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tome- . Th < & book is written in a style of simplicity which may be called Scriptural ; and by giving the facts of the life < $ Jpan . without any comment , leaves an equally clear and powerful rab . pression on the mind ; thus doing more justice to the character of the disinterested and high-souled heroine than could be accpmplished by any elaborate defence or studied eulogy . The last sentence of the concluding page contains an illustration of the usual fate of Genius , in reading which we know not whether grief or indignation predominates . Meetings for Amusing Knowledge ; or , the Happy Valley . By Miss H . J . Wood .
The title will show that this book is intended for young minds , but it may be read with pleasure by young and old . It is one of the most pleasing publications we have seen . The stories are all clever ; but we particularly notice as good , ' The Embroidered Bag and the New Coat . ' The coloured plates of shells are well executed , and we are glad to see a history of their inhabitants , which is seldom included iu aj * y account of conchology .
Nursery Government . By Mrs Barwell . This little book may be read with advantage by most mothers ; there are few who will not learn something from it . The , advice as to the physical management of the infant , is extreme ^ judicious in most respects . The more difficult question of moral training is as well treated as it can be , considering that
all the writer aims at is to instruct nurses and nursery-maids how to conduct it . As long as children are confided to their care , very little qan be expected as to training , and it would be well indeed if the point of improvement contemplated by Mrs Barwell could be attained . The following is her estimate of the qualifications requisite for a nurse : —
" A knowledge of her duties , and of the laws on which they are founded , a deep conviction of their necessity , and a strong determination to perform them . To this must be added love , firmness , gentleness , consistency , truth , and a total absence of selfishness . "—p . 52 .
We hope that every mother who reads these words will perceive , that , to expect such a combination of noble qualities m a hired nurse , is utterly futile , and will in consequence take upon herself the charge or superintendence of her own children . Little Tales for Little Heads and Little Hearts . W ^ jT'jpEtf with the least ^ naount of ability . They are con -, structed on the common but erroneous plan ^ ^ ttem ^ ting ( ' ^
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 1, 1837, page 59, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1828/page/12/
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