The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-07
The Dictionary as an Instructor.

We notice as a matter we'll worth
mentioning that at the recent
great publishers trade sale in New
I DIRK, the books that were most in de-
mand and brought the best prices were
Websters Dictionaries, from the
famous Quarto to the neat and handy
pocket addition. This fact is good in
dlcatlon Of the almost universal popu-
larlty OF these books, and of the
growing public demand for them. It
indicates also a fact of far greater
Importance, and that is the interest the
people are taking in the study of their
own language. This is encouraging.
as there is no branch Of education
that is now and has been so much
neglected as the common branches of
spelling and defining. It is often as
tonishing and grievous to see how
grossly ignorant are children and
youth, and even men and women. Of
the photography, pronunciation and
meaning OF ordinary words and
phrases. They cannot express their
thoughts for the want of words, and
often they express thoughts very differ
ent from what they intend, because
they do not understand the words they
employ. And very frequently. from
the same cause, they take no idea. or
wrong Ideas, from what they read or
hear
The remedy for these evils is the
proper training in the study of words.
by the use Of the Dictionary, and this
training should begin as soon as the
child can distinguish between one
word and another, and continue in
detinltly. The apparatus for this study
should, Of course, be the most com
plete and thorough to be had, and this
IS abundantly supplied in Webster's
dictionaries, which are justly recog-
nlZed, where ever our language is
spoken, as the standard authority in
English. Parents and teachers can in
no other way so effectually or so
cheaply promote the educational in
terests of their children, when of
suitable age, as by putting in their
hands any one of Webster's School
Dictionaries, for daily use in connec-
ton with the study of their lessons.
and by placing on the family center
table, or the teachers desk as the au-
thoritative guide and standard, a copy
of the Unabridged.
The unabridged contains 5000 illus
tratlons, over 114,OOO words in it's
yocabularies, and 10000 words and
not in any other Dictionary
the abridged editions comprise "The |
Primary" which has the largest sale.
and which has some capital rules for
spelling. "The Common School" is |
similar, but larger, with tables of |
synonyms, sc. "Hhe High School,"
still fuller, with many useful tables
The Academic" and "Counting-house''
for advanced schools and for general
nome and business use. The latter
has some specially valuable CONNER
cial and financial tables. The little
pocket edition, with it's bright Gilt
edges and morocco binding, is truly an
Invaluable pocket companion. It
more than $4,000 words.
rules for spelling, many authorizations,
words and phrases, proverbs, ETC..
ordinarily met with in the Greek.
Latin and Modern languages. Wheth- |
ar it is convenient or not to have
copies of any of the other books Of |
the series, we certainly recommend
that all should possess a copy of the
Pocket, which, when not otherwise
obtainable, may be had by mail, by|
lnclosing $1.0o to the publishers,
M EssRs. Iv1soN, BRAKEMAN, TAYLOR
< Co., 1873 and 40 Grand Street, New
York.