnu
INA Was aaatred CO. the English language, and 70 tina
alone having reference 90 some Of me pecuiar -ouha
d var;ei,- oil sounds OF OF our letters and h
thongs particularly those most common most lncons-
ten, and most ineNplcaue 20 foreigner snch - tA
words ending ID 0a-A
The first lecture treats Of the preudces against Nnc
monies the opposition which al new discoveries me e
With of sounds simple and compound, OF kn-l-h nasal
h, value OF articuaion and the general pfincpes az
4 rules Of rs science.
The lectures are TX in number and ihey increase u III
! ter,.t d, W., proceed with them general newspape
srtcl. can siye no more thac recoLme ndon 70 TEA
| and sfuiv the whole NJ Gouraud ! an eNtraordlnsf
man and he has gwen extraordinary BOOK upon a.
xrrsoriinarv system OF Instructions that cannot pui o
,.,,,l IN NIL classes OF society We recolcct MN h'
vears ago when he knew scarcely enough OF the Hns
language 70 ak for his food ana M the mean I'M. ne "a
earned Il 20 WEI 20 be- able io peak ana VINE II 'i
better than people n general, ana 10 pronounce a -
ot h biting IN ns articulation the PROOF OF LIS eelH-
f1reguer his whole time bad been oe oe1 % rs u
ub,.ct OF learning the English language anu 20 Is 81
| h, could scarcely have succeeded, uui MArA v, AZ
tbat ne has been employed IN many oiher pursuits q"
hs. been constantly before the public a. lecturer
other rnarrer- we cannot but ackaowedee iha' hs ~
| accommodated wonders II be has been able 10 90
much by the help Of his system OF Ainehoi.ehHs' a.
fact l. sufficient o. prove - value and importance
We advise every one ~ seI the book md s;uey ~