Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-07-23

y2o ooR0oto0o o0u oXt0ny OF S00 oeO8
0vsde % Nsw York city, is&aswn - bus
lew. Thses are so~e publishers, who.
y esiae boebs nossly Of q popular char
sssss, ssu heart Of far anil ne ~. while
lhs aamss 81 1sms who confine themselves
N worka OF less ephesoer.l kind are
essdosw loudly sounde in tho public ear.
! q, IL nay be doub Ell whether the ltt-
sss Do cot exert by far the greater indu- {
enee, Scs while the sHl Of The fret nar3sJ
eisse u books 10 generally temporary,
~ ssls II the latter isconsiant, steady, |
end semunssasive. There are several !
Gems in New York who dispose OF school /
hoots in Numbers that sccm fabulous, !
whes compared with the or inar3 notions
% people ~ this subj.cs. For instance
who wouli think that loo, 0o0 copies OF
. eissle work could be dispssei Of 10 I
enc yessS yet this hss boon done BY
soms Of eur snsssp.isns firms. Proha-
Wv 81 the houses engaged 10 this branch
Of bu sinc.s, mono nos occupy more Ia
Snrsble position before the public than
that o. Mesrs. Sheldon, Brakeman 4
a., lis Nassau stre I. They are not
o.Iy tho publishers Of several verv pop
slsr serie+of school books, box base also
js.u Il mssy subsssn isi works os's gan
e-al character, wboh 40 numbered
a.apns h. standard publication, Ut our
,uns y. S;cs N!y sih"rinS % tho r"ls
spp.b ist 10 wssks b. I os, which
s,uuj jsdsmsnt ani n good c,nscienc,
c,n approve, it is noe surprising that
they 6nd thar publication, are CONSTANT
" Increasing in public favor, AMI At.
fpriios ssmuneT alive returns long after
works Of IN exceptionable Character
Nv, been Consigned to cLlivioo. The
curse they pursue may rot DO the fast.
est way :, m .ke mo,,y in this proiiei-
ou-ly last age, vet experience generally
demon. trsses in IN e,1, o. to a Bar
NUN. the truth in she mpl n. '"ssse we'll
known fable" OF tho tor DISC AMI the
hare, that "ths slow AMI aure win the
race" The following article from the
Amesican spectator gives 90 true pic
turs Of tho e t.tl shmeat Of Mo.srs. S.
h. l. Go. % well as OF their publica
lions, that we transfer it to our columns:
We have no longer need Of looking to
J.onlon tor sps ,imens OF artistic excel
lcnce in the manpf ctur. of works Of go
Mus, while in the apartment Ct school
BOOKS, Americso publications far sur
pass those OF London, in simplicity AMI
practical adaptation to the wants Of.
scho!a.s and the requirsme nts Of tho age
One has but 10 enter acme of tho large
pahii.h'ng houses Of Now York, Boston,
and Philadelphia, {, be not only convin-
osd oftSese fac'e, but to be struck with
wonder and admiration At ths piincely
appearance and MARKS OF enterprise ami
r. ,sperity that charac csize ten. Never
were we more sensible Of the conviction
% which We now give expre,.nn, than
in passing through ihs estsh i,hmcnt OF
Sheldon. Brakeman 4 Co., II Nassau
erect, Now York, f,w da@s ago. Thel
Nre looNei in ono Of the immense torres
" tho Sew Bible House range Of buili-
ings; and under and above ground pre-.
cont mass Of publications in every To-
pr n ut Of education. literature AMI
theolr gv, sufficient one would think, to
supply every STATE in thu Union, and to
sec tho orders coming in with every mail
fos ther 'smes t. pass through their
storage, school, misc llaneols, an pack
ing rooms, and behold the clerks and
pnssrs Q lecting. packing, boxing, and
Shipping II Stats after State, sH il
raadv to cry out, e eft is ths Ams rican
Re"ublio, and il dos ilei to perpetual
youth tho land tins dem n ling intellcc.
MI s:oros OF wealth. The sales elect
e'i in the Normal series Of school books
lime. arc n u;h to sas . n s1y pub.
lisl ing house.
These boz 3, now sve h,s hool dis.
triots in some States almost entiro
They consist Of S,o idarl's Arithmrtica
series; tho Mental Juvenile; Amer i,ar
Intellectual, Practical, and Philosop hica
Arithmetic; ali carefu!ly designed "a
conduct The learner from initiatory stops,
by an easy and gradual progressive sys-
tenn, to the more adv nced Attachments OF
mathematical science. Webb's series o!
Normal readers come next in order, con
aisting Of tho Normal PINE, Primary
Lesson, and five ranges Of Readers, OF
which the Hon. s s. Randall saws, that
they are the best practical readers tina,
have come under his notice, AMI all and
every thing they shout be. They are
arranged on the plan Of teaching the
child 10 read without going through the
tedious process Of learning the alphabct
and abs. Tho philosophy Of this 10 nev.
e. 70 present TO the child . sign that docs
not express a. idea. The word dog con-
vevs an idea, but the letter ID only rep
rcsents sound. The aYshor claims or
HE system that the child. by progressive.
" comprehcndirg what he learns, 10 al
ways interested, and that he does not
acqniro that mechanical habit 80 fatal
10 progress 10 education.
Following these ara Coodfich's geog.
raphies; Fitch's Eppin9 plates ); the
Symholical Spelling Book, and Haseu' .
sna Miles, Spoilers.
Besides the above, this house publish
several standard works OF literature,
theology AMI art, which are passing
through edition after edition, and hav-
ing . constant and increasing sale. A
an instance, it may be mentioned, that
the s'Napolesn Dynasty, or History Of
the Bonaparte family" which had fair
sale and nothing more at its publica-
tion, has recently revived. and 10 now
selling better than at al, reriod since
the Immediate time cf . ,blica.ion.
Another work, "The origin " the
North American Indiaos." BY John Mt
Intosh, published BY tho same house,
has for i've years had steady and re-
munerativs sale. This work, the North
British Review said, vas the best one
that had ever bsen produced 10 America.
upon the sborigines OF the country. Il
embraces IN account Of their suppose
origin, with description Of their man.
ners. customs, langu,e,, e..
Besides the above valuable works, We
may mention, m their standard list
Home Life, BY Rev. william Hague; the
Epistles to the PHILIPPIANS. OF james and
John, explained By Dr.. Neander; Reg
rssentative Women. ~ Dr.. Baldwin
Wisdom, Wit and Whims, 10.
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