The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-01-23
THs CHRISTIAN ExAsRER. January, 1861. For sale BY
Taylor Il Maury, Washington


Taylor Maury, Washington.
This Is fine number Of this admirable miscel-
lany, containing even more than the usual amount
Of able and interesting articles-essays critiques,
and poems. Our attention was most engaged by
review Of DR.. Howe's Report upon Idiocy. This
eminent philanthropist is doing great and good
work in long-negected and despised field Of hu-
man effort. No one can read these reports with
out feeling deepening Of interest and a dawning
of hope for that wretched class of our fellow-be-
ings thrown helpless upon life - disinherited al
most equally of intellect, affection, and moral per-
ceptiOn. Let mono be disappointed and disheart-
ened that the results are small, but hail with
grateful joy the aintest CLEAN, the most narticu-
late cry Of the soul which for years has slept in
the night and torpor Of idiocy. The mine is dark
and noisome, and the ore not rich all the more
honor TO those who labor so patiently to bring it
forth. The rock is hard and unpromisipg, and
long and wearisome must be the toll ere ii cleaves
and shows the small soul-crystal within The
soldiers of the Empire served faithfully for small
pay but when it came at last, each coin had
double value for bearing the head of Napoleon.
Thus the true philsnthropist ever sees on his
hard-esrned rewards the face Of his Divine Mas
ter, and is abundantly repaid. GG.
LIrrKLL's LIVING ACE No. $40. January 25, 1851.
This is also fine number Of a fine periodical
1t contains some chapters Of Bulwer's new novel,
two or three good poems, an able article from
Blackwood on The Offences of Britain, A French
man in Cairo, tale, and the usual number of brief
articles But we must not forget to mention an
article of great and peculiar interest entitled The
Story Of Maria F6rNsr-On Incident ia The Life OF
Jean Paul. This must affect every reader deeply
and sadly as one Of those heart-histories of real
life, which far surpass the widest conceptions Of
genius, and the most melancholy creations of ro-
nance. We were much struck by the concluding
sentence of this story:
"That which is lost through q perversion of
the sentiments, or by msapplicatiOn Of the fac
ulties is lost forever TO the soul; even as a star
that might be extinguished would be an everlast-
ing diminution of the splendors Of the universe"
ANDREWS LArMENGLIsH LEXICON. Harper Brothers,
New York.
This IS tho .5s5ls ~ y very Important contriou-
ton to Lexicography. 1t is based upon the larger
Latin German Lexicon of Dr. William Freund,
and comprises additions, and corrections from the
2.9Kicons Of Gesner, FSeelSs~s, Eoheiier Georges,
and others 1t is single volume, in convenient
form for the use of schools, and yet ample enough
to answer any ordinary want Of ripe scholarship.
The Editor has retained all the definitions and
pathological remarks in Freund's larger Lexicon,
and has effected its compression into smaller COM
pass, by retrenching some citations and emitting
others which appeared to be superhuous or Of mi
nor Importance, retaining however, full refer
ence to each omitted citation. This was certainly
the least Objectionable of all practicable methods
of accomplishing the object
The arrangement is strictly alphabetical, each
word being regarded as the subject of an indie
pendent article. This is the best arrangement
much better than the other only tolerable ar
rangement in general Lexicon, that which gives
radical words in alphabetical order, but places
derivations under their radicals.
In handling the various articles of the Lexicon
great attention has been paid to the grammatical
exegetical, synonymous, chronological, rhetorical,
and statistical elements of each word discussed
The grammatical element embraces the process Of
formation Of words the chronological, the deriva-
ton the exegetical, the meaning and its shades
the synonymous, the equivalents in meaning; the
chronological, the periods of use the rhetorical,
the styles in which used the statistical, the fire.
quency or infrequency Of use. thorough dis
tinction of each word under each of these heads
it is obvious would leave nothing to be desired
bnt wsuid bo impossible. Tho lcsrucd author
and his able editor have succeeded 80 far as Il
leave no reasonable demand unanswered -
The work contains tables of authorizations o.
names of authors and titles of works, with thei
chronological dates also, of the abbreviation
and signs used in the work itself
We congratulate students and scholars on Thu
appearance Of this Lexicon.
II is for sale at Franck Taylor's.