The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-10-18
OuagIENNA CORRESPONDENCE
vienna, August 81, 1873.

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Tho vast mineral wealth of Americ.
lis partially represented by gold ant
siIveg ores flpn arizona, rock sui
from Louisiana, iron, lead and quart:
from Indiana, and copper ore and SUI
I phurifo Utah. From Utah, also, ar,
sent specimens OF fire brick and gran
itc, with the statement that the Nor
mon temple is huilsYf the same.
From Indiana are Specimens Of Goa
thatis used in smelling.
Our Southern States are represented
by Dale of cotton from Memphis
-four from City Mills, Cape Girardoau
Mo-, . picture Of the Alabama Senate
composed of white and colored men
| the previously mentioned report t.
! the Governor of Alabama of the ma
turak ksfzgnrces of the State, and tht
'sft0resaid' trophy OF cotton, sugar
cane, coffee, rice, tobacco, etc, men
tened in former letter
With a sort Of half appropriateness
these things are placed in the transept
originally given to South America, hui
by what process of reasoning has The
conclusion been rcachc that oul
schoolbooks, maps and desks belong
in Venezuela"
AZ least fear that many who see
them and desirous Of knowing to what
coupry they belong, will be misled by
the $gn "NenezUcian over head, but
! which in truth dcsignatcs the next
department. After finding our cduca-
tional department in "A so unexpected
and apparently inappropriate place,
one. cnnthe more readily believe that
the samAauth1rities wero about to cat
alogue Il barrel Of whisky which stood
near by, as ene.of the means employed
in educating American youth, and that
only fortunate accident prevented
them from making this blunder.
Some of OR best school houses are
shown in Photographs and one in
model. Our various school books are
well represented and n small library
filed with ch llren's story books Illus
trated how knowledge and science
may be sugar coated and made agree
able to the Juvenile mind. a delight
ful method of teaching natural history
is by way of Prang's Natural History
series. BY beautiful chromos the in
sect world, the world of plants, flow
.ers, trees and animals are made Al-
tractive, and the child learns much
valuable knowledge under the impress
sion that they are being amused.
These little cards with their bright
pictures are valuable IN families ~
well as in schools, for a. soon as a
child cum appreciate form and color
It will be attracted by these chromos,
and few repetiiions of the name of
of each, serves to fa-ten il in memory,
and although the parents may not
really teach the child; yet as children
will learn something, Il IS desirable
that what they learn should be useful
instead of foolish.
Baltimore schools send some cred it.
able examination papers, specimens al
penmausi,ip and drawings, The same
also from Cleveland schools. Among
the articles used in primary schools
are states with drawing and writing
copies on. the frames where they are
permanent Object teaching is Illus
trated by fOrty-eight blocks, teaching
different colors and tints, one hundred
and forty Of form and nineteen cS's
'tals, Oonea 49,, A. very iino system Of
teaching drawing is displayed In four
books by Walter Smith, director Of art
education ip Massachusetts,.
Different STYLES of school desks and
seats are shown, but would not give
Il premium to the one / sat in, for al
though il is no doubt desirable that
children should learn how to match
and darn, yet do net see the philoso-
ply pf 50 constructing the benches in
sulinol that they VIII increase the facil-
tiles for pursuing that branch Of do
mestic economy, and al uniinous tear
ing sound as arose, and II dOleful darn
in the front of my best overskirt,
prove to my sad satisfaction that that
particular seat was SO constructed.
Entering the department Of NeneZu-
ella, we notice first the photograph of
Guzmaa, President of the United
States of Venezuela. All. those words,
United States, were what deluded our
Commissioned into imagining that our
school books belonged in this Neigh
bOrhood
The renesucians send samples of
their Hl,itteIs,p and the haninacks
Wherein they lie at ease while imbib-
ing their "6itters.n They also send a
very large and attractive collection of
coffee, cocoa, chocolate and mineral
water, specimens of sea island cotton,
and sheet music published in Caracas.
A beautiful handkerchief from Mara
caibo has border of thread lace which
is made with needle. We now pass
into Brazil, and the first that attracts
our attention il q fine collection Of pre-
pared fishes There l. the flying fish
and one called Diodon that is covered
with spires like n porcupine. Among
the Brazilian manufactures are coarse
cloths, oil cloths and felt hats. One
called "venfilatedn hat Il covered all
over with pusiuics asout half an inch
in diameter, and the breaking of these
pustIilcs has left small hole in the
centre through which the air circulates,
1t may bc very comfortable, but is TOO
Suggestive Of sgiailpoS 20 be attfaeife.
'fie photographs of the Imperial
family Of Brazil are shoY,i, and near
bg a rope about a. large as a mans
Wrist made of tobacco. Their exhibit
OF coffee is douhly attractive Tn quality
aud quantity aud is probably unsur-
passed In the whole Exposition. The
cotton display OF Brazil Is flne and so
managed as tO show 20 good advan-
tage. An assortment Of saddles Of fine
material and the most beautiful work
nanship and ~ collection of savage
arms, woven shields and spears and
other Instruments Of warfare are of In
ferst, bat the display that attracts the
most notice j. that Of feafher-fiowers
and fans and lnr iewclry, and flle case