Excerpt from American Journal of Education for the Year 1826, Vol. 1 There isstillanotherbranchofinstructionwhichitisincontem plation to introduce into our lowest department, and which, but for the expense and fatigue it may involve, might be rendered highly profitable to the understanding, moral feelings, and of our youthful charge. I mean that knowledge which may be so readily and efl'ectually communicated through the medium of well cltosen pictures. Not only severalofthebraaches ofnatural His tory, butagreatvarietyofthemost interesting objectsandscenery of the globe, and many ofthe operations and productions of art, may thus be rendered intelligibletovery young capacities; while at the same time the sentiments oflove andreverence for the Deity, of kindness and benevolence towards the various objects of his bountiful creation, and an utter reprobation of cruelty, revenge, and most of the evil passions, may be strongly inculcated. 1m parent paintings, executed for this purpose, would be mom desirable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.