OEOL007 Columbia Stniwrsilp tnll)f<£ilpi)f3ltni5?i)rk LIBRARY 1 ■ I INDEX RERUM: OR INDEX OF SUBJECTS; INTENDED AS A MANUAL, TO AIR THE STUDENT AND THE PROFESSIONAL MAN. in PREPARING HIMSELF 1*0 It USEFULNESS. WITH AN INTRODUCTION, / ILLUSTRATING ITS UTILITT AND METUOD Or IT PC, BV REV. JOHN TODD, rillot Or TUB IDW1IDI i in i i li, V i. . 11 1 *J li « Nocmrni vcrsalc mano, «cmlc diurni. — Hot jFourtO Edition. NORTHAMPTON J. II. BUTLER. ■MtW— ChMfeM It BfaoWr, wwlC.C. Link it Jtim Brtnra. Nin Uim^L II. M.. '■■ Niw YmSUCMm, K«m & Oh R<*"«.oo, Prwl 4c Co. ukJ I). AppMaa Ai C*. tmUVUWmUmmW. U»ilu!l 4. Co. OvrixLo..-£. IUiWi. 18891 Eiitnd atrardtng 10 An rfCwptii, in the yr»f 1833, by J. II. Bctlix, •a um Ck-fk'i oOc« of itw Duviti Cowl of UutacbuMiu NOTE TO THE SECOND EDITION. Tin* work has now been before the public a dingle year, and though no effort ha» been made to draw notice towards it, yet the sak of one large edition, the unsolicited testimony of many gentlemen who hare spoken of il in terms suffi- ciently Haltering, together with the fact, that more than one imitation ha* fol- lowed in il* track, give the Author the pleasure of believing that be did not mistake the evidence that auch a work waa needed, and would bo useful. If it will not be thought out of place, he would respectfully refer tho*e who me ttta book, Co the chapters on " Stvdy," " Habits,'' and " litadimg," in bis ■* Sri dekt'h 51 an ual," for more full directions, and be would ardently bopc. for inducements to make the most of their opportunities. Northampton, Jan. I, 1835. INTRODUCTION. The plan of the following sheets grew out of the author's own wants, and his re- peated attempts to supply these wants. Its utility has been tested l>y his own expe- rience. In conversation with gentlemen of different professions, to whom he has shewn his own Index, there has been but one opinion expressed, a strong approbation of the plan, and an earnest wish that it may become the property of every student. Its only claim is, that it will aid the diligent student, and if porseveringly followed, it will at the end of a very few years, pbee a fund of knowledge at his ready command, which no money can purchase. Should any one procure this Book with the ex|>ectation that it will supersede labor and study, he will be deservedly disappointed. No plans or inventions can ever do that. Hut if he hopes it will, with a very moderate share of time and labor spent upon it, yield him a great reward, I think I may venture to promise that he will not be dis- apjjoinied. The Common-place Book of Locke is the only one that has come into much notice ; and if that has, it is not owing to any intrinsic merit which it possesses, but to its bear- ing his own great name, and professing to be the result of his experience. But neither that nor any other Common-place Book which I have ever seen, will either come into any thing like extensive use, or be of any essential advantage to the student, and the man of literary habits. The reason is perfectly obvious to any one who has tried to use. them for any length of time. They require too much time, and too much labor. Eve- ry thing that is saved must be copied out in fulL and then noted also in the Index. Few have the time, and fewer still the patience to do (his. Books arc so common, and so constantly multiplying, that few have the courage to undertake to make extracts, and to copy what is really valuable. I have seen multitudes of such books commenced, but have seen but very few which were not abandoned at an early hour. 1 Every one is aware that we frequently want the thoughts, -or the materials of thought with which we have met in hooks which we have read, hut which, though now sought alter in every comer of the memory, are not to be found. Their faint impressions arc seen, dim, tike the ghosts of Ossian, but too distant and too undefined, to be of any use. Nor can we recollect the books in which we met them. We frequently too, wish to recall a fact, or a striking passage, or a valuable discussion, but the memory is tasked in vain. Few arc aware, unless they have bestowed particular thought on the subject, how much of all our valuable reading is lost, because we retain only faint impressions of it, and have no method of recalling it Let a young man when he begins life, be in the habit of making an Index to all that he reads which is truly valuable, (and he ought to read nothing else,) and at the age of thirty-five or forty, he has something of bis own, and which no price could purchase. Many would think hundreds of dollars well spent, could they purchase what they have thrown away ; and what each one might