The herald., 1893-07-02
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home, or as guest visiting at q country
house. The Details of Life concern
dress and the toilet, breakfast, lunch,
dinner, in general and at q wedding.
The Studioua Part OF Life is on the SUBJ
ject OF instruction, in the study, inIead-
ing, writing, handwriting correspon-
dence. and in education, the fine arts,
etc. The Formation OF Habit tells of it
in life, in matters Of business, in matters
Of taste, the question Of indulgence and
the choice of friends. The Heart and
Conscience, regarding the motives of
life, heroism in silence, and personal re.
sponsibility. Conversation, in speech,
in general, and stories and anec-
dotes as parts of conversation. Out-of-
Door Life, walking, games, riding and
driving. With such a choice of subjects
and such good authority and keen per-
ton only to reveal the gems contained
TO those who delve for them.
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The Arena company deal only In
books on the most vital subjects of the
present era, subjects of moment to every
one. subjects that are producing the
most brilliant thoughts of the grandest
minds of this day and age. One of their
late publications is novel OF thrilling
interest by William W. Wheeler enti-
tied Life. One small word, but with a
world of meaningin it; q book which
has purpose, and that grand one. In
this novel he has put before the public
some of the cearest statements of logi-
cal ideas regarding humanity's present
aspects, it's inherent and manifest pow
ers and it's future that we have ever
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fui; running over with thought, go ex.
pressed as to clearly convey the authors
ideas everything is to the point, moth
ing uperfidoue-and for this it is espe-
cially admirable.
Lee & Shepard deserve the thanks Of
every mother and every kindergarten
teacher in our land as we'll as other
lands for producing such pleasing book
on the life and lsbors of the king of
childrens' friends, the kindest of teach.
ers, Froebsl, from whose brain was
evolved the principles of this method Of
teaching and entertaining the great army
kindergarten has given new and vivid
interest to all that relates to Frobel. In
the eelections from his letters never be-
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mann, we are taken into the silent brain
chambers of the friend of children and
we see how he toiled painfully along the
road pointed out by reasoning and ex.
perience before lin his simple phrase) he
''found" the kindergarten. This book,
with its explanatory notes, becomes at
once memoir and history of the system.
The principles of child development
known as the kindergarten are almost
universally accepted, and the expert
ences of the founder has, for teachers
and parents, strong and pathetic in
interest. We admire his firm grasp of
principles, we are equally interested in
his struggles with poverty aud with the
German monarchy, and we come to
know and love him as il he were q near
friend. After many years the patient
labors, the unwearied thought and ex-
pertinent of Frosbel have found re-
ward, too late for him, who died in
poverty and under the ban of the gov
ernment, but In season for his fame, aud
for the spread of his ideas in aliiands.
AN the above books for sale by the stou q
Thayer company, 139 South Spring street.
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