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Bulletin 159. 



Leaflets. — In order to interest and instruct teachers m the 

 objects and methods of nature-study the following leaflets have 

 now been issued : 



1. How a squash plant gets out of the seed, 5 editions. 



2. How a candle burns, 6 editions. 



3. Four apple twigs, 6 editions. 



4. A children's garden, 7 editions. 



5. Some tent-makers, 7 editions. 



6. What is nature-study, 6 editions. 



7. Hints on making collections of insects, 3 editions. 



8. The leaves and acorns of our common oaks, 5 editions. 



9. The hfe-history of the toad, 4 editions. 



10. The birds and I, 4 editions. 



11. Life in an aquarium. 



The number of editions is some indication of the popularity of 

 these leaflets ; but a better measure of their usefulness is shown 

 by the fact that 22,000 teachers have made written requests for 

 them, and 2,816,000 pages of nature-study leaflets have been 

 printed. Aside from this, there is a demand from other States 

 in larger lots, and these our printer is authorized to supply at low 

 rates. He has sold about 5000 copies in 33 States and Provinces. 



Applications for these leaflets are now coming in at the rate of 

 about 250 a week. The following table shows the number of 

 requests received for the leaflets for the 10 weeks ending Dec. 

 10, 1898 : 



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Friday 



Saturday. . . 



Other leaflets are in preparation. However, it is not our 

 purpose to issue a great number of subjects, but to press home 

 every leaflet to the full possibilities of its usefulness. By per- 

 sonal work with teachers, and by correspondence with school 

 officers, tachers and pupils, these leaflets are brought to the atten- 

 tion of those for whom they are written. In this effort, 80.000 

 circular letters have been distributed. 



