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his inftru€tions that fuch a treatife was 
eT he immediately devoted his lei- 
fure hours to the formation of the pre- 
fent. 
TRANSLATIONS from the en 
Among the laft tranflations from the 
Engiifh, are Count RumMForD’s “ Po- 
litical, Economical, and Philofophical Ef- 
"$ GUTHRIE sGeographical Gram- 
mar; which we have noticed before; 
“* Moral Tales for the Ufe of Children ;” 
“The Vagabond,” by Mr WALKER; 
«© Travels into the interior Parts of Afri- 
ca, by Muxco ParkK;” BROWNE’s 
‘* Travels into Africa, Egypt, and Sy- 
ria; Mrs. RoBINSON’s two lat no- 
vels; Mrs. BENNET’s ** Agnes de Cour- 
chs? “ Geraldina ;”> Towwnson’s ‘¢ Tra- 
eels in Hungary ; * « Philofophical-and 
Political Letters on the Hiftory of Eng- - 
Retrofpest of German Livateture... Education 
Jand;°> HouGuTon’s “ Travel! Is through 
the Tarerioe of Africa;’” The third edition 
of DENMAN’ s Effay on the Puerperal 
Fever ;” Mrs. Smitu’s “ Dialogues for 
the Ute of Children ;’’ “ Memoirs relative’ 
to the Hofpitals,”” éc. tranflated partly 
from the Englifh, and partly from the. 
German, by order of the late Mimifter of ~ 
the Interior, Bye among other 
valuable Works, Mr. Howard’s Account 
of the principal Lazarettos of Europe ; : 
“ Walker’s Cinthelia ;” * Pope’s Epiftle 
from Eloifa to Abelard ; *? & Major REN- 
NEL’s Geographical and HiftoricalDeferip- 
tion of the Mogul Empire,” accompanied 
with his Chart of Hindoftan; “* Bar- 
TRAM’s Travels in America; ** STED< 
MAN’s Account of Surinam; * BEAT- 
TIE’s Effays ;” aid “ BLAIR’s Works,” 
in 4 vols. iy | 
GERMAN LITERATURE. ~ 
EDUCATION. 
es Theobald’ s Morgengabe,’’ &c. &c. 
von J.G.D.ScHMIEDTGEN. Leipzig; 
37953 pp. 4323 8vo. Theobald’s Dowry 
to his Grandda 2zughter Pauline. A book 
for young ladies, &c. &c. The. author 
communicates to Pauline his cbferva- 
tions and inftru€tions on the following 
four fubjeéis: firft, on the deftination of 
the female fex ; fecondly; on the general 
moral conduét of the female fex ; thirdly, 
relations of the female fex with regard to 
the civil ranks; and, fourthly, on the 
moral conduét of young ladies towards 
old people. Brevity, eafe of ftyle, and 
fyftematic order, are the princi ipal cha- 
raéteriftics of this lictle work. We only 
regret that Mr. Schmiedtgen has treated 
too fuperficially on feveral momentous 
points, which deferve more minute in- 
veftigation. 
1. * D. Paun GERBHARD’S veriraute 
Briefe an die Jugend weiblichen Ge- 
fcnlechts,’’ &e..1799 3 pp: xx, and 251; 
8vo. Familiar Letters to Young Ladies, 
tending to amufe and to inftruct them. 
2.  Verfuch einer Voliftandizen Bel- 
ehrung fur das gebiidetere weibliche 
Gefchiecht.””. &c. von. F. G. H. Fre- 
WIZ yogis; ppl 628s 8 v0.) Eiay 
on a more. complete Inftruction of the 
Female Sex, in the Phyfical and Ma- 
ternal Duties, and every thing relating 
ne or lefs to them. 
«: Tafehenbuch fiir dle Sorgfalriger 
pebier: Jugend des weiblichen 
- 
Ge- 
{chlechts’”? von G. P. WILMSEN 3 17993 
pp. 200; r2mo. 
No. 1. was publifhed firft laft year, 
under the title, « GERHARD’S vertraute 
Briefe an feine reifende Tochter.” The 
aia however, found it neceflary to 
alter that tirle. Bs author, whofe real 
name is M. G. E. Fifcher, endeavours 
to convince his pretended daughter that 
natural beauty is an effential advantage 
of the female fex ; and informs her of the 
means by the application of which it can 
be preferved as long as poffible. He takes 
particular pains toconvince her, that ftays, 
narrov? fhoes, paint, and fimilar artificial 
means of preferving beauty, are fruitlefs, 
and that the whole art of beautifying the 
female form confifts in removing every 
thing tending to cclipte, or t) undermine, 
the natural charms of the fair fex. On 
this occafion he gives much ufeful advice 
with regard to cleanlinefs, modefty, ele- 
gance of language, dancing, &e. &c. Al- 
though thefe letters neither diftinguiih. 
themfelves by new ideas, nor by a fu- 
perior ftyle of diétion, yet they animad-- 
vert with fuch honeft warmth upon many - 
sei follies as renders them deferving 
the ferious perufal of every young lady. 
Die author of No. 2. likewife difplays 
a very laudable zeal in his endezvours to 
be ufcful to the rifing generation ; but is 
rather too prelix and tirefome, in many 
inftances, to have any chance of fucceed- 
ing, In a material degree, in his humang 
exertions. 
Ho. 
