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Review Of Literature, &C.
We quote some passages as declaratory and explanatory of his views . " By following this method ( phrenotypics ) men shall henceforth acquire more knowledge in days , than they could hitherto do in weeks ; and ivhat was the task of laborious long years , they will achieve in as many easy and cheerful months . " " Phrenotypics , or an improved system of mnemonics , afford us certain tools and levers , through the medium of which ive are enabled to engrave upon the
brain , in a given time , more boldly and more deeply , a number of notions infinitely surpassing that which , unassisted by similar instruments , we could possibly undertake to trace upon the slippery sheets of the mind , even but faintly and indistinctly . " " We confess here , again , that we know but a small portion of human knowledge , still we are convinced that with our very humble capacities we should have remained one hundred times more ignorant , if we had not the advantage of our method . We invite , therefore , those similarly situated , to follow us , and they will soon find their morasses covered with rail-roads , and their tired horses metamorphosed into powerful steam-engines . "
Brother Beniowski is himself a practical illustration of his own system . An enthusiast in his country ' s cause , he took up arms on her behalf ; the sequel is told in his expatriation ; after various trials to obtain his livelihood , he at length reached England , without knowing a worcl of its language ; this difficulty he mastered in a few weeks , and within six months he was enabled to address a public lecture at the Adelaide Gallervwith a fluency that surprisedand in language that delighted his
, , auditory ; he had acquired even the idiom . In his anatomy of memory , and the adoption of the system , tbe prominent effect is the apparent facility of the transmission of thought . In the art ancl science of Freemasonry , the operative Brother will readily perceive the great probable advantages of phrenotypics ; and we shall marvel much if its application , under the effectual agency of its founderwill not tend to important results . To the favourable
consi-, deration of the Fraternity we do most earnestly recommend our talented Brother ancl author ; and we indulge the hope , as well for his sake as their own , that his present humble home , where , however , he receives visitors with a conscious welcome , will , by their support , be converted into a temple worthy the subject , the professor , and the Craft .
Account of Koonaumr , in the Himalaya , § c . § c . By the late Captain Alexander Gerard . Edited by George Lloyd . Madden and Co . This volume will not be read with the less interest because it is compiled from the manuscripts of two gallant men , Captain Alexander Gerard , and his brother James , whose zeal ancl enterprise in geographical pursuits have entitled their names to the grateful esteem of the public . The editor , Mr . Lloyd , the son , if we mistake not , of the
companion of the Brothers Gerard , has done himself gi eat credit by giving the papers in their original state , by which we have the very soul of the traveller conveyed in the language inspired by the occasion , an example we should like to see oftener followed . This narrative of the journeys to the Himalaya and other parts occurred many years since ; but we have seen nothing of more recent development , and presume they may be taken , not only as the conclusive results of Captain Gerard ' s
observation , but as the latest account of a very interesting region . In description of scenery , and manners of the inhabitants , the author is equally happy . You go with him into the altitudes of various heights , ancl , as you read , breathe with the difficulty he describes , reco-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Review Of Literature, &C.
We quote some passages as declaratory and explanatory of his views . " By following this method ( phrenotypics ) men shall henceforth acquire more knowledge in days , than they could hitherto do in weeks ; and ivhat was the task of laborious long years , they will achieve in as many easy and cheerful months . " " Phrenotypics , or an improved system of mnemonics , afford us certain tools and levers , through the medium of which ive are enabled to engrave upon the
brain , in a given time , more boldly and more deeply , a number of notions infinitely surpassing that which , unassisted by similar instruments , we could possibly undertake to trace upon the slippery sheets of the mind , even but faintly and indistinctly . " " We confess here , again , that we know but a small portion of human knowledge , still we are convinced that with our very humble capacities we should have remained one hundred times more ignorant , if we had not the advantage of our method . We invite , therefore , those similarly situated , to follow us , and they will soon find their morasses covered with rail-roads , and their tired horses metamorphosed into powerful steam-engines . "
Brother Beniowski is himself a practical illustration of his own system . An enthusiast in his country ' s cause , he took up arms on her behalf ; the sequel is told in his expatriation ; after various trials to obtain his livelihood , he at length reached England , without knowing a worcl of its language ; this difficulty he mastered in a few weeks , and within six months he was enabled to address a public lecture at the Adelaide Gallervwith a fluency that surprisedand in language that delighted his
, , auditory ; he had acquired even the idiom . In his anatomy of memory , and the adoption of the system , tbe prominent effect is the apparent facility of the transmission of thought . In the art ancl science of Freemasonry , the operative Brother will readily perceive the great probable advantages of phrenotypics ; and we shall marvel much if its application , under the effectual agency of its founderwill not tend to important results . To the favourable
consi-, deration of the Fraternity we do most earnestly recommend our talented Brother ancl author ; and we indulge the hope , as well for his sake as their own , that his present humble home , where , however , he receives visitors with a conscious welcome , will , by their support , be converted into a temple worthy the subject , the professor , and the Craft .
Account of Koonaumr , in the Himalaya , § c . § c . By the late Captain Alexander Gerard . Edited by George Lloyd . Madden and Co . This volume will not be read with the less interest because it is compiled from the manuscripts of two gallant men , Captain Alexander Gerard , and his brother James , whose zeal ancl enterprise in geographical pursuits have entitled their names to the grateful esteem of the public . The editor , Mr . Lloyd , the son , if we mistake not , of the
companion of the Brothers Gerard , has done himself gi eat credit by giving the papers in their original state , by which we have the very soul of the traveller conveyed in the language inspired by the occasion , an example we should like to see oftener followed . This narrative of the journeys to the Himalaya and other parts occurred many years since ; but we have seen nothing of more recent development , and presume they may be taken , not only as the conclusive results of Captain Gerard ' s
observation , but as the latest account of a very interesting region . In description of scenery , and manners of the inhabitants , the author is equally happy . You go with him into the altitudes of various heights , ancl , as you read , breathe with the difficulty he describes , reco-