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"THE SYMBOLICAL SPELLING-BOOK," "THE SPELLER AND DEFINER," AND "A PRACTICAL GRAMMAR."
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by
In the Clerk's Office of the Southern District of New York.
Page Preface 7 The Agriculturist 13 The Horticulturist 28 The Miller 34 The Baker 39 The Confectioner 44 The Brewer, and the Distiller 47 The Butcher 55 The Tobacco Planter, and the Tobacconist 59 The Manufacturer of Cloth 66 The Dyer, and the Calico-Printer 77 The Hatter 84 The Rope-Maker 91 The Tailor 96 The Milliner, and the Lady's Dress-Maker 100 The Barber 104 The Tanner, and the Currier 111 The Shoe and Boot Maker 116 The Saddler and Harness-Maker, and the Trunk-Maker 121 The Soap-Boiler, and the Candle-Maker 125 The Comb-Maker, and the Brush-Maker 134 The Tavern-Keeper 142 The Hunter 147 The Fisherman 154 The Shipwright 171 The Mariner 178 The Merchant 187 The Auctioneer 204 The Clergyman 208 The Attorney at Law 215 The Physician 221 The Chemist 229 The Druggist and Apothecary 236 The Dentist 240 The Teacher 249
The following work has been written for the use of schools and families, as well as for miscellaneous readers. It embraces a class of subjects in which every individual is deeply interested, and with which, as a mere philosophical inspector of the affairs of men, he should become acquainted.
They, however, challenge attention by considerations of greater moment than mere curiosity; for, in the present age, a great proportion of mankind pursue some kind of business as means of subsistence or distinction; and in this country especially, such pursuit is deemed honorable and, in fact, indispensable to a reputable position in the community.
Nevertheless, it is a fact that cannot have escaped the attention of persons of observation, that many individuals mistake their appropriate calling, and engage in employments for which they have neither mental nor physical adaptation; some learn a trade who should have studied a profession; others study a profession who should have learned a trade. Hence arise, in a great measure, the ill success and discontent which so frequently attend the pursuits of men.