59. Reading-by vowel sounds only, is analagous to singing by note, instead of by Proverbs. 1. A man is no better for liking himself, if nobody else likes him. 2. A white word. This is an exceedingly interesting glove often conceals a dirty hand. 3. Better pass and important exercise: it is done, simply, at once, than to be always in danger. 4. Misunby omitting the consonants, and pronounc-derstandings-are often best prevented, by pen ing the vowels, the same as in their respec- and ink. 5. Knowledge is treasure, and memory tive words. First, pronounce one or more is the treasury. 6. Crosses-are ladders, lead. words, and then re-pronounce them, and ing to heaven. 7. Faint praise, is disparagement leave off the consonants. The VOWELS Con8. Deliver me from a person, who can talk only stitute the ESSENCE of words, and the CONSO- hole may see what will vez him. 10. If shrewd on one subject. 9. He who peeps throgh a keyNANTS give that material the proper FORM. men play the fooi, they do it with a vengeance. 11. Physicians rarely take medicines. 12. Curses, 60 All the vowel sounds, thrice told,James Parr; Hall Mann; Eve Prest; Ike Sill;ike chickens, generally come home to roost. Old Pool Forbs; Luke Munn Bull; Hoyle Prout-ate palms walnuts apples, peaches melons, ripe figs, cocoas goosberries hops, cucumbers prunes, and boiled sour-crout, to their entire satisfaction. Ale, ah, all, at; eel, ell; isle, ill; old, ooze, on; mute, up, full; oil, ounce. Now repeat all these vowel sounds consecutively,: A, A, A, A; E, E; I, I; 0, 0, 0; U, U, U; Oi. Ou. 61. Elocution-comprehends Expulsion of Sound, Articulation, Force, Time, Pronunciation, Accent, Pauses, Measure and Melody of Speech, Rhythm, Emphasis, the Eight Notes, Intonation, Pitch, Inflexions, Circumflexes. Cadences, Dynamics, Modulation, Style, the Passions, and Rhetorical Action. Reading and Speaking are inseparably connected with music; hence, every step taken in the former, according to this system, will advance one equally in the latter for Music is but an elegant and refined species of Elocution. 62. CERTAIN VOWELS TO BE PRONOUNCED SEPARATELY. In reading the following, be very deliberate, so as to shape the sounds perfectly, and give each syllable clearly and distinctly; and in all the ex-am-ples, here and elsewhere, make those sounds, that are objects of attention, very prominent. Ba-al, the o-ri-ent a-e-ro-naut and cham-pi-on of fier-y scor-pi-ons, took his a-e-ri-al flight into the ge-o-met-ri-cal em-py-re-an, and dropped a beau-ti-ful vi-o-let into the Ap-pi-i Forum, where they sung hy-me-ne-al re-quiems; Be-el-ze-bub vi-o-lent-ly rent the -rie-ga-ted di-a-dem from his zo-o-log-i-cal crani-um, and placed it on the Eu-ro-pe-an geni-i, to me-li-o-rate their in-cho-ate i-de-a of cu-ring the pit-e-ous in-val-ids of Man-tu-a and Pom-pe-i, with the tri-en-ni-al pan-a-ce-a of no-ol-o-gy, or the lin-e-a-ment of a-ri-es. Notes. 1. The constituent diphthongal sounds of I are near. by 3d a, and late; those of u, approach to 24 e, and 2d o: those of , to 31, and 21 i: and those of ou to 3d o, and 2d o: make and analyze them, and observe the funnel shape of the lips, which change with the changing sounds in passing from the radicals to their vanishes. 2. Preventives and curatives of incipient disease, may be found in these principles, positions and exercises. Loveliness Needs not the ald of fereign ornament ; 3 was instigated to propose war against the Anecdote. A get-off. Henry the Fourth Protestants, by the importunity of his Parliament; whereupon, he declared that he would make every member a captain of a company in the army: the proposal was then unanimously negatived. Contrasts. Our fair ladies laugh at the Chinese ladies, for depriving themselves of the use of their feet, by tight shoes and bandages, and whose character would be ruined in the estimation of their associates, if they were even suspected of being able to walk-while they, by the more danger. ous and destructive habits of tight-lacing, destroy functions of the body far more im. portant, not only to themselves, but to their offspring; and whole troops of dandies, quite as taper-waisted, and almost as masculine as their mothers, are the natural results of such a gross absurdity. If to be admired-is the motive of such a custom, it is a most paradoxical mode of accomplish. ing this end; for that which is destructive of health, must be more destructive of beauty that beauty, in a vain effort to preserve which, the victims of this fashion have devoted themselves to a joyless youth, and a premature decrepitude, Varieties. 