190 Foreign Literature and Science. 
there were 605 schools completely organized, and 412 others 
whose organization had commenced. There are, at present, 
therefore, in Denmark, 1017 communes which have frankly 
declared themselves in favour of mutual instruction ; and it 
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mong the causes of this success, Mr. Abrahamson cites, in 
the first place, the powerful protection of the King, who, not 
content with contributing to the progress of this instruction — 
_ by his royal munificence, condescends also to visit in person, 
the establishments in those towns and villages which he pass- 
es through. Mr. Abrahamson has the satisfaction to find the 
number of adversaries to this method considerably diminished. 
As a proof of the truth of this assertion, the following anecdote 
is given in his first reports. In a rural district, in the Island of 
aland, many persons complained to the pastor of the new 
schools, alleging that their children learned rather to play and 
amuse themselves than to read and write. ‘The pastor having 
asked for an explanation, the country people answered, that for- 
merly they were obliged to drive their children from bome to 
compel them to go to school; whereas now, on the contrary, 
they were pressing to have their breakfast more early, that they 
may get off. The pastor invited the parents to attend the 
school sometimes and hear the recital of the lessons. This 
they did, and became from that time the most ardent parti- 
zans of the schools. 
gratulate Mr. Abrahamson on his remarkable suc- 
cess, which ought to encourage him to proceed in his hon- 
‘ble career, without being diverted by the trifling disgusts 
which ignorance, malevolence, or jealousy, will never fail to 
throw in the way of good and useful things —Rev. Enc. 
Juil. 1825, ; 
: 9. Georama.— Among the new inventions in Paris, des- 
fined to render the study of geography more easy and intelli- 
gible to young people, must be distinguished this beautiful 
The Georann, or View of the Earth, is a hollow sphere of 
= ie: diameter, formed by an assemblage of 36 hoot ake 
