The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-11-11
p JOHNsON'S vs.. APPLETeNs.
The Two cyelodsdis, Compared. u

The Two CycIodsdias Compared.
We take pleasure in Introducing Prof
Brown to our readers as n gentleman
who is introducing an excellent work
and all who invest will have no Gauss
to regret it hereafter. We owned APP
pleton's Cyclopedia before taking
Johnson's, and can fully endorse nsbsil
of the following letter from an ointment
scholar and divine: ,rzit .zv.I"
THE REV. THEoDoitE RorIIs IiI,
Church Of he RedseEs1., ttsco, Ways
which fully confirms our own. ext,n--
ination. -....,- ...s,.-t-,-.,
From the Utica, Ny. Herld, Of .Jhly
81, 1850. - /. bi.s1-.
MIR. l.. w. FuRcHTLp, l.-..r1.4- J,
Ny Dear .SI. You ;rsk Al opinIon
As TO 1.-The eomparatiye worth 81 III,
two Cyclonedias,1 "JoInsons and
Appleton's." OF comparable. WORTH,
nothing can he said, or the af-1lut.
worth Of the one Cyclolsedia. and tia
comparative FORT hlessness al the 0thes.
there can he but III le StIpubt- in .1lp
mind Of any n,aih Who has LYON u TIL
two works an honest and iIplsiru:G
examination. ! do not prnposcs u
write testimonial, in the. Usual al-
cePtation of tlnt word. 7 dislike, les
timOnials hate % M;Ae kiiyG, lead
ing their dry generaliues apl stately
phraseology They are sbc of.cn,yIit-
ten 10y busy men 10 save the line aIlo
labor of thorough Investigation ! IN
tend now 10 give You n pEiip, fn:Vh,
unpretentious statement of my .pl..gr-
vations, regarding the 1--WE r.sh6r'e,
dias. ~ ,gs,r -, ,,.rl.,l :.
After n -curs0ry ,eNaininafpn, "
Johnson's, q year ago, | said ,rxGlS
shall he my Cycbpadia, u DOS hot
take whole library case 10 hold al,
and yet contains more Il pc uilt Yer aI.il
deals with more subjects Thin ApDie-
tons. 1t does not leave a qtEirter of
each page blank and call it beautiful
wide margin. II does not contain am
tire volume TO index. ths. other. yS1
umes. Ii does net spread al.l a GtSi,
subject over dozen pages, ~, p,ipS
old wood cuts as filling, II, coni.ins
all necessary illustrations but no ElS
lures Its writers are. welI-kIoNlf
specialists who write good ARTICLES, anal
put their names to them. Ills IS tfid
latest Cyclop;edia, moi Oppised, lut
original To the greatest possible deSTee,
Ii il made with n view ~ ecnnoIly III
the purchasers. And. fheretore, Is,
cause il had no beautiful, vide. hIahld
margin, no superfiuoa- indexes, al
mere pictures. no primer pyia vi
complications Of old and Wortlrcsi
matter. and no secord-rafe. scbo1arj
ship. l concluded to buy Jolnson'-.
A johnson agent visited me and
bought his Cyclope,iia- 1t vas id
four volumes. though wished II la
been in one, 50 it might lie open ~
my side. always ready for use. Iwai
pleased with il, however, and found
IL in every subject l looked sos Will
one exception. l va happy and cop.
tent. = -. a
But how short-lived is oRe's joy,
few days passed when an a.ijsciou3
stranger hroke in upon my LspYy easf
tent. He was al Appleton AgrIl. Gf
assaulted both my GyeloHssJiS AMI I9f
good sense. He told pe my CXc;oias
dia vas wcrthless- Bntths vnkindo-l
cut of all tAppleton's wood. cuts, r,xs
ceptei) was this: He. told Qe u{
Johnson sgee. had sold pe. g vel -
the CycloFa,dia- -. 80
said nothing 70 ell this bGt,s
thought considerable msSh3 wont
dered at the mans peneirs;iag faint
aud admired his summary jadSemenp
and thought whAs n splendy " oop;empt
he manifested for the sehoiaSsIiplf
Johason's editsriA stat, MA, 1bf
assertion. he forever hTu-6el AsxAy tht
reputation 0f Dwight snd -W96lssy il
Law, Of Marsh in literai0rssSf MtSr
cock and Schaff in ChyHcA NSoSt
Krauth In Philosophy sud 1pSsatif
of Guyot in 9sogr~Shy sRd kGplds1 !
In meek, patient, nuts sssvRpsSr J
eazed At thai ageat' synsesnrelses Srfa
AREA, and nAnsesi: is IS , WosStf
or fooi.'' The evijeneS Rrefsfh4Ss
ated towara-sos the fognaeE- And -
I unused, the CIRQUE oPeseA SD ht
to me: II viii show, xoa aEySo
pedia foas tiEnes AZ bie = 1phaeees'
/ had been deiuded into telisv@a thSf.
in . book Of reference Condensation b
Q merit, and ! had no idea that size