1. Is it best to divulge the truth to all, whatever may be their state of mind and life? 2. A good tale-is never the worse for being twice told. 3. Those who do not love any thing, rarely experience great enjoyments; those who do love, often suffer deep griefs. 4. The way to heaven is delightful to those who love to walk in it; and the difficulties we meet with in endeavoring to keep it, do not spring from the nature of the way, but from the state of the traveler. 5. He, who wishes nothing, will gain nothing. 6. It is good to know a great deal; but it is better to make a good use of what we do know. 7. Every day-brings forth something for the mind to be exercised on, either of a mental, or external character; and to be faithful in it, and acquit ourselves with the advantage derived thereby, is both wisdom and duty. Whether he knew things, or no, His tongue eternally would go; For he had impudence—at will 63. Elocution and Music being inseparable in their nature, every one, of common organization, whether aware of it, or not, uses all the elements of Music in his daily intercourse with society. When we call to Notes. 1. In Song, as well as in Speech, the Articulation, Pitch, Force, and Time, must be attended to; i. e. in both arts, mas ter the right form of the elements, the degree of elevation and de pression of the voice, the kind and degree of loudness of wounds, found in speaking. and their duration: there is nothing in singing that may not b● one at a distance, we raise the voice to the upper pitches: when to one near by, we Anecdote. Musical Pun. A young Mudrop it to the lower pitches; and when at a sician, remarkable fo his modesty and sinmedium distance, we raise it to the middle cerity, on his first appearance before the pubpitches: that is, in the first case, the voice lic, finding that he could not give the trills, is on, or about the eighth note: in the sec-effectively, assured the audience, by way of ond, on, or about the first note: and in the apology, "that he trembled so, that he could last place, on, or about the third or fifth not shake. note. In commencing to read or speak in public, one should never commence above Proverbs. 1. A word-is enough to the wise. his fifth note, or below his third note: and, 2. It is easier to resist our bad passions at first, to ascertain on what particular pitch the than after indulgence. 3. Jokes-are bad coin lowest natural note of the voice is, pro-to all but the jocular. 4. You may find your nounce the word awe, by prolonging it, without feeling; and to get the upper one, sound eel, strongly. worst enemy, or best friend-in yourself. 5. Every one has his hobby. 6. Fools-have liberty to say what they please. 7. Give every one his due. 64. Vocal Music. In the vowel sounds 8. He who wants content, cannot find it in an of our language, are involved all the ele-easy chair. 9. Ill-will never spoke well. 10. ments of music; hence, every one who Lawyer's gowns are lined with the wilfulness of wishes, can learn to sing. These eight their clients. 11. Hunger-is an excellent sauce. vowels, when naturally sounded, by a de- 12. I confide, and am at rest. veloped voice, will give the intonations of True Wisdom. All have the faculty the notes in the scale, as follows, com-given them of growing wise, but not equal. mencing at the bottom." 1st e in eel, 8 1st i in Isle, 7 2do in ooze, 6 1st o in old, 5 ly wise: by which faculty is not meant the -O-C note O-8-la-High. | ability to reason about truth and goodness Haif tone. Tone. from the sciences, and thus of confirming whatever any one pleases; but that of discerning what is true, choosing what is suitable, and applying it to the various uses of life. He is not the richest man, who is able to comprehend all about making money, and can count millions of dollars; but he, who -Gnote O-3-la-Medium. is in possession of millions, and makes a proper use of them. Tone. Tone. 0-F note 0 Varieties. 1. Does not life-beget life, and death-generate death? 