WATSON'S

GYMNASTIC APPARATUS.

THIS

HIS is the most beautiful, convenient, and effective GYMNASTIC APPARATUS ever devised. It embraces only the few varieties that afford the most and best exercise in the shortest time; that may be used with equal facility under cover, or in the open air; and that may be employed by all persons, either individually or in classes. It is all made of well-seasoned wood, varnished with three coats of shellac, and well polished. Dumb-bells and Indian Clubs are usually made of maple, beech, or birch; Wands, of white-ash; Handrings, of cherry or mahogany. APPARATUS will be manufactured to order, of hickory, locust, rosewood, or lignum-vitæ.

The Wand has eight plane, equal faces, or sides. It is seveneighths of an inch thick for men and women, and three-fourths for boys and girls. It extends from the floor to the lobe of the ear. Price, without metallic balls, 30 cents; with metallic balls, 60 cents.

There are four sizes of Dumb-bells. No. 1 is intended for men; No. 2, for women and youth; Nos. 3 and 4, for boys and girls. Full descriptions are given on pp. 255 and 256 of this work.—Price, per pair, of Nos. 1 and 2, 75 cents; of Nos. 3 and 4, 60 cents.

There are eight sizes of Indian Clubs; four of long clubs, and four of short ones. Nos. 1 and 2 are intended for men; Nos. 3 and 4, for women and youth. Full descriptions are given on pp. 258 and 259.-Price of Short Clubs, per pair, $1.25; of Long Clubs, Nos. 1 and 2, $1.75; of Long Clubs, Nos. 3 and 4, $1.50.

Two sizes of Hand-rings (pp. 260 and 261) afford a sufficient variety. No. 1 is intended for men and women; No. 2, for boys and girls.-Price, per pair, well polished, 75 cents.

A liberal deduction from the above prices will be made to Schools and Gymnasiums.

Address

SCHERMERHORN, BANCROFT & CO.,

130 GRAND-STREET, NEW YORK.

NATIONAL PHONETIC TABLETS.

HESE TABLETS, eight in number, each 24 by 30 inches in

THE

size, printed in colors and mounted in the best style, may be read at a distance of one hundred feet. They present in the simplest, most convenient and attractive form for class drill, all the excellences of the American phonetic and the English phonic systems, without any of their objectionable features, furnishing abundant and appropriate material for the acquisition of the basis of all good delivery— a perfect articulation. This is done as follows:

I. By employing figured vowels and consonants, thus securing just as many distinct characters as there are elementary sounds in the English language, without the introduction of a single new letter.

II. By giving a list of all letters and combinations of letters that ever represent these sounds, with the necessary exercises.

III. By furnishing all needful rules, and ample and apposite directions and explanations for instructors.

IV. By an exhaustive, though simple analysis of English words, both as spoken and written.

V. By phonetic reading, embracing many words usually mispronounced, and all the difficult combined sounds of the language, thus securing what may be regarded as a complete vocal gymnasium.

These TABLETS are used in some of the best Academies, Public and Normal Schools, and Gymnasiums of the United States.

Price, mounted on heavy boards in card form, $4.00; in the best map form, $6.00.

Address

SCHERMERHORN, BANCROFT & CO.,

130 GRAND-STREET, NEW YORK.

In Press:

WATSON'S

NATIONAL READING TABLETS,

DESIGNED TO ACCOMPANY

PARKER AND WATSON'S SCHOOL PRIMER.

Colored and Richly Illustrated.

BY J. MADISON WATSON.

W

HILE these SCHOOL AND FAMILY TABLETS, accompanied by the NATIONAL SCHOOL PRIMER, are specially designed to precede PARKER AND WATSON's Series of READERS and SPELLERS, they may be used most advantageously with any corresponding works.

Commencing with the words of one letter, and arranged in accordance with the author's well-known system of Word-building, they are restricted to monosyllables.

The CUTS are decidedly superior to those of any other Series, faithfully illustrating the text, and affording the best facilities for the employment of OBJECT LESSONS in connection with PRIMARY READING.

They will be mounted on heavy binder's board, 24 by 30 inches in size: or sent by mail, in sheets.