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get our feet wet? What causes so many children to have 

 colds or coughs in the winter time? To prevent, or cure 

 these ailments, it is necessary to keep the body warm. 



Discuss the proper use of umbrellas, wraps, and overshoes, 

 and as far as possible see that the pupils observe the con- 

 ditions decided to be necessary to health. The schoolroom 

 temperature should be kept about 70 F. In securing the 

 proper ventilation, care should be taken that none of the 

 pupils sit in a draft of cold air. Aid the children in acquir- 

 ing habits that promote health rather than teaching them 

 the theories of hygiene. 



LESSON XIV 

 FISH 



Name all the kinds of fish you know. Which do you 

 like best? Where do fishes live? How do they move? 

 What do they eat? Did you ever catch one alive? How 

 slippery they are ! That is so they will glide easily through 

 the water, and cannot be caught readily by their enemies. 

 Why are they so long and slim, and why do they have a 

 pointed nose? Is it easy or hard for a person to move in 

 the water? 



W T hat do we call very small fishes? Like chickens, fish 

 come from eggs; but the mother fish does not sit on them 

 to keep them warm until they hatch. Is a live fish cold or 

 warm? 



The mother generally goes up the stream, or to a place 

 where the water is shallow or safe, and there lays a great 

 number of eggs. She then goes away and perhaps never 

 sees her young after they are hatched. The little ones at 

 first move about slowly and do not go far away. They live 



