Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-02-01
HERALD OF PENMANSHIP!

HERALD OF PENMANSHIP!
GOOD NEWS FOR BAD WRITERS!
FOR YOUNG MEN G DING INTO BUSINESS!
Ladies y! Children y! and Schools ~!
VOU can obtain for the first time in the world.
4 practical Handwriting, adapted to business
or correspondence, with as much certainty as
child learns to walk and without, nearly as we'll
as with, the aid Of master.
McLaurin's Currcate CaIamo
(Rapid Penn System puts this necessary art in the
power OF all, without mistake. By series Of
Manual Gymnastic Exercises, entirely new in
their design, it takes the chain off the hand, arm
and fingers, makes the hand perfectly at home on
paper, and combines the element Of rapidity with
beauty of execution. 1t begins revolution in
the art OF writing, such as has never before taken
place; and will qualify thousands of young men
LOT good positions as book-keepers, accountants
and copyists, who have failed to learn to write
under every other system. 1t is equally adapted
to teaching rapid and elegant ladies' hand.
I.
SELF INSTRUCTION SERIES OF Books.
The essential course Of this series consists Of
MacLaurin's System of Manual Gymnastic Exer-
lcIses, IN Five Numbers, accompanied bv Book
OF instruction, six books in ALL together with six
of the MacLaurin Pens and holder put I'D i'm
one package and sent to any part of the United
Dollar.
The larger Course is the same as the preceding
augmented by the Series Of Six Round and Fine
hand Copy Book and Blank Exercise Ruled
Book, for additional practice, making thirteen
in all, with Pens and Instruction Book, at Two
Dollars.
The book contains full exposition of the sys-
tenn, with directions, will be sent separate to any
one ordering it and including a postage stamp
and twelve and half cents. This will give a full
knowledge of the immense advantages of the sys-
ten over all others, and enable the buyer to pro-
coed Understandings, if not already aware of the
nature of the plan; which is, the art of writing
rapidly from the first, and at the same time we'll
in art never before taught either in the schools or
by writing masters.
ExrRA.-1. Primary Book Of big exercises for
hand and arm, Introductory to the Course, adapt
ed to children from four years old upward, and
useful to all. IS ga cents.
9. Book of Mammoth Capitol Letters, for extra
Gymnastic Exercises during the whole course.
Is "a cents. These two books also indispensable
in schools.
II.
THE SCHOOL SERIES.
Teachers are respectfully informed that Mac
Laurain's System of Gymnastic Exercises, being
a complete Course of Gymnastc Exercises, de
signed to give the greatest possible command Of
the pen. Published in six numbers. Price IS
cents MacLaurin's Round hand Copy Books, in
two parts, price IS cents; and MacLaurn S Series
of Fine-hand Copy Books, in four parts, price so
cts, care now ready, The above twelve hooks
constitute MacLaurin's Complete Series. Price
| 81 50 for the set.
III.
MAcLAURIs "a WRIrING TABLES,
for Children in Families and Primary Schools,
6 IA cents each; sent by mail in packages of 6,
II to "a. Containing the Big Exercises on stiff
boards, for pen, pencil or STYLE Just the thing
for amusing and instructing the child at the same
time; combining the toy and the book!
CHARLES 3. NORTON.
Publisher, II Chambers Street, ~ Y.
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