The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-02-03
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS

CFHnlEo = nHNCIO HOAN0
Says in letter to the Quincy (Mass.) Patriot that
three fourths of the books in brisk demand at the
public libraries are "vapid and sensational" lie
thinks that parents ought to guide the children's
taste in the choice of reading more than they do.
The Newark Advertiser, in
A TRENCHANT EDITORIAL
On this subject, says "a worse literature than that
which spread before the children of this country
it would hardly be possible for the mind of TO
conceive or his hand to execute 1t is even worse
than open advocacy of vice and ntempcrance, for
that would carry its own antdote, while what we
have eXctes, stimulates and debases the intellect
units it for healthy food, fills the Imagination with
gaudy and distorted pictures of life and develops the
passions at an age when they should be most under
control How much OF the low moral tone OF socie
ty is due to these satanic issues of the press do
not know; but, as river can nowhere be so effect
ualy poisoned at its source, we have right to
believe that the millions of these papers, deyoured
by curious and eager children, must influence to a
large extent the drift of those whose plastic minds
come under their influence"
The writer adds: at may be somewhat unneces-
sary that have reference in the above to
those monthly magazines for children which are as
healthtu as they beautiful. If all edtors
as able, truthful and devoted us Mrs. Mary Mapes
Dodge (who edits ST. NICHOLAs), there would be
| nothing to complain Of" The New York Tribune
says: "ln
THE AVALANCHE OF IMMORAL LIT
ERATURE
That threatens the children, some strong, vitality
wholesome and really attractive magazine is requir
er platform, and commands for this service wider
res0 in art and letters, than any of its prede
cessors or contemporaries"
A CLERGYMAN'S OPINION.
Rev. C. S. ROBINSON, ID. D., in an article In the
Sunday School Times the subject, says of ST
NICHOLAS, SCRIBNER'S ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE
for GIRLS and BOYS: "a cleaner, purer, more
trustworthy periodical for children cannot be named
1t is the side of all that is true and good from be
ginning to end"
In order to place this magazine within the reach of
all, the publishers offer to send the If numbers
Nov, rs, to Dec, '76) for $500.
Or, for 49, 90, they will send the twelve numbers,
beginning with Nov, 70, and either Of the bound
volumes Of ST. NICHOLAS Tor "a rs, the full
price of which is $500 OR for $500 they will send
ST. NICHOLAS as above, and both the bound vol
umes, the full price of which is $ll00.
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The volumes contain more than l,50O octave pages
with nearly 900 illustrations they have hve splen
did serial stories besides shorter Stories historical
and biographical papers, poems, sketches, rhymes,
iingles riddles etc. than equal in contents to
20 Volumes of ordinary chldrens books of 5000 book
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