The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-07-09

We have. seceived from the publishers,
Messrs. @. < c. Merriam of Springfield,
a copy Of their new enlarged edition OF
Webs,er's Unabridged Dictionary of the
English Language. The new additional
matter consists of the Pictorial lilustra-
tions, Table Of Synonyms, Peculiar Use
of Words and Terms in the Bible, Ap
peudix of New Words, Pronouncing Ia
bic of Names Of Distinguished Persons,
Authorizations, Latin, French, Italian
and Spanish Phrases, &c; all forming
superb volume of 1872 qaarto pages.
There are many advantages in tho
plan of presenting the woodcats all By
themselves among the introductory lAat.
ter. In the first place, Our dictionary
associations are not loo rudely broken IL
upon by the pictures; and 10 the next
place, BY the classification OF these under
distinct hesds, IS agriculture, geology,
music, Sc, We arc enabled TO refresh the
memory with meanings. addressed at once
20 the eye and the understanding, OF
series Of coguatc terms, instead or having
to hunt for them through large !iction.
arv, where the words Curinth;aa and
Tuscan, for example, might be separated
by five hundred pages or more. y star
attached to the word in the body Of the
work tells tho reader where he may look
for an Illustration: so that whenever the
searcher for the mea2in- Of SHINE tech
zeal word wishes the added light OF a
pictorial presentation, lie eau tnd It
with sc aud dispatch.
Too high praise cannot be bestowed on
the execution OF these woodcuts. Some
of them have appeared in the ''lmcoriaI
D ctioaary," an English compilation from
| Websters Dictionary; bat a large pro.
| portion have been expressly drawn aud
| executed for this work. In neatness o.
finish. scientific accuracy, aad beauty OF
design, they have never been surpassed
There are some fifteen hundred Of thcss
| 10 all.
4 capital quotation from Locke on :ht
Human Understanding is quoted in just
iGcation Of the use Of pictorial i.G>tra
ttons. ut is not unrra.osabls H. pro
nose" SAYS Locke, THAT words stsndlns
for things which are known aud di.tia
guishei b. their outward shapes. shoa't
be expressed by lttls draushts, ant
prints made OF them Naturaiists tina
treat Of plants and anta als have fount
the benefit oe this way, and he that ha
had occasion to consult them, will hav
reason to confess, that he has clcare
idea Of apian or ibcx. from little prln
of that herb or beast, than b, could hav
from long definition Of the names Of eth
or o,them." All this is irresist!b'y true
and these pictorial illustrations hare add
ed largely to the value Of DR.. Webster
masterly work.
The Messrs Merriam have evident
spared no labor or expense in the eftoi
to maintain the super ority Of their dit
,ionary. Some of the foremost scholar
Of the age, both in Europe aud tn
country, have been occupied for years
; the task o. revision and addition. tn
q table Of Synonyms, prepared by DR.. Goo'
rich. includes some seven hundred d
tincs articles, being greater nu'nbt
than is contained in any similar work.
is most skilfuly executed, as any schcIi
will see from the examination Of a fe
: pages. By his careful Discrimination
eDDr. G.. has avoided the error which
!, many compilers Of synonyms have ri
ipto-we mean tha, Of placing words
0 synonyms which have very important di
: fercnces Of Specifications.
i The Appendix. imnedi aely followir
. the general vocabulary, embraces mo
). THAI nine thousand new words and mea
u ings, which have been collected by Il
y editor during the period that has elaps'
q since the issue Of the revised edition
J. 1917. Ir this collection he has wise
> rejected unimportant aud arbitrary cot
J. pounds, which nigh. have been multip
y ed to any ex,cnt; and which some OF O
dictionaries give, ouch to their discrcd
% \ table showing the proper pronunt
o. alton of some eight thousand Esmes
> distinguished persons, il one Of the no
= ell features Of this edition. The utlll
= of this is very obvious, and II will
J. doub, be initiated both in England a
:. this country So much the better.
al O. the genealogical merits OF its Il
rivailed Dictiousry We need not speak
VI The acknowledgment Of them has b.
y world wide The photography, it canr
y be denied. is very generally adopted
= the United States. But the orthograT
&c ical pecnllarities are now 50 few that
~ most punctilious sticklcs for Cd for
70 can find little to object TO. Great G.
y has been taken in the matter Of pront
- citation. BY frequent consultation W
a. the best orthoepists OF the day, both
this country and in England, the eii
le has faithfully represented tic pronane
( ton OF the English lansusya IN - pr
r. ens most advanced state. On the VII
O. we cannot doubt that this edition y
Us serve TO maintain the preeninence VIII
J. "Webster's ur abrid2ed' has enjoyed
~ las. fifteen years. Good a II vas beto
10 its yalna ia now greatly augmented