SOW WE L L AND REAP W E L L :
O r Fireside Education. By S. Gr. G'oode-ich, author-
of Péter P.arlpifs. Tales Third Edition. ^Albany;
Erast us H. Pease fy Ce.> 1846.
<l,T.his.is-. th e .-title o f a n e a tly p r in t e d a n d w e ll b o u n d v o lum e o f.
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th e a u t h o r o f th is e x c e lle n t w o fk is to o w e ll Known- to th e frie n d s
o f E d u c a tio n , b o th ip th is c'ou n try and. Evjhope, to r e q u i r e a n y
tilin g n ro fe tb a n a m e r e a n n o u n c em e n t o f 'Che.,book. It, is -em i-
n e n tly p r a c tic a l ip a ll it s su g g e s tio n s , a n d sh o u ld b e ip th e h a n d s
b l.e v e ry p a re n t a n d te a c h e r ! .i '
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in d ic a te th e c h a r a c te r o f th e w o rk , to .w i t ; T P ri^w sw in o f P r o v
id e n c e t h a t t% c o n tro llin g le sso n s o f life Shpll fife g iv em b y , p a r
e n t s . T h e F ire s id e ." G bi ts a t i ct p$_ <d f p a re n ts. L e ad in g-,ch,ar a c -
fe ris tic s o f children». .F am i ly G o v e rnm e n t,' 8cu. , T h e r e a y e b u t
few e v e n o f th e b e s t e d u c a te d am o n g p a re n ts ^ o r te a c h e r^ , w h o
w o u d n o t b è g r e a t ly b e n e fitte d ' by* tlp,sVwark, a n d w e .h o p e , fo r
th e w e lfa re o f ,s o c ie ty , th a t th j s b o o k m a y ,b e w id e ly c irc u la te d
a n d c a re fu lly r e a d .—Tea ch et¥ Advocate.
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li e s get, a lo n g w ith o u t i t . I t s e e h js% b 'in d isp e n s a b le ,to y o u h g
m o th e r s ' a y e La n d to- y o u n g f a th e r s Iq o ^ a n d -vvem’Lglït s a fe ly a d d ,
to a g r e a t m a q y ,‘o ld d n c s, th a t w e Gan n e y è r h e r e ^ f tÉ f c o n s id e r
a n y fam ily lib r a r y c om p le te , o r a n y c h ild deadt-as-laiMyf w h h, a s
i t o u g h t to b e , .w h e re ,th is b o o k -is w a n tin g .' ‘ T-bfe'-.very p r e fa c e is
a v o lum e in itsjelf.—Jtea.- J. N . Moffat.
A v a lu a b le b o o k from t h e p re s s ^ o f E^-Ki P e a s e 8c C o ., o f th is
c ity . T h e ty p e is v e ry c l e a r a n d tp r g e , afiS^Ehe g è n e rq l e x e c u tio n
m o re th a n c re d ita b le . jd l |h e m a tte r is.deéidedly>,use'ftfL a n d w h a t
i s o f fiot le ss - im p o rta n c e ; n a r r a t e d JnV-Jhe Origihal, v e in o f th e
w e ll-k n ow n P e t e r P a r l e y , T h e m o s t .in s tru c tiv e , le ss o n s d re
s ö o n fo rg o tte n , u n le s s g ra v e n u p o n th e m em o ry b y som e S trik in g
p e c u lia r i ty . T h e p r e s e n t y è o rk 'i s a dm ir a b ly c a lc u la te d fo r th e
y o u n g o f b o th sexes J—Albanyc Aflqs.;, ,•
.T h e fo llow in g -isT ro iia th e A m e ric a n Q u a r te r ly : J O u rn jcló f Ag-
r ic u llu r e a n d S c ie n c e , e d ite d b y E jr ^ E . Em m o n s ^apd A'. O sb o rn ,
E sq u ir.e .' ,
M r. G o o d ric h , th e a u th o r Of th e w o rk e n t itl e d Sow Well and
