Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-09-17

Whist accompanies them. 81 Tho Ceosisrhi.
al know SEQ rhich wiil ~ specially u.sful
lo NE great mass ct the commonly.
Nssustbe that dtHctcni maps contain mostly
TIE de.itod amour, oftsiotmAtt,u. T. Of c0ut.r
h.' 'hef ate cottcN hat ,ro - osrscatv
'' %" rto'eucl. which st,c. iAs yauous e..
VISIONS, names, sut othct pauIculas with
thc rtratcsj lf,uortnrs
l.ctc - a''t' great 49, mat.ir.i aftan.
'AEc I'iH DOE f'sHs,t 3D. ., uoufr, laI ,ug,rn.
renee az having the 81. .s crmptised H. tho
same Volume with We cc.curuvs Gvcrta
ph,
SIausucsl tables sn1 comparative tabular
views arc impousm and should H. 90 a.
Hanged iha' those 81 q nct,W ,oonifc. Ani
parts OF 'hc same copnliv may De presented
to the eve a. he same umr
fot tho convenience ul mo scholars ~ 10
NirWing the,t lvs~ous, and to- secure attention
10 all The important ratiioulars contained in
81 phus 90 tt' IroGaphV. cuttcu. qucs
"'hs are desirable. bul thoN should diHct a.
nv, 10 as possible itom mere leading oors
Noi''et the t",ch,t. nor tho questions "
iho book should stlto tp the scholar and then
,sA' ~ l. too often done, "r II not - to-
TIE inquire, i"t places 600 The tuap should
generally bc What :" not Where So D.,
"hl'h means The s,bollrwul hrcuma moro
'sm'Hat WITH names being obliged to ri,o
them ~ las sns~rts
Finally pictorial ,Iusta,ion,. arc ,sty
valuable "hon and only when they correctly
repre-" TT the sceaCry costumes and custom,
"l ibe dd'Ioni coun'nes and people dc,cf,b
ed
ia iooktag tof those and Other ereellenciea
7 10 me Biographies, Submitted for their es
animation, N"ut committee arc hrciby u
imhd'd ul Junas IrFlt % th- pcA,ock, IN tlo
l'uc' non omula bona "a uuum - al CON.
tam 'heiF pecullaffiios. cIcCllrnciH. some ol
ln'W distinguished crCe,ICuCics, but no QUO
contains all that could bc desired
w" oI in'm, "niN, are complete IN ono
volume ari though IN some respects 9th
~ U' view OF N'Ht .ummutrc ~r-
q l,"i 90 ,,"of ul tucsc. Vet uu the whole ihcy
atc OF The opinion thAl one at u.oso should
be- selected lot general use IA oar common
schools
They regard Gooduch's a. suretiof f.
Nofsc's a. respect 10 Iis interesting 4 rraph
io style, It's globo maps, Us numcrou, and
VIVID pictoual Illustrations, IT'S tabular views
and lls general dJsunolncss OF impression. but
there Is decided deficiency OF maps. both
10 respect to their slzo and iuilnrss and also
distinct outline ot boundaries. Muisc's &c.
ogDphv. though lnlctipt In respect to some
Of tho thlnps Just mentioned. IL vet not p,,.
ucuiat'y de icieui, It Is concise. cumptchru
sve and cNacland that has the decided adran
tage OF maps sufficiently extensive for all ~,
dlnay purposes OF sur common srhoul,
For the present yuut committee think thcv
they cannot do better than to Recommend u,
adoption.
l a all Il.
would recommend Patley's New Geopr,,I.,
In one important respect at least. II i, inf,
rIpr to Muohell's Primary Geography. VIZ
want Of distinct outlines winch the I,r,rr
has by means OF different colors Tor differ
ent countries, states, &c
Could This deficiency not be supplied your
committee would regard 1t a sufficient re-,
son for rejecting 1t, bu, 1t may bo easily hy
tho Publishers, and II not N any ca,e hy
the booksellers, teachers or patents NAV m
most cases with little no expense add tho
desirable colouuC
The book Is sufficiently comprehensive
and perhaps IA other respects ~ least fully
equal 10 Mitche.Is and what with your com
mi!iee is deciding iaCt,l. sold a, two-tnifd,
the price OF the latter.
Your committee cannot conclude uiibout
! fa'orably noticing Tor the use of advanced
classes and high schoosW oodhrldgosGcop.
raphy, which lDt extensive iniJrmaiion "A MI.
ont increased SIZE, sClcutll,c oIactnos. and
depth OF re-caIchIs 90 thott view supetor ,o
any other win which they are lcp.htui.J
From notices which have been ruhh.h,I
Of Noodhudsc's q Nllah's Universal &c.
ogfhrhy your committee think II proh4Ile
that Is Tor the place II is designed 10 ocouny
superior to the one Of which the Mmc3t.I