The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-15
Caution to Purchasers Of Smiths
Bible Dictionary.

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lished by Messrs. J. B. Burn & Co,
Hartford, Conn, and is the only re-
print, 10JtbOUt any omission, Of the
work prepared by Dr. Snjh himself;
but numerous additions from the Lar
ger Dictionary have been made to it.
thereby making it larger and more
comprehensive This edition was pre-
pared by DR., Smith for the use Of
all classes, old and young, ministers
and people, Sabbath Schools and fam
lies.
Dr. Smiths Larger Dictionary
Of the Bible @ Vols has never been
reprinted IN this country; it is too ex-
tensive and costly for most people.
An English abridgement made By a
Mr.. Wright, not by Dr. Smith. was,
however, issued by another firm in
Hartford, and circulated through
their General Agents at Chicago, Gin
cinnati and Philadelphia, and has
been extensively advertised as DIR.
Smiths complete Dictionary It is,
however, largely mutilated, and nu-
merOus foot notes contradictory to the
statement Of the English compiler.
and articles not found In Smiths Dc
tiOnary, have been interpolated into
the text by the American editor. Ii
is edited with great carelessness and is
deficient IN many respects, It's errors
In accentuation for the pronunciation
Of proper names may be found on
every page and be reekOned, BY hun
dreds. Its omissions are numerous;
among them we would instance Ked-
ron Rabbath-M Moab, Book Of Ruth,
Plain of Vineyards Xerkos, Zid0ni-
ans, Talmuds aud the name above
every name, the ever blessed
name of Con. There are err
rors in the arrangement Of words
and cuts; wrong words are used, aud
it has no list Of abreviatiOns and
signs so numerously used in the
Dlctionary-being IN fact a book full
Of errors from a very inefficient or
careless hand. Let every purchaser
see if these are not so. and decide
whether he will buy the genuine book
having the largest amount of import
ant information for SO 80, or the i'm
perfect reprint for "a 50or s. 90.
Messrs. Burr Il Co. Is work has been
edited with the most careful and ac-
cUrate scholarship, and Is embellished
eight times as fully as the other by
elegant full-page steel ebgravings, aud
has twice as many full-page wood en-
cravings, and large number Of illus-o
trative cuts. To, those who may de-
sire the edition by Mr. Wright, which
contains much that is omitted in the
American reprint, | will furnish the
work for 50 30 per copy, which is 81
to 81 30 less than the advertised price
of the imperfect A American reprint I
do not recommend this abridgment
by Mr.. Wright, and it is not so we'll
adapted for popular use as Messrs.
Burr q Co.'S edition, but to those who
desire it | make this offer, and can
commend it as much superior to the
mutilated and imperfect Americanre re-
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