most easily save for himself ; and to aid in saving which, this Book is prepared. One of the mast distinguished and accomplished scholars of whom this or any other country can boast,* makes the following remarks : "Old-fashioned economists will tell you never to pass an old nail, or an old horse-shoe, or buckle, or even 11 pin, without taking it up ; because although you may not want it now, you will find a use for it some time or other. I say the same thing to you with regard to knowledge. Howev- er useless it may appear to you, at the moment, seize upon all that is fairly within your reach. For there is not a fact, within the whole circle of human observation, nor even a fugitive anecdote that you read in a newspaper, or hear in conversation, that will not come in play, some time or other: and occasions will arise when thoy will, involuntarily, present their dim shadows in the train of your thinking and reasoning, as belonging to that train, and you will regret that you cannot recall them more distinctly." This is certainly a valuable thought, and a valuable opinion of a great man. It is ap- propriate to my subject and design. I read it some two or three years since. And now, how am I to recall it, when needed ? 1 cannot copy out all such valuable * William Wirt. thoughts with which I meet ; and it is in vain to command the memory to retain them. Making extracts with the pen is so tedious, that the very name of a Common-place Book is associated with drudgery, and wearisome!) ess. But by the Index which I make out, I can preserve this, or any other extract which I wish, and that readily. Some may think I have done Utile to aid them, by laying out the work of years. I might indeed, have published my own Index Rerum, and it would probably have been acceptable to some in my own profession. But it would be of but little value to any one of another profession. Kvcry man ought to make out his own Index, according to his pro fes sion, employments, habits of reading and thinking. An Index filled out, if confined to one profession, or one kind of reading, would be too contracted for general use ; and if it embraced the whole circle of reading, it would be too voluminous. Some may hesitate about commencing such a book, since their youth is past, and the day in which to lay up knowledge seems also to be past. Such, however, have special need of the aid here offered, and will receive special benefit from it, because it is never too late to read to advantage, and because knowledge, like the seed of the fruit- tree which you put into the ground to-day, will yield its fruits soon ; and because also, memory, as life advances, becomes more treacherous and needs something to assist it. I feci confident that the plan is as well adapted to those who have lived past their youth, as to any other class. This idea of publishing blank sheets is not very cheering to die fame of authorship ; but mortified pride may have this consoling reflection, that many who fill out their sheets, had better have left them blank ; and that each one can fill out this book more to his own satisfaction and benefit, than the most gifted mind could do for him. (i DIRECTIONS FOR USING THIS INDEX. 1. Read nothing which is not worth remembering, and which you may not wish hereafter to review. Have your Index at hand, and when you meet with any thing of interest, just note it down, the subject, the Hook, and the page, and any word designating its qualities, which you may please, according to (lie method hereafter described. The Index should be your constant companion when jou read. 2. Make your Index according to subjects as much as possible, selecting that word which conveys the best idea of the subject. 3. You will find the Index ruled with blue ink, with a wide margin on the left hand of each page. The margin is to contain the word selected as a guide to the subject noted down. On the corners of the page, you will find the letters of the alphabet (capitals) and in the center, the first five vowels, a. c. i. o. u. Each letter of the alphabet has two pages to each of the vowels, and of course, cacli letter lias ten pages. 