2. The man, who is always complaining, and bewailing Enote O-3-la-Medium. his misfortunes, not only feeds his own mis Half tone. 4th a in at, 4 1st a in ale, 3 65. This Diatonic Scale of eight notes, (though there are but seven, the eighth being a repetition of the first.) comprehends five whole tones, and two semi, or half tones. An erect ladder, with seven rounds, is a good representation of it; it stands on the ground, or floor, which is the tonic, or first note; the first round is the second note, or supertonic; the second round is the third note, or mediant; the third round, is the fourth note, or subdominant; between which, and the second round, there is a semitone; the fourth round is the fifth note, or dominant; the fifth round is the sixth note, or submediant; the sixth round is the seventh note, or subtonic; and the seventh round is the eighth note, or octave. Keep one consistent plan-from end—to end. 4. ery, but wearies and disgusts others. 3. We are apt to regulate our mode of livingmore by the example of others, than by the dictates of reason and common sense. Frequent recourse to artifice and cunningis a proof of a want of capacity, as well as of an illiberal mind. 5. Every one, who does not grow better, as he grows older, is a spendthrift of that time, which is more precious than gold. 6. Do what you know, and you will know what to do. 7. As is the reception of truths, such is the percep tion of them in all minds. 8. Do you see more than your brother? then be more humble and thankful; hurt not him with thy meat, and strong food: when a man, will be as able to eat it as yourself, and, perhaps, more so. he Walk with thy fellow creatures: note the hush 66. The twenty-eight consonant Proverbs. 1. Gentility, sent to market, wilt sounds. For the purpose of still farther not buy even a peck of corn. 2 He, that is developing and training the voice, and ear, warm, thinks others so. 3. A true friend-should for reading, speaking, and singing, a system- venture, sometimes, to be a little offensive. 4. It atic, and thorough practice, on the twenty-is easy to take a man's part; but the difficulty is tight consonants, is absolutely essential: in to maintain it. 5. Misfortunes-seldom come which exercises, it is of the first importance, alone. 6. Never quit certainty-for hope. 7. One to make the effort properly, and observe the-beats the bush, and another-catches the bird. exact positions of the organs. These conso- 8. Plough, or not plough,-you must pay your nants are either single, double, or triple; rent. 9. Rome-was not built in a day. 10. Seek and some of them are vocal sounds, (sub-ton-11. An oak-is not felled by one stroke. 12. A till you find, and you will not lose your labor. ics, or sub-vowels,) others, merely aspirates, breath sounds or atonics: let them be analydisplay of courage-often causes real cowardice. zed and presented according to their natures, Party Spirit. The spirit of party-unand uses. questionably, has its source in some of the 67. B has but one sound, which is native passions of the heart; and free gov its name sound: BA; baa, ball, bat; be, beg; bide, bid; bode, boon, boss; bute, buss, brute; boil, bound; a rob-in im ernments naturally furnish more of its aliment, than those under which liberty of speech, and of the press is restrained, by the strong arm of power. But so naturally does bibed blub-bers from a bob-bin, [B in BA.] and gob-bled for cab-bage; the rob-ber blab-party run into extremes; so unjust, cruel, bed bar-ba-rous-ly, and bam-boo-zled the and remorseless is it in its excess; so ruthless tab-by na-bob; Ja-cob dab-bled in rib-is the war which it wages against private bons, and played hob-nob with a cob-ler; the bab-oon ba-by gab-bled its gib-ber-ish, and made a hub-bub for its bib and blackber-ries; the rab-ble's hob-by is, to browbeat the bram-ble bushes for bil-ber-ries, and bribe the boo-by of his bom-has-tic black-itably does it end in military despotism, and bird. 68. By obtaining correct ideas of the sounds of our letters, and their influences over each other; of the meaning and pronunciation of words, and their power over the understanding and will of man, when properly arranged into sentences, teeming with correct thought and genuine feeling, I may, with proper application and exercise, become a good reader, speaker, and writer. Notes. 