Reap Weil, is k n ow n w h e r e v e r • th e y o u n g a r e p e rm itte d a n d en-
c o u ra g e d to r e a d ; h e h a s s c a t te r e d p re c io u s s e e d o v e r th e b il ls
o f 'New E n g la n d , ancL u p o n th e p r a i r ie s o f th e w e s t a n d s o u th
o f .out* g r e a t C ountry ; an d ey e n on t h e s h o re s o f E u r o p e i t h a s
fq lje n ,-a n d in h is ow n d ay h e 'h a s g a th e r e d th e m a tu r e a n d ri-
pened- f ru it. T h e s p e c ia l o b je c t o f th e a u th o r o f th i s w o rk is to
en fo rc e th e d o c trin e , th a t n o n e n e e d e x p e c t to r e a p a b e t t e r f r u i t
th a n b q -b b -s^ sowu T h e d o c t r in e is b a s e d u p o n a n a tu r a l law ,
a n d is il tb s tr a t e d a n d e n fo rc e d b y 'th e com m o n r e s u lt s a n d e x p e rie
n c e o f-e y e ify d a y .
I t is b y .su 'c lj'b p o k n a s th js c i r c u la t in g th ro u g h o u t o u r c o u n try ,
th a t we h o p e to se e th e tr u e eh d s an d a im s o f life d is tin c tly c om p
re h e n d e d , -anp a s -p o s itiv e ly a c te d u p o n . A n d a t su ch , tim e s a s
th e s e "upon w h ich w e h a v e fa lle n , d o w e n ee d c h e c k s to c e rta in
e v ils ,w h ic h a r e g row in g u p in th e li t e r a r y a n d p o litic a l w o rld s.
Ifh p v e re aA w ith g r e a t p le a s u r e , F i r e s id e E d u c a tio n , a n d b e lie
v e i t is,n b tT o n Iy 1'm n c h n e e d e d , b u t w e ll c a lc u la te d to a d v a n c e
t'li,e n o b le st w o rk o f m a n , th e tu itio n o f th e h e a rt .—Hon. J). P.
King, op'the Mass. Senate.
A n o b le w ö lk—th e a u th o r s p e a k s to men, to -A m e ric a n s , a n d
.C h ris tia n s , I n a d ig n ii& P ah d 'tp ow e fn l m a n n e r , a n d i t d e s e rv e s
' th e e a rn e s t c o n s id e ra tio n -of’a l l—N. Y. Evangelist.
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AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY
AND GEOLOGY:
By J ames F ; W. Johnston,- Hifi A?;FI R. SS. L . & E-,
/w ith /any ïn tr è d tik im f t / John P itk in Norton., of
-Farmington, C-ortnecticut.
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From HonI SaWëi,. YounO, Secretary q f State, and Superintendent
o f Common Schools o f the State o f Hew York :■ :
I .h a v e c a re fO lly 'e x am in e d th e C a te o h is in o f P ro f e s s o r J o h n s
to n , o n A g ric u ltu re . I t I s 'th e o n ly sc ie n tific w o rk on th a t s u b j
e c t. I h a v e ey è r, p eo n , w h ic h b y it s s h o rtn e s s a n d sim p lic ity is
a d a p te d to |h e . c a p a c ity o f c h ild re n ; an d w h ic h , on b e in g il lu s tr
a te d by, c h e a p a n d s im p le 'e x p e rim e n ts , a s b e re c om m e n d s ,
c a n n o t f a i l to make” a la s tfn g 'lm p r e s s io n on th e -ju v e n ile m in d .
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b o il s , e x h ib itin g tlïè o rg a n ic 'h ö d rin o rg aB Ïe s u b s ta n c e s o f w h ic h
they are c pm p o se d , a n d te a c h in g th e im p o r ta n t t r u th t h a t veg e -