4. When you read any thing which you may hereafter need, place the principal word in the margin, under the first letter in that word, and the first vowel in it. I will here give gome ex- amples as they stand in my own Index. Suppose I wish to note something relating to Amer- ica. I turn to A. and the vowel e. because A. is the first letter, and c. is the first vowel — thus : America, iuppo«cd to I-' known in the time of Homer : Thomas' Hut. Print, vol. 1. p. 30. Atheism, of Franco, picture of : SchU-gcl'a Lect. v. 2. p. 191>. BftADyORD, Gorernor, notice of : Am. Quart. Rev. v. 2. p. J97. this under D. a. Bkocchah, graphic and powerful description of: Pott. Rhet. Reader, p. 24S. Cuirrow, Da Witt, .Memoir of, &c. (good) Aid. Quart. Rev. v. .">. p. 475. this under C. i. CnmrriAN, religion, services rendered lo mankind : Chntcaub. Beaut. Christianity, p. 453 Daniel, analysis of lite hook of: Con. Ev. Mag. v. 4. p. 41. this under D. a. DirncuLTirs, of our probation considered :** Butler's Ant), part 1. ch. 4. DESTRUCTION', of Jerusalem, accurately described : Smith's view of the llcbs. Cbap. I. Kloquknck, remarks upon, (good) Goldsmith's Bee, p. 173. this under E. o. English, composition, examples of its steady improvement : Irv. Elem. Comp. p. 200. Eloquent, remarks on slavery : Cunningham's World without Souls, p. 87. 7 of man, distinguished from those of the brute: Coleridge's Friend, p. 130. this under F. a. the Great — instance* of severity and ingratitude : Buck's Works, v. 4. p. 325. New Test, remark* on i Ch- Spec. v. 5. p. 187. under O. i. beautiful example of its power : .Mem. of Martyn, part 2. Oct. 20 p. I ' >'. of conscience, a powerful conception of: Shak. Rich. III. Ctarcnce*s Dream, under II. o. of Syracuse, remarkable answer to, concerning the nature of God : Cicero dc nat. [Door. L. I. their death compared, (powerful and beautiful, by Dr. Mason.) Panoplist v. 4. p. [Oil. &, Co. Magazine Poquot, beautiful description of the war with : Tntmb. Hist. Con. to). I. chap. 5. under I. i. of Christianity to the world : Butler's Anal. p. 155. some black found in India : Buchanan's Res. p. 3.15. J. c. missions, glowing and partial description of: Chalcaub. Beaut. Oris, book 4. p. 413 the Book of, investigated : Lonth's Hcb. Poet, Lect. 33 A :t 1. no power to sanctify the heart, (good) Bp. Altcrbury's Scr. vol. "* scr. 2. his beautiful eulogy on women : Am. Quart. Rev. toI. 3. p. 103. origin of, mod. European: Schlcgcl's Lcct. r. I. p. 373. remarkable example of in a painter: Abercrombio's Intel. Pow. p. 113. of Man, fair specimen of: Buck's Works, v. 5. p. 350. falls, short and good description of, by Bcecher : Ch. Spec. vol. 3. p. 463. proof of degeneracy in religion : Wilbcrforco's View, p. 330. language*, QM, and best mode of studying: Diss. Trans, by Stuart, &i nolo*, (good.) the Hebrew, great beauty of: I-owtli's ileb. l'oct. Lect. 25. method of correcting the proofs of : Bigelow's Tech. p. 0-1. of Jolham, Judg. 9. 15. delightful exposition of: Stuart's Hcb. Chrcstom. p. 234. Charlotte, sermon on her death, (sublime and eloquent) Hall's Works, vol. I. p. 170 for thought and study : Appendix to this Book, p. 35. on th" results of the Infidelity of France ; Dick on Imp. Soc. p. 439. morbid imagination of: Stewart on the Mind, v. 1. p. 377. christian, short and unanswerable arguments for : Leslie'* Deism, pa$tim. 8 of Jerusalem by the crusaders, awfully cruel and Moody : James' QiH Cru*. p. 170 common mode* of uahallowing : Wilbcrforec's View, p. 123 probably lost during lite bondage of Egypt : Wilson on Sab. p. 116. Christ'* doctrines compared, (weak and puerile) Jcfl7. Writ. *. 3. p. 507. John — frugality while * student : Am. Quart. Iter. vol. 5. p. 16)1. a most beautiful specimen of: Cowp. p. 171. dat. Nor. 30, 1783 of the Godhead, fine argument for: Yates' Vindication, p. 58. salvation. Lectures, condensed and good : Apptolon's Lects. LecL 21, 22, 23. Ed- [wards against Chaunccy, passim , (unanswerable.) beautiful Letter to, from Cicero: da. Fpist. Lib. C. Hp. 2. i t tcmpcrantia de, Socratalis disputalio: Xen. Memorab. Lib. 3. cap. 1. to be renewed and its material parts to be immortal : Chalmers' Sermons, scr. 7 character as a speaker : Port. Rhet. Reader, p. 250. or bark-paper, description of: Am. Quart. Rev. vol. 2. men, importance of: Hawes' Lee!. Ixiet. 1. his propitiation for the adultery of his son : fuller's Works, vol. 2. p. 808 I liavc here copied at random one or more specimen* tinder cacli letter. The selection might, of course, be enrried to a much greater extent, hut these examples arc sufficient to shew the design and method of using this Index. No language can describe ttic value of such an Index, after it ha? been growing tinder the hand of a diligent student for some years. To such I now commend it, hoping and believing that they will fitit] il answering its sole design, which is, to aid them in preparing for usefulness. At the close of the Index is an Appendix which can be used as each one pleases ; perhaps for the purpose of recording audi facts an arc not likely to be met with again. Northampton, Dec. 1, 1833. 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