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Notices — System of classical Education in Bavaria — Philosophy of 

 Language — Lectures on School Keeping — English Schools of Bos- 

 ton — Deaf and Dumb Institution — New Institution at Cuba — Coun- 

 ty Conventions — Music as a branch of Instruction in Common 

 Schools — Progress of Female Education — Jacototian System of 

 Instruction — Practical Lessons — Convention of Teachers. We 

 cordially recommend this enterprise to public patronage. While so 

 many unsettled and discordant opinions prevail in our own country 

 respecting the methods of education, and while in this inventive age, 

 so many experiments are instituted on this subject, we consider the 

 appearance of such a work as peculiarly seasonable and important. 



16. American steel. — We with pleasure insert the following notice 

 of the excellence of the steel manufactured at New York by Mr. 

 Clark ; no testimony can be derived from better authority. — Ed. 



Whitney Ville, Sept. 24th, 1830. 



To Prof. Silliman. — Sir, — At the 111th page of the 17th vol- 

 ume of the Journal of Science, you gave a notice of the efforts of 

 Mr. O. L. Clark of New York to improve the manufacture of 

 American steel, to which is subjoined an account of the result of sev- 

 eral trials to which a specimen of his steel had been subjected at 

 this place. 



Mr. Clark still continues his patriotic efforts in this branch of the 

 arts, and I am happy to state to you that he has recently presented 

 us with another specimen of his steel, which was subjected to the 

 same tests as that referred to above; all of which it endured as well 

 as the best English steel. Very respectfully yours, 



E. W. Blake. 



17. ./S collection of colloquial phrases on every topic necessary to 

 maintain conversation ; by A. Bohnar. — Carey &£ Lea, Philadel- 

 phia, 1830. — This little book appears well arranged for the purpose 

 of facilitating the acquirement of the French language. 



18. Culture of Silk. — Extract of a letter to the Editor, from 

 Dr. Felix Pascalis, dated JVeiv York, Jidy26, 1830. — The culture 

 of silk goes on succcessfully ; I hear flattering accounts from every 

 quarter of the Union. At the next fair of our Institute, I shall be 

 able to exhibit a great number of domestic silk productions, in the 

 highest perfection. 



