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is for Sawyer, he cuts planks from a tree; T is for Tailor, who clothes you and me.

U's for Upholsterer, he'd make a nice bed;
V is for Vintner, who sells white wine and red.
W's for Weaver, at his loom he will sing;
Y is for Yeoman, who waits on the King.

LESSONS ON OBJECTS.

The Teacher having, as is supposed, arranged the children in the gallery, places before them, on a table, the object or objects he wishes to converse upon; having, at the same time, the large slate, or black board, at hand, on which to minute down their observations. Let him then commence, allowing the children to ask their own questions, and reply to his in their own language; for experience has fully taught, that children have the same curiosity that men have: the same desire to know the use and nature of every thing they see; and to lead a child to observe, with attention, the objects by which it may be surrounded, and then to describe with accuracy the impressions it may have received from such observations, appears to us to be the first business of education. We therefore give, as a specimen, a Lesson on

A STONE AND A BOX.

1. The qualities alike in each. Both are dry; hard; smooth; heavy; cold; opaque; brown colour; moveable; useful; objects; have names; nouns; lifeless; senseless; at rest; have outsides, &c.

A STONE AND A PIECE OF GLASS.

1. Qualities alike. Dry; smooth; hard; heavy; cold: brittle; useful; moveable; objects; names; nouns ; lifeless; senseless; at rest; solid; outsides; &c. &c.

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES ON STONE.

Jacob's pillow-Gen. xxviii. 11. Jacob at the well of Haran-Gen. xxix. 10. Jacob's covenant with LabanGen. xxxi. 45. Moses, when his hands were heavyExod. xvii. 12. The ten commandments-Exod. xxxi. 18. The stones on Aaron-Exod. xxviii. 12, &c. Aaron's breastplate-Exod. xxxix. 6-8. The blasphemer-Lev. xxiv. 23. The stubborn son-Deut. xxi. 18-21, Stones from Jordan-Josh. iv. 3. Five kings in the cave-Josh. x. 18. David and Goliah-1 Sam. xvii. 40-49. Also, Ps. cxviii. 22.-Isa. xxviii. 16.-Matt. iii. 9-Matt. vii. 9.-Luke xix. 40.-1 Peter, ii. 4, 6, &c.

After making these observations, the Teacher should allow the children to take the object into their hands to feel and examine its qualities. From their observations an opportunity will arise by which he may enterinto a familiar conversation, which may tend not only to the edification of the children, but also to himself; and so with any other object he may present before them.

MISCELLANIES.

PART I.

Tea is prepared from the leaf of a tree;
Honey is gather'd, and made by the bee;
Butter is made from the milk of the cow;
Pork is the flesh of the pig, or the sow.

The juice of the apple makes cyder so fine;
The juice of the grape makes very nice wine;
The juice of the barley makes porter so strong,
And opium's the juice of the poppy so long.

Coral's a plant that grows in the sea;
Cotton is soft, and grows on a tree;
Galls are the nuts that grow on the oak;
Tobacco's a plant that's dry'd for to smoke.

Oil is obtain❜d from fish and from trees;
Candles are made from tallow with ease;
Leather is made from an animal's skin ;
Juniper berries and barley make gin.

Linen is made from flax that does grow;
Paper is made from old rags, we all know;
Worsted is made from wool soft and warm ;
Silk is prepar'd, and spun, by a worm.

Cork is the bark of a very large tree;
Sponge is a substance that grows in the sea;
Glue is prepar'd from skin which they boil;
Putty is made from whiting and oil.

PART II.

Six metals there are dug out of the ground-
Gold, silver, and copper, as money abound;

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Lead, iron, and tin, very useful we call,
But gold is the heaviest metal of all.

The others are compounds, or mix'd, as you please,
Zinc, pewter, and metal, for bells are of these;
The calomine stone with copper makes brass,
And flint, ground and melted, is us'd to make glass;
Coffee's a berry that grows on a shrub ;

Oak staves are us'd in making a tub;
Chocolate's prepar'd from the cocoa nuts,
The leaves of which tree cover Indian huts.
Parchment is made from the skin of the sheep-
The flesh of the ox or the cow is call'd beef.
Vinegar's an acid-wine, cyder, or beer;
Venison's the flesh of the swift-footed deer.
Slate's hewn from the quarry, its uses we know;
Coals are dug out of pits, in the earth far below.
The elephant's tusks call'd ivory, so white,

And plate-glass, when silver'd, makes looking-glass bright.
Ginger's a root that grows under the ground,

And Pepper's a berry in India that's found.
Nutmeg's a kernel that grows in a shell,
And Mace is the skin that covers it well.
Cinnamon's the bark of a tree in Ceylon;

The Pearl's found in rivers, where ships sail along ;
Sugar is sweet, and is press'd from a cane;
Salt is a mineral, held in great fame.

These things being taught us, we'll strive to retain,
And when we are question'd, we'll answer again.

ON GOLD.

Look, Children-this is a piece of gold; its colour is yellow; it is very heavy; it is solid; it is soft when compared with other metals, and it belongs to the mineral kingdom.

Now, all attend, and I will tell you something about the gold.

1. It is malleable,-for, if you beat it with a hammer, it will spread, and spread, until it is much thinner than paper; and any thing that will spread, when beaten, is called malleable.

2. It is ductile,—for it may be drawn out into length, or thread, much finer than the hair upon your head! and because gold can be drawn out in this manner it is called ductile.

3. It is tenacious,-for a small gold wire will bear or support a great weight without breaking; and because it is thus strong, and able to bear a great weight, it is said to be tenacious.

4. It is also very heavy, for a thimble-full of gold is as heavy as nineteen thimbles-full of water; therefore, it is nineteen times heavier than water.

5. It is also fusible,-for if you put gold into the fire or furnace, it will melt; therefore, because it melts when heated, it is called fusible.

6. It is pliable,-for it will easily bend, or fold together like cloth; and, on this account, it is said to be pliable.

7. It is also opaque,---for if you hold up a piece of gold, you cannot see through it; and because you cannot see through it, it is called opaque.

8. It is bright,-for, look! do you not see how it shines? and any thing that shines is called bright.

9. It is reflective, for when you hold it up to the light, you may see your face in it; and because of that, it is called reflective.

Gold is very useful, for it is made into sovereigns; into gold lace, such as is put upon officers' coats; for gilding letters and buttons, and many other purposes; and it never rusts. Gold comes from many parts of the world; from Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. When gold is dug out of mines, without being mixed with any other substance, it is called native gold; but if mixed with other substance, it is called

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The Bible says a great deal about gold. Joseph had a chain of gold about his neck; Aarón made a calf of gold; the High Priests had breast-plates of gold; Achan stole a wedge of gold; Solomon says, Wisdom cannot be gotten for gold;" Daniel had a chain of gold on his neck; the wise men brought gold to Christ; Nebuchadnezzar made a golden image; Belshazzar drank out of the golden vessels of the temple, &c.