Did you Know ?
The Indian Bible, printed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was the first edition of the Scriptures in any language to be printed in the land that was to become the United States of America?
The Algonquian Indians had no written language. A Reverend Mr. Eliot learned their spoken language, established a symbology and with the help of a London printer and London machinery, produced in 1662 the New Testament. In 1663 the Old Testament was added.
A PASSION for BOOKS, Edited byHarold Rabinowitz & Rob Kaplan, Three Rivers Press, 1999, article by Ben D. Zevin
Friday, July 29, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Smile for Today:
"Dust, according to some authorities, is not in itself so damaging to books as the act of dusting them by unskillful or irreverent performers. Both Blades* and Birrell stiffly maintain that you should never dust books; let the dust lie until the rare hour arrives when you want to read a particular volume; then warily, Birrell advises, approach it with a snow-white napkin, take it down from its shelf, and with-drawing to some back apartment, proceed to cleanse the tome."
~ A Passion for Books,Harold Rabinowitz & Rob Kaplan, Three Rivers Press, Random House, Inc. ,1999. Article by Holbrook Jackson, 286.
"Dust, according to some authorities, is not in itself so damaging to books as the act of dusting them by unskillful or irreverent performers. Both Blades* and Birrell stiffly maintain that you should never dust books; let the dust lie until the rare hour arrives when you want to read a particular volume; then warily, Birrell advises, approach it with a snow-white napkin, take it down from its shelf, and with-drawing to some back apartment, proceed to cleanse the tome."
~ A Passion for Books,Harold Rabinowitz & Rob Kaplan, Three Rivers Press, Random House, Inc. ,1999. Article by Holbrook Jackson, 286.
*Wm. Blades (1824 - 1890) British printer, author, collector of old books.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
In small-town rural Ontario where as the sayings goes, "Everyone knows everyone" and "Everyone helps everyone," we have to ask,
"How did we get to the stage where a ten minute warning left tenants with child, pets and personal things on the street with no hope of re-entering the building until certain code requirements were met?"
That is what happened last Wednesday on Cayuga Street. Fire prevention officers, accompanied by the OPP, informed tenants that "The Threat to Life" situation left no alternative but to get out.
The Neat Little Bookshop has done business on Cayuga Street for over five years. The current conditions existed when we moved in. We discovered the shocking conditions shortly after our arrival. We immediately offered our help. When nothing happened, we contacted the authorities.
Given the dangerous conditions that exist, we fully support the recent action. However, we ask the question, "Could the situation not have been resolved before it came to this?" Could negotiations not have been conducted ~ assistance provided if required?
Perhaps we were lulled into a false, naive sense of security based on our familiar "neighbour-help-neighbour" environment.
"How did we get to the stage where a ten minute warning left tenants with child, pets and personal things on the street with no hope of re-entering the building until certain code requirements were met?"
That is what happened last Wednesday on Cayuga Street. Fire prevention officers, accompanied by the OPP, informed tenants that "The Threat to Life" situation left no alternative but to get out.
The Neat Little Bookshop has done business on Cayuga Street for over five years. The current conditions existed when we moved in. We discovered the shocking conditions shortly after our arrival. We immediately offered our help. When nothing happened, we contacted the authorities.
Given the dangerous conditions that exist, we fully support the recent action. However, we ask the question, "Could the situation not have been resolved before it came to this?" Could negotiations not have been conducted ~ assistance provided if required?
Perhaps we were lulled into a false, naive sense of security based on our familiar "neighbour-help-neighbour" environment.
For story visit http://www.sachem.ca/news/article/239501
Monday, July 25, 2011
Home of The Neat Little Bookshop, Haldimand Stewardship Council and Yanch & Kiernan LLP
Cayuga Street North ~Tonight a sign on the law office door reads: CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Other than by appointment.
Sign in the bookshop window reads: The Neat Little Bookshop was closed on Wed., July 20 by order of the Fire Marshal's office. Will not re-open at this location.
For story visit http://www.sachem.ca/news/article/239501
Smile For Today ~
"My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging."
~ Hank Aaron, American baseball player, broke the career home run by Babe Ruth (b. 1934)
"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it."
~ Lou Holtz, American football coach, author, sportscaster (b. 1937)
"My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging."
~ Hank Aaron, American baseball player, broke the career home run by Babe Ruth (b. 1934)
"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it."
~ Lou Holtz, American football coach, author, sportscaster (b. 1937)
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