The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-12
New Books.

Levana or the Doctrine of Education, Translat-
ed from the German of Jean Paul Friedrich
Richter, author Of" Flower Fruit and Thorn
Pieces" Titan" etc., etc. Boston Ticknor &
Fields PIP. 400.
This book is treasure house Of excellent
thoughts aud suggestions for those who have
charge Of the home education of children and
youth. Jean Paul is well known as one of the
best of German writer's, and he has here set bis
genius at work to shed light on the path in which
parents, and especially mothers, should walk, in
forming the minds and habits of those under their
care. The book is decidedly German, but is, on
that account, all the more attractive, as it has
about it an apparent freshness and unlikeness to
our somewhat hackLeyed modes Of thought and
expression, which are delightfully."- and continually
surprising the reader. The object Of The author
in writing this books thus cbarmipgy set forth in
bis preface;
At least this book has been composed with
warmest love for the little beings, the delicate
hower-gods of soon fading Eden. May Leyana,
the mo.hsrly goddess, who was formerly entreated
to give fathers heart to fathers, bear the PRAYER
which the title Of this book addresses to ner, and
in Going so, justify both it and this. The demands
OF the state or OF learning, unfortunately, rob the
child OF half lts father The education of most
fathers is bat system Of rules TO keep the child
at respectful distance from them, and to form
him more with regard to their quiet than his pow
ors or, at most under tornado of wrath, to
mpart as much meal of instruction as he can
scatter. Bat would ask men of business what
educau OF souls rewards more delightfully."- and
more Immediately than that of the innocent, who
resemble rosewood, which imparts its odor even
while being carved and shapedP Or what now
remains to the decaying word-among SO many
ruins OF what is nobIest and ancientest--e except
children, the pure beings yet unfalsifed by the
age and the world? Only they, with higher
object than that for which they were formerly
used, can behold futurity and truth in the magic
mirror, and with bandaged eyes draw the pre-.
cious lot from the wheel of chance. The words
that the father speaks to his children in the pr
vacy of home are not heard by the W rid but, as
in whispering. galleries, they are clearly heard at
the end, and by poSterity
1t would be my greatest reward, if at the end
OF twenty years, some readers as many years old
should return thanks to me, that the book which
ne is then reading was read by his parents"
NEGOTIATIONS ON LIFE AND ITS RELIGIOUS DU.
TIES; Translated from the German of Frederi
ca Rowan. vol. l6mo. PIP. 1874. Boston :
Ticknor & Fields 1868.
We have only time to say of thi, book that it
is one of the best of the few really good books of
religious reading which are nowadays given to
the public. 1t is penetrated with warm living
Christian faith and love, and the authors genus,
thus Illuminated with devout pety, has pro-
duced in these pages food for The most cutiva cd
minds and the most plous hearts. We hope soon
to be able TO give our readers some extracts from
the volume, when they can Judge for themselves
of its excelences