1. To get the vocal sound of b, speak its name, de, and then make a strong effort to pronounce it again, compress ng the lips closely; and the moment you give the sound of le, when you get to e, stop, and you will have the right sound; or, pronounce ub, in the usual way, then, with the teeth shut, and the Aps very close, prolonging the last sound; and, in both cases, let Bose of the sound of b, come into the mouth, or pass through the Bose. 2. It was in analyzing and practicing the sounds of the let ters, and the different pitches and qualities of voice, that the author became acquainted with the principles of VENTRILOQUISM, (or mocal modulation, as it should be called,) which art is perfectly simple, and can be acquired and practiced by almost any one of Person organization. Begin by swallowing the sound, suppress ing and depressing it. 3. B is silent in delt, sult-le, doult, bn, emë, duant, thumb, limb, crumb, sult-le-ty, suc-cumab, ¿dell-ium. Anecdote. A beautiful English countess said, that the most agreeable compliment she ever had paid her, was from a sailor in the street; who looked at her, as if fascinated, and exclaimed, “Bless me! fet me light my pipe at your eyes.” We rise-in glory, as we sink-in pride ; character; so unscrupulous in the choice of means for the attainment of selfish ends; so sure is it, eventually, to dig the grave or those free institutions of which it pretends to be the necessary accompaniments; so inev how the voice and influence of a good man unmitigated tyrany; that I do not know could, with more propriety, be exerted, than in the effort to assuage its violence. Varieties. 1. Are our ideas innate, or ac- And they tell, in a garland, their love and cares ; ers, On its leares, a mystic language bears; Then gather a wreath from the garden bowers, 69. These arts, like all others, are made | Proverbs. 1. Building-is a sweet impooup of many little things; if I look well to erishing. 2. Unmanliness—is not so impolite, as them, all difficulties will vanish, or be easily over-politeness. 3. Death-is deaf, and hears overcome. Every youth ought to blush at no denial. 4. Every good scholar is not a good the thought, of REMAINING ignorant, of the schoolmaster. 5. Fair words break no bones; first principles of his native language. I but foul words many a one. 6. He, who has can do almost ANY thing, if I only think so, not bread to spare, should not keep a dog. 7. If and try; therefore, let me not say I CAN'T; you had fewer pretended friends, and more onebut I WILL. mies, you would have been a better man. 8. Lean liberty-is better than fat slavery. 9. Much coin-much care; much meat-much malady. 10. The submitting to one wrong-often brings another. 11. Consult your purse, before you do fancy 12. Do what you ought, come what will 70. C has four regular sounds: first, name sound, or that of s, before e, i, and y; cede, ci-on, cy. press; rec-i-pe for cel-i-ba-cy in the cit-y of Cin-cin-na-ti is a fas-ci-nat-ing sol-ace for civ-il (C in CEDE.) 80-ci-e-ty; Cic-e-ro and Ce-cil-i-as, with tac-it re-ci-proc-i-ty di-lac-er-ate the a-cid Anecdote. The Psalter. The Rev. Mr. pum-ice with the fa-cile pin-cers of the M-, paid his devoirs to a lady, who was previce-ge-rency; the a-ces-cen-cy of the cit-possessed in favor of a Mr. Psalter: her parrons in the pla-cid cel-lar, and the im-bec-ile tiality being very evident, the former took lic-o-rice on the cor-nice of the prec-i-pice occasion to ask, (in a room full of company,) ex-cite the dis-ci-pline of the doc-ile di-oc-«Pray Miss, how far have you got in your Psalter ?" The lady archly replied,-As far e-san. 71. Lisping is caused by permitting the tongue to come against, or between the front teeth, when it should not; thus, substituting the breath sound of TH for that of s or SH. This bad habit may be avoided or overcome by practicing the above and similar combinations, with the teeth closely and firmly set; not allowing the tongue to press against the teeth, nor making the effort too near the front part of the mouth. The object to be attained is worthy of great efforts: many can be taught to do a thing, in a proper manner, which they would never find out of themselves. as "Blessed is the man." Book Keeping-is the art of keeping accounts by the way of debt and credit. It teaches us all business