Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-09-20
The Library.
IT'S ARRANGEMENT AND PRESERy ALTON.
| New York Critic.I


Books which children can read should be
put on the lower shelves of the book ease
50 that the children may be tempted to take
them down for themselves and have a try at
their contents. These books within child,
reach need not be Juveniles, and indeed
had better not be. They ought to be travels
and biographies, brightly written and full
Of pictures. Especially should the tile Of
4 liarpers Magazine or The Century stand
\ where the young ones may readily get It..
\ On the other hand, books which children
should not handle should not be within reach
Of their hands. Lead not the little ones
INTO temptation Lock up your Rabelais,
and perhaps even your Fielding, where lit
tie fingers may not happen on them. Put
the Ellzabethan dramatists and comic writ
ers Of the Restoration where no Paul Pry,
r., or his sister, may chance to spy them.
Out Of sight out Of mind
All books need air. The doors Of all
closed bookcases should be opened now
and then. every few days to let in light and
to change the air Books are no more
benefited by solitary confinement than are
men MI books get dusty. Every shelf
should be cleaned out once in six months,
every book being busted and returned 10 its
place. The best dustcr for fine bindings il
bit Of soft chamois leather.
Every book should carry its own history.
i i well TO note the price paid for il, the
place where it was bought, and the date
when il was purchased. This can best be
done with lead pencil in a corner of the back
fly leaf If bought at auction. note also the
number il bore in the sale catalogue When
n hupIrnl ktnGy ~
then ought there to be a catalogue. The
simplest fern of a catalogue is little poch-
s. address book, with a marginal alphabet
cAl index, IN which are put down the titles
o. The books under the name Of the author.
for small collections this will serve Ii Is
brsi hoseser. 10 enter every book at least
t"ice, once ander the title and again under
the author. name. If YOU have more than
I've or three hundred books. don't attempt
y entalogur them before YOU have learned
how % do H. Cltalogulng /, not d, easy
q i looks at firs, sight
Never cu, open the pages Of book or d
magazine with anything but a paprr-cutter.
4 finger j 10 blunt and tears the edges.
\ kniia i too sharp. and may cut the edges
unevcnly. The best paper-cutter is thin
s!lr us ivory. Wood and bone are nearl,
y good. Metal il not.
nc yneiil WI" ...spri,te places. 4 good
look /. rood friend. and should be treated
x,th ,Ec re>pcct Juc friend.
\r,pr NJ, ,olr finer, to turn o,er d
lcaf. B, warned hy liz fate OF the king
III the ArAb.sn tale. Never turn down
corner ~ i pa,e IL ..pid your place. Never
nut In >ui!et PLAYING card, or a stained
envelope. or Ill Of dirt, string, or piece
o, Aamn newspaper. Aiwa,, u>e regular
b.os maIn I'LL. simplest. and one oI tar
MILL, i, a rard As lArge d, +. visiting card.
Il, cutiin. Till, tNicc lungituInallv from
o..c cnl almost 10 TIL other, ,ou aall have a
thrrc-le--,rl bauk mark winch l.le> 4,traL-
tI.. III ,hr ua.t. Ql, NJ. Oh lhu ra.e below
,Yl ,No.ou ,Ir rare ,ou wi,h thr hooh to
optnat
\.,rr ,llu, ,uur book, ID .er damp a,
VAIL, r,..l u,Il,4s \r,rraIlnw them ID vet
Hui a, tht boards may warp, and the leather