Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-30
Good Books for schools.

Good Books for Schools.
A recent examination of some new
school-books has enabled us to see
why changes are sometimes desira-
BILE.
The books referred to are a new
series of arithmetics by Prof. Milne
ana a new History of the United
States by Prof. Ridpath They are
designed to answer the requirements
of thorough manuals of instruction
and we think they respond to the
specification most fully.
The arithmetics, of which there
are two books,-one under the title
of 'sFirst Lessons and the other
@Practical"- upon the inductive
plan and unite oral and written arith-
metic in rational method of instruc-
ton. Instead of presenting a mass
of definitions, rules and principles to
be memorized by the pupil on his
first Introduction to the subject, he
is led up to the rules through plain
and comprehensive examples which
he cannot fail to understand, and
hence when the rules are encounter
ed he finds that he has mastered
thsir principles in advance and in a
thoroughly practical way, attractive
to youth.
The history is what it purports to
be, which is rare thing in school
history of our country. As a rule,
works of this character are anything
but historical, and generally are on
ly a summary of dry facts with the
life and soul of progressive events
omitted. Prot. Ridpath paints the
inspiring story of the discovery of
this land, of the trials and privatiOns
of the early settlers, the national
birth and advancement to the front
rank among the powers of the earth,
in series of word-pictures that
glow with patriotic fervor and i'm
press themselves upon the mind with
indenible force. Still, the language
is simple and admirably adapted to
the minds of the young. Some Yal-
liable features of this history are
progressive maps, chronological
charts and typographical diagrams.
In completeness they are ahead of
anything before noticed, in school
history.
These works are published by
Jones Brothers & Co., of Philadel-
phia, Cincinnati, ond Chicago, and
are the cheapest and best bound
school books we have yet seen.
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yellow FEvEE.-Memphis, vicks.
burg, and New-Orleans are the three
cities most severely afflicted just now
by the yellow fever. Grenada, which
was so painfully prominent some
time since on account of the desola.
tion wrought there by the pesti.
lence, is not so frequently mentioned
But this is because the city has beer
almost completely depopulated.
New Orleans on Monday last hat
l25 new cases, and "A deaths.
A dock hand of river boat arriv
ed at Pittsburgh and died of fevel
an Sunday evening.
Cases are reportd in the city o
Philadelphia,
Seventy-six cases and II deaths oc
Cured in Memphis during the 2.
hours up to Tuesday noou-27th.
j At NleksOurg I4O new cases arr
reported for the goth, and % inter
ments.
The want of physicians and nurses
{ is everywhere felt in these strickeI
districts, Whole families sickeI
and die almost without attention
Contributions are lively and libera
from the cities generally.
Our generous friends-the democ
! racy-poOr fellows-are rather NOR
seriously exercised over the disap
polntment of Stiles and his friends
than they themselves are. The!
seem to be spelling for some mod
of redress. ALI this kind intOres
e and sympathy is no doubt grateful!
0 recognized, bnt, nevertheless, the,
0 nave no particular fancy for tina
r kind of disinterested championship
I. If the Standard will just hold tn,
r party, tie obligation thus conferred
viii be fully appreciated.