The Portland daily press., 1880-09-18

The attention of our citizens is again called
to this work which must possess great merit to
win such testimonials as those below
AS the price of the work is within the reach
OF so many and the terms of payment upon
the instalment plan SO easy, we hope large
number Of copies will be sold in Portland
The gentlemanly agent, Prof. W. P. Hood,
is much encouraged by his success here and in
| forms us that over 100 sets have been sold
within the past few weeks in Salem, Mass
From Thomas Hill, ID. D., III. D., Pas.
tor of the First Parish Church, Port
land, and formerly President of Har.
ward University:
II have frequently during the last two
months referred to Johnson's Cyclopedia and
have read many articles in it; confirming in
me the favorable opinion had formed of it
and making me feel that it has. like every
otheri good cyclopedia, its own points of supe.
riority to all Others
Johnson's appears to me to be singularly
happy medium between popular superfciality
and the abstruseness of specialists mono
graphs.
1t congresses what is local, individual, and
of temporary interest to great brevity, and il
expands what is of general and permanent
value, with fulness satisfactory to any read
er who is not seeking treatise exhaustive in
minute details.
The names of the contributors of the lead
ing articles are, so far as l have observed
them, in themselves guaranty of scientific
and accurate treatment, while the articles
| show that the most learned men can also OK
| press themselves in a clear and attractive
| style.
| am glad to learn the encouraging fact
| there IS so large sale in our community for
| works OF this solid character
From Rev. }. e. Latimer, 8. #. D., Dean
of Boston University.
81 pronounce it the cyclopedia for scholars
and for the people, and have no hesitation in
| thus commencing it in preference to the Bri-
tannica or Appleton's."
From Hon. Nathaniel p. Banks, Ex.Goy.
ernor of Massachusetts-
81 have the britannica and Appleton's Re.
vised and would willingly exchange either for
Johnson's, could not afford to buy it. can
| safely say that Johnson's is the best for daily
use that have ever seem"
From Rev. Thomas ID. Anderson, Pastor
First Baptist Church, Portland.
II have already in my library three cyclo.
| pedias-or more strictly speaking two, and the
BRITANNICA insofar as the ninth edition has
been published
have examined and compared Johnson's
and am glad have done so. Leaving the
| question of accuracy to those more competent
| to decide, I have considered the general scope
and method of the work.
Its great advantages are ~ its surprisingly
| large number of articles, many of them i'm
| portant, which are not treated by other CYCLIC
| psedias. ~ The analysis of its articles and
| the indication of that analysis, making it
adapted to ready reference. 81 1t gives an
| amount of reading matter about equal to AP-
PLEToN's and more encyclopedias matter at
| about half the price.
| hesitate not to highly recommend it, and
| do not believe that any one who purchases and
| uses the work will be led to regret he did not
| buy some other in its stead.''
From AlbrO e. Chase, A. M, Principal of
Portland High School.
Gin family, next to the Bible, a D1cTIoN-
| AIRY and CYCLoPEDIA should find place,
To those who can afford but one Cyclopndia
| Johnson's will be found adapted to all their
| wants-and to those who are the fortunate
| possessors of both the means and another CIV
clopadia, it will be found no interference but
| great add
From Rev. A. q. Ladd, Pastor Congress
Ut. M. e. Church, Portland.
II should say JoHNsoN's CYcLoPED1A was
wheat without much chaff, gold without much
dross, and library of itself. 1 can most
heartily recommend it, and hope it will have a
wide circulation in our State.'