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in France, called Thomery, where the system 

 had its origin, and where it still finds its best 

 exemplification. We hope, by giving an illus- 

 tration, to make the system understood. In all 

 that has gone before we have relied upon our 

 own experience ; we shall still rely upon it 

 here, and also call to our aid some of the best 

 French authors, as well as the account of a 

 friend personally cognizant of the details prac- 

 ticed at Thomery. 



To Dr. C. W. Grant belongs the merit of 

 having brought the Thomery prominently be- 

 fore the American public. It was he who first 

 studied and mastered it as a system, and suc- 

 cessfully worked it out in practice ; and it is 

 not too much to say that he has furnished 

 the chief part of the material for nearly all 

 that has been written upon the subject in this 

 country. Candor and the amenities of litera- 

 ture demand the acknowledgment of this much, 

 and we do it most cheerfully. 



This method of training, and its appliances, 

 need careful study preparatory to undertaking 

 it. No part of it is obscure or difficult of execu- 

 tion; but inasmuch as it is an extended sys- 

 tem, each step of which, in its progress toward 

 completion, prepares the way for the next, it 



