Of some grains that we use for food.
AND RAIN.
Of some vegetables that we use for food.
Of two plants from which clothing is made.
Of woods used in making furniture.
Of woods used in building our houses.
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LESSON XXXVI.
SUMMER RAIN.
Oh, gentle, gentle summer
Come thou, and brim the
rain!
meadow streams,
Let not the silver lily pine,
And soften al the hils with
The drooping lily pine in vain,
mist,
To feel that dewy touch of
thine,
Oh, faling dew! From
To drink thy freshness once
burning dreams
again,
By thee shal herb and
Oh, gentle, gentle summer
flower be kissed;
rain!
And earth shal bless thee yet
again,
In heat the landscape
Oh, gentle, gentle summer
quivering lies,
rain!
The cattle pant beneath the
tree;
Through parching air and
purple skies
The earth looks up, in vain,
for thee;
For thee--for thee it looks in
vain,
Oh, gentle, gentle summer
rain!
LESSON XXXVII.
THE PARTS OF ANIMALS.
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wild.
What animals are found where you live?
Which are domestic? Which wild?
Which of these
animals feed
upon grass?
TIGER'S FEET.
grains? fruits?
flesh?
You know what sharp claws a cat can put out when it
SEIZING CLAW.
pleases. What use does the cat make of its claws?
How does a cat's paw differ from a dog's? How does a dog seize its prey?
Compare a duck's bil with an owl's. What use does
the duck make of its broad flat bil? The owl, of its
sharp hooked bil?
How do the bils of the hen and the duck differ? Would
a bil fitted for pecking be as useful to the duck as its
own bil?
HEN'S FO O T.
Can you draw a picture of a duck's foot and a hen's
foot? For what does each use its feet?
Would broad web-feet be as useful to the hen as
slender toes?
What kind of feet has the sheep? For what are its feet
only used? Could a sheep use feet like those of a cat
or a hen?
DUCK'S FO O T.
You see each animal has parts wel fitted for the life it
leads.
LESSON XXXVIII.
THE COVERING OF ANIMALS.
Name two animals covered with fur.
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Two covered with hair. Two covered with feathers.
What do we cal the covering of a sheep? Of a pig? Of what use is hair to animals?
What covering has an oyster? A lobster? A turtle? Of what use is it to them?
The duck's feathers are covered with an oily coating, which keeps them from getting wet. Are the feathers of the hen so covered? Why?
Suppose a squirrel's covering were like that of a turtle's, what would result?
What would result if a bird had scales instead of feathers? You see that each animal has that covering which suits its habits best.
LESSON XXXIX.
USES OF ANIMALS.
What domestic animals are used for food?
What wild animals are used for food?
From what animals do we get beef? pork? mutton?
veal?
What birds and fowls are used for food? What fishes?
From what
animal do we