transactions, in an exact manner, so that, at any time, the true state of our dealings may be easily known. Its principles are simple, its conclusions natural and certain, and the proportion of its parts complete. The person, who buys or receives, is Dr. (Debtor,) the one who sells, or parts with any thing, is Cr. (Creditor :) that is, Dr. means your charges against the per72. Irregulars. S often has this sound; son; and Cr. his against you: therefore, when rise and pro-gress. The pre-cise Sal-lust, you sell an article, in charging it, say, “To starts on stilts, and assists the earths in the so and so," (mentioning the article, weight, u-ni-verse for con-science' sake: he spits quantity, number, amount, &c.) "so much:" base brass and subsists on stripes; the ma-gis-trates sought; So-lus boasts he but when you buy, or receive any thing, in twists the texts and suits the several giving credit for it, say, By so and so; mensects; the strong masts stood still in the fitioning particulars as before. A knowledge nest streets of Syr-a-cuse; Se-sos-tris, still strutting, persists the Swiss ship is sunk, while sweetness sits smiling on the lips. Suman swam over the sea; well swum swan; swan swam back again; well swum swan. Sam Slick sawed six sleek slim slippery saplings. Amidst the mists he thrusts his fists against the posts, and in-ished? 2. Carking cares, and anxious apsists he sees the ghosts in Sixth street. of Book-keeping is important to every one who is engaged in any kind of business; and it must be evident, that for the want of it-many losses have been sustained, great injustice done, and many law-suits entailed. Varieties. 1. Ought lotteries to be abol prehensions are injurious to body and mind. 3. A good education-is a young man's best capital. 4. He, that is slow to wrath, is better than the mighty. 5. Three difficult things are-to keep a secret, to forget an injury, and make good use of leisure hours. 6. If one speaks from an evil affection, he may Notes. 1.8 has the above sound, at the beginning of words, and other situations, when preceded or followed by an aurupt, or a breath consonant. 2. To make this aspirate, place the organs as in the engraving, and begin to whisper the word see; but give none of the sound of e. Never permit sounds to coalesce, that ought to be beard distinctly; hosts, costs, &c. 4. Don't let the teeth remain together an instant, after the sound is made; ing: Czar, arbuscles, victuals, Czarina, (i long e) muscle, indicta-influence, but not enlighten; he may cause rather not bring them quite together. 5. C is silent in the follow ble, and second c in Connecticut. Ilear, then, my argument; confess we must, blind acquiescence, but not action from a Would you live an angel's days! Notes. 1. To produce this gutteral aspirate, whisper the imaginary word hub, (u short;) or the word book, in a whispering voice, and the last sound is the one required: the posterior, or root of the tongue being pressed against the uvula, or veil of the palate. 2 Observe the difference between the names of letters and their peculiar sounds. In giving the names of consonants, we use one, or more vowels, which make no part of the consonant 73. A perfect knowledge of these elementary and combined sounds, is essential to my becoming a good elocutionist, and is an excellent preparation for studying any of the modern languages: I must master them, or I cannot succeed in acquiring a distinct, appropriate, graceful and effective sound; thus, we call the letter e by the name see; but the ee enunciation; but resolution, self-exertion make no part of its sound, which is simply a hiss, made by foreand perseverance are almost omnipotent: Iing the air from the lungs, through the teeth, when they are shut, will try them and see. 74. The second sound of C, is hard. or like k, before a, o, u, k, l, r, ; and generally at the end of words and syllables. Came, car, call, cap; cove, coon, cot; cute cut, crude; coil, cloud; Clark comes to catch clams, crabs and [C in CAR.] eraw-fish to cram his cow; the croak-ing scep-tic, in rac-coon moc-a-sins, suc-cumbs to the arc-tic spec-ta-cle, and ac-com-modates his ac-counts to the oc-cult stuc-co of the e-clip-tic; the crowd claims the clocks, and climbs the cliffs to clutch the crows that craunched the bu-cel-ics of the