Lesson II. ] 



ttAL HISTORY. 



37 



upon four legs, r.i.- 'o w.ilk upon 



U. /'. -A :i division of 



objects that surround 



P. Into the organic and inorganic 

 kingdoms. 



/'.What chss of objects belongs to 

 the ur^nn c kin^t. 



/'.Animals and vegetables of every 

 kind. 



1 \. T. What class belongs to the in- 

 organ 



P. every kim; -trute of the 



viulprinci-.M--. or i.fe; Mich as < anh-, mine- 

 rals, >alls. v 



/'.What is the study of the animal 



kii.gdo 



/'. / from two Greek words, 



iiitf a discourse upon life ; and the 

 who studies the science is called a 



zoologist, or observer of life. 



1 ,;. r._What is the study of vegetables 

 tern.' 



/'. i rrom a Greek word, which 



means an herb or grass ; and the student 



of that science is termed a botanist, or one 

 who studies the vegetable kin- 



17. T. What is the study of earths, tall*, 

 &c.. termed .' 



P. MINERALOGY; because it tenches 

 the properties, composition, and relations 

 of mineral bodies, and the art of de- 

 set ibing and distinguishing them; the 

 student of this branch of Natural History 

 is termed a minrrafogitt. 



(ilNKRAL QUESTIONS ON LESSON I. 



1. \Vhat is Natural History ? 

 J. How is Natural History divided? 

 3. Mow do you define the three great 

 I kingdoms ot Natural History ? 



1 \V :i if ,, | Ijtttaii and its ue ? 

 5. How in are there ? 



ii. What is the difference between the 

 na'ural and artificial -\s.em .' 



7. 1) fine the terms nature and natural. 



8. How is the realm of Nature divi.icd ? 



9. Give the definition of the terms 20- 



. >t any, and mineralogy. 

 in. \Vh.,t do you mean by a zoologist, 

 botanist, or mineralogist .' 



LESSON II. 



IT is absolutely neces?arv for us to have names and places for animals, vegetables, 

 and minerals, the same as for the \arious articles in an ironmonger's shop. By this 

 means we are enabled U) m another ; and by the wliole of 



the animal kingdn nt group*, we can, l>y paying attention 



to the peculiarities of nn in ividual, at once assign a proper place for it ; and the same 

 applies to the v. . 1 mine;al kingdoms. It has been found desirable, in 



studying Natural li with the highest and descend to the 



divisions or groups, which are nine in nnmlii - : 1. Kin-d,m ; 2. Sub-kingdom; 

 8. Clns Subfamily; S. Genus or kind ; 9. Sub- 



\i> intends to follow the system laid do\\n l>y ( r, 



because it is > ^ cm, although excellent and prac- 



of the most essential parts ; for we find animals grouped 

 together, which d. us systems and general anatomy. 



QUKST10NS. 



18. ' iiy a Kis<.- 



P. It is a grand or ; "ion of 



nature. 



my divisions are there? 



P. Three grand one : tlir animal, the 

 vegetable, nnd tlic mineral kingdoms. 



20. T. What is meant by a SUB- 



<>M t 



/'. It in a nnm.uy division of a king- 



