, 1862-02-17
Eo0h NOTICES.

The fa1.ic and the life labors of Peter Farley
arc rounded aud finished by j work worthy Of
lis rlpcued genius, and a fitting legacy to the
wo1ld, tile present generation Of which he has
laid under tribute Of lasting obligations that
viii live while Peter Pa1ley is remembered. !,
No writer Of his age has done more for the
cr1ti7ation ndinformationo Of the masses. His
volumes, over one hundred aud seventy in
Au1nncr, have many Of them been repro
duccd in sc.ersl foreign languages, for the
senialty and freshness Of the writer, his love
Of his 1:.ct: ::Ld His }nart full Of warm, quick
sympathy for the 1ittl: folk, give his work
c1,arm 1l,st survived t!ac perfls Of translation
and made lini MS popular in the homes Of
France and Germany as in his own 1and- In
this country tie sale of his published works
in a single year, as We are assured by rcli .blc
authority, reached one million copies.
This last is lis greatest work, and the cap
sfouc Of ile nionunlcM 1,c lta7 reared. It is
like 10 other, in fcatuees that are peculiarly
those Of Peter P;a:lcy, rs al author. Speak-
ing first Of mech; cal execution, it is fitting
! y beautiful. IT, 1Perb volumes are all that
! Inc paper aud ..':nirablc typography can
| make then, Will: ie profnse illustrations,
| sixteen hi. .'-cd l.: number, arc wonderful
evidence cl -. perfection reached in tue art
OF wood .rsr ing. The size is royal octayo
OF uca1l: saves lura:ed pages each.
AS to 1he : ork itself, 1t is the result OF
/ years Of rati. II research through the public
a.a pirate Ii. rar5cs Of Europe comparison
and collecting of Information from fresh sour
ccs ard ferzt.ain 1lcacs CT sci-ncc, the author
rsinS his naiyYitl in 4 nsanrsr he has made Lii:
ow1,, giyin. scientific ;no'nencla1are its true
| 1l:ce AID yet l:::ut,n!,+ ring his young readers
and old too- fo,seoth, il. whose E1y the forini
cable 81 Liable barriers 10 The natural science:
Lave uecn terror and dread While ths
scholar will be t}c1i sAt:1 ,gitl. tc co::.etcnes
efPetcr Par!cs'e reach aud ths accuracy of l,:
No,k, it is Ill throuynou: hy vii, Of taulil:a
AMI delightful 77crd painting, a,,.l Sketches
nature which charm aud hold ,hc less 1carnes
Icattr-souih or :l0u1:, Will: tssc illlstra
| lio:s that t1ich.S s.aud ou. Oh every pag
answer tic highest end Of the art pictorial. il
hcirg true guide 10 the eye. wsrilsily il'us
7 :fa;ine the text It Is Il conlple's: hirarT, a
: encyclopedias shelf full: Of vul:sr,es con
9 ccs.derecl-
We learn some Interesting features regard
ing the work. It was in compilation ty 1T
Goodrich for more than thirty yesrs, :.ssa nriu
) aately his design was completed a.,i tl'c 10!
umcs in prczs be1orc his lan,cs,:ca acast1- Ell
t family hold tho copyright, ard urc inttodut
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It time bring the claiE's Of the saac hour. to IL
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