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will doubtless be of incalculable benefit. The mind 

 prone to wander might be brought back, by the pious 

 sentences which meet the eye; and the children of 

 the Church more sensibly indoctrinated with her 

 teaching as a system. 



One method of preparing these texts is to paint 

 them upon zinc, in black letters ; similar to the Alpha- 

 bets given in Plates XXI., XXII., XXIIL, with the 

 capitals in red, when the ground is of white or of any 

 light colour. 



If possible, the ground might be of the colour 

 proper to the season — a description and explanation 

 of which will be hereafter given. A good effect is 

 obtained by having the initial letters of sentences in 

 a different colour to the rest of the w^ords. The 

 words themselves might also alternate in colour. 



Red, blue, and black always harmonize; yellow 

 should be used instead of gold, as being more 

 effective and less expensive. 



Take care to make the letters harmonize with the 

 ground-work. Blue, yellow, black, and white letters 



