ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX ENGRAVINGS, TWENTY-NINTH EDITION,-REVISED. BY ROSWELL C. SMITH, A.M. NEW YORK: IVISON & PHINNEY, 321 BROADWAY. AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. 1856. FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WARD SCHOOLS, NEW-YORK. THE Committee on Books of the Ward School Teachers' Association respectfully report That they have examined "SMITH'S FIRST BOOK IN GEOGRAPHY" with much care. They are satisfied that, of all the works upon this branch of science, this is the best. The author's aim seems to have been, to make a simple, comprehensive, and useful treatise for beginners, and they think he has happily succeeded. The questions are judiciously arranged, and the answers give the general and important divisions of the globe, with the particular localities of all important places, together with a knowledge of the state of Society, habits and customs of the different races of men. A scholar may obtain a good knowledge of Geography from this work, with much more ease than from many of the larger works now in use. Were it not for its size and its name, being 'First Book,' no other treatise would be necessary for advanced classes: the maps and plates are handsomely executed, and explain the lessons clearly. The Committee respectfully offer the following resolution: Resolved, That Smith's First Book in Geography be adopted by this Association, and its use recommended in all our schools. * Having used this Geography for several months in my school, with great success, I concur in the sentiment of the above report from actual experience: in fact, I am delighted with the book. S. DURAND. Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1846, by ROSWELL C. SMITH, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New-York. Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1854, by in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New-York. HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY Q. What do the heavens and earth both form? A. The universe, or the whole system of created things. Q. What do the works of creation plainly show" A. The wisdom and goodness of the Creator. "These are thy glorious works! Parent of good! Almighty thine this universal frame."-Milton. 1GE-OG-RA-PHY is from two Greek words: ge, "the earth," and grapho, "I write." Q. What is the chief use of Springs? A. To supply man and beast with water. Q. For what are some Springs celebrated? A. For the improvement of health. Of this kind are the springs at Saratoga, in the State of New-York, and the White Sulphur Springs in Virginia. Q. Is the water of Springs cold or hot? A. Usually cold; but of some it is boiling hot. Q. How high does the boiling water sometimes rise? From springs in Iceland, called Geysers, columns of boiling water rise suddenly with a loud noise like that of cannon. more than two hundred feet, or higher than the spires of most churches. Food is cooked over them. Geyser, Iceland. SUL-PHUR, brimstone. SPIRES, steeples. |