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I thought a few of you might like to take a look at these books that I picked up a few weeks ago at an antique store in Gettysburg
The first book, Key to Peltons New and improved series or Outline maps by C. Pelton, A. M. dated 1860 is a geography book with a rather interesting way of teaching students there lessons. In order for students to memorize islands countries and peninsulas to name a few the book contained songs. All the songs went popular tunes of the day. This is the lesson for students to learn the peninsulas of North America
Alaska, . . . . 37 E., 38 W. Florida, . . . 78N. E.
Melville, . . .27N. Yucatan,. . . 78S.W., 90N.W.
Nova Scotia. . . 55M. California, . . 75 N. & E.
Peninsulas
Air-Auld Lang Syne.
1.
Now the peninsulas we sing,
Alaska leads the rhyme;
Then Melville, Nova Scotia come,
All in the Northern Clime.
2.
In Southern regions, Florida,
With Yucatan we meet;
And California follows next,
To make the list complete
Questions:
What is a peninsula? Ans. See definition 8
Where is the peninsula of Alaska? Ans. It is in the southwestern part of the Russian America, extending into the Pacific Ocean.
Melville? Ans. A Northeastern part of British America, between Hudson’s Bay and the Gulf of Boothia.
There was also apparently a map that went with each lesson.
Some of the other songs that were used to teach lessons are Hail Columbia, Bonny Doon, Long, long ago
Other Lessons that can be found are Races of Men, State of Society, Political Divisions and Religion
State of Society-
1. The nations of earth may be divided, with respect to their social state, into five classes, viz: Savage, Barbarous, Half Civilized, Civilized, and enlightened.
The Second book Greenleaf’s Primary Arithmetic by Robert S. Davis & Co. dated 1854 is just like a arithmetic that I remember using when I was in school.
Here are a few of the problems:
Sold 12 tons of hay for 108 dollars; what was the price of a ton?
A gentleman divided 120 dollars equally among 10 orphans; how many dollars did each receive?
A lady had a fine pine-apple, which she wished to divide among her children. She commenced by giving 1/3 to one, ¼ to another, 1/6 to another, and 1/12 to another; how many twelfths did she give to each, and how many twelfths had she left?
Interestingly enough the book also contains a reference to the Humane Society which from what I understand wasn’t established until 1877.
The third book titled The Yellow Shoe-Strings or The good Effects of Obedience to Parents. Second American edition. It doesn’t have a date but I did find a reference to it being printed around 1827-1830. It is by the author of “Frank” or Dialogues between a Father and Son, on the Subjects of Agriculture, Husbandry and Rural Affairs. The book is basically a short story to teach children the “golden rule” It is really quite entertaining. The story takes place in apparently takes place in England and a beggar receives a pair of yellow shoe-laces from a little girl and the story goes on to tell how the beggar has good fortune bestowed upon him and such. I have not been able to find much information on this book.
Gentle-people, as ye throng,
Listen to the beggars song!
Think not mirth inspires the strain,
Think not joy and pleasures reign-
Ah! No, the strains that beggars chant,
Issue from the breast of want!
Ah! No the strings of beggars sing,
Not from mirth but misery spring!
Then, oh! Incline to gentle pity,
Come buy, come buy the beggars ditty!
When good cheer and mirth abound,
You may bid the song go round:
Then may rise the jocund lay,
To chase the gloomy hour away.
But, need you, gentle-folk, be told,
How very hard, when wet and cold
And hunger round the minstrel cling,
How very hard it is to sing!
Then, oh! Incline to gentle pity,
Come buy, come buy the beggars ditty!
Ye rich, whose coaches roll along,
And drown the beggars humble song,
A pittance from the window fling-
‘twill make him happy as a king!
Then shall his numbers lightly flow,
Freed from their former burden-woe-
More grateful themes his mind employ,
And once, a beggar sing for joy!
__________________
The first book, Key to Peltons New and improved series or Outline maps by C. Pelton, A. M. dated 1860 is a geography book with a rather interesting way of teaching students there lessons. In order for students to memorize islands countries and peninsulas to name a few the book contained songs. All the songs went popular tunes of the day. This is the lesson for students to learn the peninsulas of North America
Alaska, . . . . 37 E., 38 W. Florida, . . . 78N. E.
Melville, . . .27N. Yucatan,. . . 78S.W., 90N.W.
Nova Scotia. . . 55M. California, . . 75 N. & E.
Peninsulas
Air-Auld Lang Syne.
1.
Now the peninsulas we sing,
Alaska leads the rhyme;
Then Melville, Nova Scotia come,
All in the Northern Clime.
2.
In Southern regions, Florida,
With Yucatan we meet;
And California follows next,
To make the list complete
Questions:
What is a peninsula? Ans. See definition 8
Where is the peninsula of Alaska? Ans. It is in the southwestern part of the Russian America, extending into the Pacific Ocean.
Melville? Ans. A Northeastern part of British America, between Hudson’s Bay and the Gulf of Boothia.
There was also apparently a map that went with each lesson.
Some of the other songs that were used to teach lessons are Hail Columbia, Bonny Doon, Long, long ago
Other Lessons that can be found are Races of Men, State of Society, Political Divisions and Religion
State of Society-
1. The nations of earth may be divided, with respect to their social state, into five classes, viz: Savage, Barbarous, Half Civilized, Civilized, and enlightened.
The Second book Greenleaf’s Primary Arithmetic by Robert S. Davis & Co. dated 1854 is just like a arithmetic that I remember using when I was in school.
Here are a few of the problems:
Sold 12 tons of hay for 108 dollars; what was the price of a ton?
A gentleman divided 120 dollars equally among 10 orphans; how many dollars did each receive?
A lady had a fine pine-apple, which she wished to divide among her children. She commenced by giving 1/3 to one, ¼ to another, 1/6 to another, and 1/12 to another; how many twelfths did she give to each, and how many twelfths had she left?
Interestingly enough the book also contains a reference to the Humane Society which from what I understand wasn’t established until 1877.
The third book titled The Yellow Shoe-Strings or The good Effects of Obedience to Parents. Second American edition. It doesn’t have a date but I did find a reference to it being printed around 1827-1830. It is by the author of “Frank” or Dialogues between a Father and Son, on the Subjects of Agriculture, Husbandry and Rural Affairs. The book is basically a short story to teach children the “golden rule” It is really quite entertaining. The story takes place in apparently takes place in England and a beggar receives a pair of yellow shoe-laces from a little girl and the story goes on to tell how the beggar has good fortune bestowed upon him and such. I have not been able to find much information on this book.
Gentle-people, as ye throng,
Listen to the beggars song!
Think not mirth inspires the strain,
Think not joy and pleasures reign-
Ah! No, the strains that beggars chant,
Issue from the breast of want!
Ah! No the strings of beggars sing,
Not from mirth but misery spring!
Then, oh! Incline to gentle pity,
Come buy, come buy the beggars ditty!
When good cheer and mirth abound,
You may bid the song go round:
Then may rise the jocund lay,
To chase the gloomy hour away.
But, need you, gentle-folk, be told,
How very hard, when wet and cold
And hunger round the minstrel cling,
How very hard it is to sing!
Then, oh! Incline to gentle pity,
Come buy, come buy the beggars ditty!
Ye rich, whose coaches roll along,
And drown the beggars humble song,
A pittance from the window fling-
‘twill make him happy as a king!
Then shall his numbers lightly flow,
Freed from their former burden-woe-
More grateful themes his mind employ,
And once, a beggar sing for joy!
__________________
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