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COMPANION TO TROPICAL READERS 



NOTES FOR A LESSON ON THE COW 



(See Figs. 7 and 8.) 



Facts to be " drawn out " of chil- 

 dren by direct and indirect ques- 

 tions (educere, to draw out). 



1. Description of the Cow. 



Size, large. 



Hair, short, similar to horse. 



Skin, tough, thick. 



Legs, four. 



Hoofs, two toes. 



Horns, on front of head. 



Tail, long, with hair at end. 



Stomach, four parts. 



Teeth. 



Different breeds. 



2. Habits of the Cow. 



(Gentle domestic animal.) 

 Eats grass. 

 Chews cud. 

 Lies down. 

 Yields milk. 



3. Uses of the Living Cow. 



Cows yield milk. 

 Oxen plough fields, and draw 

 heavy wagons. 



4. Uses of the various Parts of 

 the Cow when Dead. 



Beef. 



Veal, from calf. 



Tallow candles, from fat. 



Glue, from horns and hoofs, by 



boiling. 

 Handles of knircs, buttons, dec., 



from horns. 

 Leather, from hide, by tanning. 

 Mortar, mixed with hair. 



Methods of teaching ; specimens, 

 drawings, experiments, &c. 



1. Description of the Cow. 



It is desirable to obtain the 

 use of a cow for demonstration, 

 and to point out the different 

 parts while the children are 

 standing around the animal. 



Make an incomplete drawing 

 of a cow on the blackboard, and 

 let the children fill in the horns, 

 toes, tail, &c. 



Draw a diagram on the board, 

 showing the four parts of a cow's 

 stomach. 



2. Habits of the Cow. 



Let children observe how the 

 cow eats grass and afterwards 

 chews its cud. 



4. Arrange beforehand for chil- 

 dren to bring in specimens. 



