Late Superintendent of the Infant School Meadow-Street, Bristol, and now of
the Infant School, Hackney, London; Author of Lectures on Infant
Education, Poems on various subjects, &c,

"There is no one, however limited his powers, who ought
"not to be actuated by a desire of leaving something behind
"him, which should operate as an evidence that he once
"existed."

LONDON:

LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, BROWN, AND GREEN,
PATERNOSTER-ROW; T. GOYDER, STRAND.

PHILIP ROSE, BROADMEAD, BRISTOL.

1825.

TO THE

RIGHT HON. LADY ISABELLA KING,

OF CORNWALLIS HOUSE, CLIFTON,

THE PRESENT EDITION OF THIS WORK,

AS A TESTIMONY OF RESPECT AND GRATITUDE FOR

THE APPROBATION BESTOWED UPON THE

FORMER HUMBLE LABOURS OF THE

AUTHOR,

IS,

WITH HER LADYSHIP'S PERMISSION,

MOST RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED

BY HER LADYSHIP'S MUCH OBLIGED,

HUMBLE AND DEVOTED SERVANT,

D. G. GOYDER.

BRISTOL, JUNE 17, 1825.

ADVERTISEMENT.

In the present edition of this work, the author is led to hope that he has omitted nothing which might be considered useful to teachers of Infant Schools in general, as well as to the public at large; and to those ladies and gentlemen whose benevolent attention to the poor may lead them to establish similar Institutions, he trusts his labours may prove no less acceptable.

The Picture Lessons are explained by short and familiar delineations, suitable to the apprehension of children of tender age.

The Arithmetic upon the principles of Pestalozzi, will be found simple, yet comprehensive.

The mechanical parts of the System, particularly the Marching, which has delighted every visitor who has attended the School, will be found, perhaps, one of the most efficient methods to promote subor