New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-15
ADAMS ARFT,HNE TIC IND ITS AUTHOR,
DIR. DANIEL ADAMS.
From The Manaclu,,tn Free Pre,.

Ofthe many school books that lave been published
in the last bal century, few are so widely known -
Adams Arithmetic and few indeed are the old or
voung who are not familiar with ore Of the va
rious editors th have been issued. For period Oi
sixIy wears has been IN the homes and schOcls 81 this
country, which, believe, l. more than can be sid
of any other popular work pTesented as an instrnc or
Of Aneiical youth. Having recently speat n short
time in the home Of It's venerable auhor few facts
were learned from bis lips that are oi general intefct
10 lis nun,berle patrons aud friends Dr. Daniel
Adams author Of Adams Arithmetic aud various other
school books, who now resides NJ keene, n. H., II
nearly lightweight years ol. and is fenar ably hale
and hearty for who has go many year and 20
much labor. lie wa Bon OF all industrious ANA ei-
terpTisng farmer, and was born IN lOWnshend, mass,
September ~, 1913.
At n suitable aye be entered the academy at New
Ipswch n. H., where hs fitted for college under
tie instruction Of Mr. Hubbard, subsequent professor
of Dartmouth. In 1898 he eateIcd Dartmouth College,
at Hanover where he graduated in l797, and OF the
thirty members of bis class more than Two
others arc living. After graduating be re Gained at
Hanover and studied medicine with Prof. Nathan
smith, and after receiving diploma as doctor OF
medicine he removed ia 1888, 20 LeouiUster Mass
where he commenced the practice OF his profession.
partnership formed at that place with Mr.
Wilder, who a pr;nter under the name Of AdlIns
e. WilIer, aud n connection with his profession he
edi'ed q country newspaper called TIE IdcleoPe, for
two or three years In those days printed arithmeics
were very rare The uohers Of the Pupils Of the os
,rict schools provided tier children with rude coTy
books of LONE manufacture n which the matters set
iproppiu examples for their scholars TO work out and
coinpTeLeDd; and thns WAS gained all the knowledge
Of arithmetic that deemed necessary in thOse days.
10 conduct farm, buld factory, or prosecute mer-
camille pursulta.
Sixty years ago tie disciples OF Faust were not 70
well appreciated row, and books were then
hardly u merchantable commodity. Evea the far
seeing Yankee had not drea4ed Of their manufacture
as IA source Of profit. The printing business not
profitable, for ike want o! sufficient work for the
printers TO keep them III constant employment. DIR.
Adams feeling the necessity Of printed arihmetics for
the If common schools, and having natural turn
cf oBd for mathema'is, wrote examples In Bile leisure
moments and gave them TO the prners to put in type
partly, too, 10 keep the Lands in the Uice in EN-
that il as familiar TO the people Of this country
"houeehold words." Ia 1901 he issued ' The
Sc oiais' Arithmetic, in large octave form, with nu-
merous blauk leaves bound in the volrme, on which
the pupil could work out the examples. This book
meeting with favor, Others pertai.iug 70 various
branches of knowledge followed II, edited and COM
piled by the same hand. ganlaar called "Ibe
Thorou.h Scholar" was publish in 1905 aud a read
ing book entitled "The Understanding Reader; or,
Know ledge Before Oratory" appeareo in 1904. Dr.
Adams remained in Leomi Ster live year., when he
went to Boston md commenced 10 teach select school
for boys, in which young were bHed Ior college,
His tcuoOl was pa,roiIzed by OF the wealthest
and most influential men IN the cty.
AT Boston he began the publication OF monthly pc
riodi al called the "Medica Agricultural X gis
ter," which contained hiuis the laws Of HEALTH aud
practical ADVICE on Gnu experience i'll diJcuituIt lhs
was one OF the first, If not the first sgrcaltlr Journal
pntsl ed in ihis country. Ii obtained circulation OF
about 1000 but at the end OF TWO ortbree years IL was
discontinued. In 1903, thereabous, he issued the
School Geography, with an atlas. For seven yeas he
continued his select school but from constant application
to denary pursuit bis health began 10 fail, and he
dele nined TO leave the city and engage in agriculture
La 1913 he left Boston, and went TO Mount Versn, N
H., where he purchased farm. IL not his inten
Cn TO resume the practice of medicine bat being often
called upon for medical advice and consultation te
wac Induced to return TO the profes ion FOR which he
pau htteu ninsei and became celebrated pnctitonef
In that portion Of New-Iiampalire.
ne lad also an interest Iii the village store, and
while bis time was divided among large number Of
patients, his extensive farm which was uuder Ills ;-
mediate supervision, and the store, he continued bis
favofite study-mathematics. He was a very syste-
matte aud incessant worker, ana not q SPARE moment
that he could devote to study was lost while the late
hours Of night were often encroachei upon He COM
menced the revision aud enlargement OF The Scloarg
Arbmethc in the midst OF his other labo,s, and pur.
sued his work at leisure moments that nterycned
His room in which he did he writing was never dis
turbed, and when he had fifteen minutes spare time
he would go 10 his desk write down the thoughts that
he bad elaborated, and then at tho appointed time