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THE USE OF SCHOOLS,

ON A NEW AND IMPROVED PLAN;

BEING

A SEQUEL TO MAVOR'S SPELLING-BOOK,

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AND AN INTRODUCTION TO

THE CLASS BOOK, SPEAKER, READER, AND
PLEASING INSTRUCTOR.

BY THE REV. DAVID BLAIR,

AUTHOR OF

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THE CLASS BOOK," "UNIVERSAL PRECEPTOR,"

ENGLISH GRAMMAR,"

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MODELS OF LETTERS," GRAMMAR OF PHILOSOPHY,"

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ADVERTISEMENT

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EDITOR.

THOSE Teachers who have seen and used Brown's Testament, will immediately be sensible of the advantages of the arrangement adopted in this Work.

The difficult and the long words are prefixed to each Lesson, in the same way that they are prefixed to the chapters in the above popular Testament; but as that sacred book is not well adapted to teach children the first elements of reading, the propriety will be felt of applying Mr. Brown's system to a series of easy and instructive Lessons, purposely compiled for the use of children of the earliest age.

As soon as Pelham's admirable London Primer, and certain parts of Mavor's invaluable SpellingBook, have been attained, this Work will be found to be a proper supplement; and as soon as children can read at sight the Lessons in this Book, they may with advantage have my Class Book, or Enfield's Speaker, Murray's Reader, Mavor's Nepos, Watkins's Scripture Biography, or any other Works of that description, placed in their

hands.

For the convenience of those teachers who have numerous classes, the Lessons are so broken into paragraphs as to suit the business and practical convenience of public schools of every description.

I advise that the children learn to spell the words at the head of each Lesson: and, în imitation of Mavor's Spelling, those of more than one syllable are divided as pronounced.

In a word, in performing this humble duty I can assert, that insignificant as the fruits of my labour may appear, I found it no easy task to separate the corn from the chaff, in selecting these Lessons, from the numerous books which have been written for children within the last twenty years. In doing this, I have been obliged to alter most of them, and have also written several originals, but these are unworthy of any particular distinction.

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AN Ox can draw a great weight; and is good to plough with: but he is not fit to ride on like a horse.

The Ox works for man while he lives, and at his death is of great use.-We eat his flesh, which is beef. His skin too is of use for shoes.The blood, fat, hair, horns, hoofs, dung, and all the parts of him are of use.

Boots and shoes are made of his hide: your comb is made of the horns; part of your knife and fork is made of his bones-and out of some of the bones we get oil.-Glue is made from chips of his hoofs, and a part of his hide.

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