mi-cro-cosm. 75. The chest should be comparatively quiescent, in breathing, speaking and singing; and the dersal and abdominal muscles be principally used for these purposes. Ali children are naturally right, in this particular; but they become perverted, during their primary education: hence, the author introduces an entirely new mode of learning the letters, of spelling, and of teaching to read without a book, and then with a book; the same as we learn to talk. The effort to produce sounds, and to breathe, must be made from the lower muscles, above alluded to: thus by the practice of expelling, (not exploding) the vowel sounds, we return to truth and nature. as indicated by the engraving; similar facts attend the other conso and kneeled to the knit knobs of the knees' knick-knacks, &c.; nants. 3. H, is silent before n-as the knavish knight knuckled GA have this sound in lough, (lock, a lake; Irish;) bough, (hock, joint of a hind leg of a beast.) Proverbs. 1. Every dog has his day, and every man his hour. 2. Forbid a fool a thing, and he'll do it. 3. He must rise betimes, that would please every body. 4. It is a long lane that has no turning. 5. Judge not of a ship, as she lies on the stocks. 6. Let them laugh that win. 7. No great loss but there is some small gain. 8. Never too old to learn. 9. No condition so low, but may have hopes; and none so high, but may have fears. 10. The wise mar thinks he knows but little; the fool-thinks he knows all. 11. Idleness-is the mother of vice. 12. When liquor is in, sense—is out. Anecdote. William Penn-and Thomas Story, on the approach of a shower, took shelter in a tobacco -house; the owner of which-happened to be within: he said to the traveler,-"You enter without leave;— do you know who I am? I am a Justice of the Peace." To which Mr. Story replied"My friend here-makes such things as thee;-he is Governor of Pennsylvania.” it is the onward tendency of things, controlled by Divine Providence: onward they must go; and, in time, they will be blessed with a clearness of vision, that will leave them at no loss for the whys and the wherefores. forting, but encouraging, to think that Eternal Progress. It is not only commind-is awaking; that there is universal 76. Irregulars. Ch often have this sound; (the h is silent ; ) also q and k—always er they will or not. It does not matter, progress. Men are borne onward,-whethwhen not silent; the queer co-quette kicks whether they believe that it is an impulse the chi-mer-i-cal ar-chi-tect, for cat-e-chi- from within, or above, that impels them forsing the crit-i-cal choir about the char-ward; or, whether they acknowledge that ac-ter of the chro-mat-ic cho-rus; Tick-icus Schenck, the quid-nunc me-chan-ic of Mu-nich, qui-et-ly quits the ar-chieves of the Tus-can mosque, on ac-count of the ca-chez-y of cac-o-tech-ny; the piq-uant erit-ic quaked at the quilt-ing, and asked ques-tions of the quorum of quil-ters. 77. The expression of affection is the Varieties. 1. To pay great attention to legitimate function of sound, which is an el-trifles, is a sure sign of a little mind. 2. ement prior to, and within language. The Which is worse, a bad education, or no eduaffections produce the varieties of sound, cation? 3. The mind must be occasionally whether of joy or of grief; and sound, in indulged with relaxation, that it may return speech, manifests both the quality and quanto study and reflection with increased vigor. tity of the affection: hence, all the music is 4. Love, and love only, is the loan for love. in the vowel sounds: because, all music is 5. To reform measures, there must be a from the affectuous part of the mind, and change of men. 6. Sudden and violent vowels are its only mediums of manifesta- changes—are not often productive of advan tion. As music proceeds from affection and is addressed to the affection, a person does tage-to either church, state or individual. not truly sing, unless he sings from affec-7. True and sound reason-must ever action; nor does a person truly listen, and derive the greatest enjoyment from the music, unless he yields himself fully to the affection, which the music inspires. Ꭰ cord with scripture: he who appeals to one, must appeal to the other; for the word within us, and the word without us—are one, and bear testimony to each other. |