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The Dictionary - IN Instructor.
We notice % : matter we'll worth
mentioning, that at The recent great pub
fishers trade sale in New York, the
books that were most In demand sud
brought the best prices were Webster's
Dictionaries, from the famous QusrtO %
the neat and handy pocket edition. This
fact is good indication OF the alnost
universal popularity OF these books, and
Of the growing public demand for them.
i indicates also fkct Of fhr greater Inn
portance, and that IL the intercsf the
people are tskinR in the study Of theie
own language. This - encouraging, -
there is no branch OF education that IL
now and has been 90 much neglected -
the common branches OF spelling and
defining. II ID often astonishing and
yrievous to see how grossly ignorant
are children and youth, ssd even men
and women, Of the orthography, pro-
nuRciation and meaning Of ordinary
words aud phrsses. They cannot ex-
press their thoughts for the want OF
words. and often they express thoughts
very different from what they intend.
because they do not understand the
words they employ. And very fire.
queutly, from the same cause, they taxa
no idea, or wrong ideas, from what they
read or hear.
The remedy for these sviIs Il tho
proper training in the study Of words.
by the use Of the Dictionary, and this
training should begin as soon a. the
child can distinguish between one word
and another, and continue indefinitely.
The apparatus for this study shOuld, Of
course. be the most complete and
thorough 70 BE- had, and this 10 abund-
antly supplied In Webster's Dictionaries,
which are justly recognized, wherever
our language 10 spoken, e the standard
authority in English. Parents and
teachers can in no other way 20 effsctu-
ally or 20 cheaply promote the educa-
tienai interests or their children. when
Of suitable age, - by putting IN their
hands any one Of Webstefs School
Dictionaries, for daily use In connection
with the study Of their lessons, and BY
placing on the family center tablA, or
the teachers deck as The authoritative
guide aud standard, : cepy 81 the Un.
sbridged.
The Unabridged contains 5000 iIlns-
trntions. over Il4OO0 words II sts vo-
cabuisriss, and 4. 100 words aud NEAR
ings NOT IN any other dictionary; the
abridged editions comprise "The Pri-
mary" which has the largesi sale. and
which has como capital rules Tor spelI-
ing. "The Common School" il slniilar.
but larger. with tables Of synonyms. &c
The High School," still fuller, with
MANY useful tables. The Academic"
and Counting house" for advanced
schools and for general home and busi-
ness use. The latter has some specially
commercial aud fpauciaI tables.
The little Pocket" edition, with its
bright gilt edges aud morocco binding,
y truly an invaluable pocket companion.
II contains more than 1900 words, rules
for spelling. iu.sny abbrsvistions, words
and phrases, proverbs, ETC., ordinarily
met with In the Greek, Latin aud Mod
ern Languages. Whether Il is convent
snt Of not 70 have copies or any OF the
other books Of the serics. We certainly
that al sheuld possess :
copy Of the Pocket, which. when not
obssinabls, may - had BY
mail, BY inclosing ei.00 to the Publishers.
AEssRs. IvIsoE. BLAKExAN, TAYLOR 4
Co., 10 and iso Grand Street, New
York.