Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-12-19
ROCK NOTICES.


York Marx H. Newman & Co., 1911
Brnd~sy. 1851.
Through the Kindness 81 the Publishers,
We have received rury 81 this sIoellcn,
Sork. aud ~e ate we'll pleased With o. We
,hcoh like very much 10 see this Beck intro
ducrd into our Schools, not to di'Plnrr the
Readers already IN Use, hut as Kind Of inter
mediate reader. furnishing M, only Vllua.
bic iund II USEFUL information, but much that
d, interesting and amusing.
The lu,hst justly remarks, ,ha, sr'eo''6s
mn are turning their siirn,ioo IN agriculture
and their rrai,eworhy Efforts have tended to
disI-l the gl""m ihi, has been gathering arUuod
ihe hushlndman - tn scatter light IN hrs path
to alleviate his labou-,o aurmen, his profits
and 10 make hrs occupation appear IL him,
what u - designed To b.. and What It may b.
--imonr The most honorable and useful Among
men. Among the instrumen,allues lor achle''
Jog ihcse lisdsblc objects u the mnrc eI,cn.
sIc ptu,iuci"n at books On agriculture, ihc
cirrulal"o ~ pcri-ilcal literature, and the
delivery Vt scientific lecture, on the SUBJECT .
and c.,ecially the establishment 81 agneul'u-
raj schools. where the sans of huDcr ird all
others. may receive an agricultural education
analogous TO the education provided for young
men De, iencd fur the various other professions
IN useful ab,r. THIS D, the grea, enIerprisc
NJ ,c,curi6c agricullunsts ~ the present day
The scheme IS imsgu,hecnt ore. IL cmbrae-
=, within - lclc>cup,c range the welfare Of
the whole human lmily. l,luOks not SIMPLY
~ the generation Of nov living men bui :"
M. long ,ucccssIun u untorn generaiioC', 10
the end II tia. mIprntng ~ The abundancr
which the earth NAV tho, he mad, to weld
Tn. scheme. 10 b. complete and 'fhcaei"us.
will cmbrir- Of p~c'ss,iy snoh u The elements
~ scientific agriculture a. ms h. ImPar'ed
IN thu .mnun srhoul, Ut the country, 49, ilai
an uur youth. and. ullm,lcly, or whole pop
ulaton every hboung man that ull' III"
ground shall h. q, familiar With them, a' At
pr-,.nt. With the rlc,pcnt, Of general educa.
trun. reading, psnmsBsh,P, anthHr''e. ce"c'
raphv. grammar OF history
. l., ,hl, he done-sell dooe, thoroughly
done learned professors on agriculture IN
an csr colleges. 9Th moiel hrms al eSa,rol,
where ~ ihe ycang men II the country, edu'
Gated for the harmed professions, shall also
h. made competent 10 browne teachers IN az
rieullural chemistry Andevery dls,ur' school
pru, ideJ With gc.d teachers and good IcIi-
l.ok, on the subject. ADD We shall be likely
10 h.car me- more of exhausted soils and dimln-
,hcd crops no more Of sorial and mental
dcrnJaton 10 connection with agricultural
lhor-po nor, 81 NECESSARY poverty as the
rcsul, of rural occuPlu"a.
. May the time son1 cume when i, cannot -
sad. uur dr,luc, school.teachcrs have had no
classes IN instruction IN the chemistry ofagn.
culture.
Teacher, and others, wishing To e'hm'ne
The at-Nr work, will please call at our oiisce /,
aud Il they wish To purchase, they can be put
NJ a way To- Obtan It very cheap.
/ ELgNTSrs ~ AGmct LrvHE, iur the u>' IT
Primary and SECONDARY Sch"ols. II, l..
. B.ptr. Of France Transl,iel and adapted
. Ia the ~, II the Rural Primary Sch"us NJ
/ the 4 = A.. by 7. g. skinner. y York
&. VI SlIion. Agricultural Hook Puhish.
er. I52 Fulton II. ie5l. Prec IS cents.
We have examined this work With no li.
lie interest. !, Is just the " hook inr every
boy ~ the country, confirming lessons, the
principles OF which are plainly illustrated,
and II the greatest importance 10 American
youth.
Every child ia the United States, ,'ys a
Western paper. ought To be made acquainted
With the principles Of agriculture aud Ia
nlu,-ienlhs OF them the snoWleLge Of those
principles will he Of more practical value IN
after LIE than kno~leJge oi any other branch
IT science Agriculture Is no longer rrgad'
ed as a ser,llc employment, but as an ara
scirnce-and Il - useless for any nan or NO
man To- pretend To a scientific education, un-
less acquainted with this best Of all sciences.
We saw roman, and II surely Is not inappro'
pirate Tor woman to IL Versed IN all that relates
10 the physiology Of the flowers she eultl'a'es
ar the vegetable. she cooks and eats, OF oi the
nature and constituents Of the earth with which
she Gil, her pats, or prepares her borders
For ouI PART, ". wuuld rather our daughter
we're we'll acquainted with these ih'ngs, aud
h. ,horoughly fitted to be an Intelligent ~iir
lor an Intelligent farmer, than that she should
he noted tor her skill 10 music, drawing, or
any. az all Of the accomplishments that 60 Ia
make up the list OF requirements Tor fash
ionahle education.
We give the following description Of the
surk, not simply for the benefit ol .hs pub
l,sheis, bat ior the benefit Of 'lie boys that
would take early lessons 10 farming.
The ~olk is divided into three parts. The
fire, treats 81 Natural History, explaining IN
a clear aud simple manner, the diaeranee be-
tween organic and inorganic substances, ami
NAL and vegetable life, vegetable rePrcdue-
lions, &c. The Second Pan treats, IN like
penpicuou, and Ineligible style, Of climate,
and its effects uPoR animal and vegetable life.
Mineral Manures, more properly called by
the French writers "Ameliora,ors," and AMI
nal and vegetable nanures, with their man
sgemeni and applications, make up the Third
Part. ], has b>en slightly modified, as was
needed, to adap, il TO the .Oil and climate Of