54 NATURE STUDY, BY GRADES 



Small glass bottles may be filled with the following prod- 

 ucts and hung upon a card as they are discussed in the 

 class: milk; cream; butter; cheese; rennet tablets; gelatine; 

 glue; neat's-foot oil; tallow or fat, etc. A tuft of plasterer's 

 hair, a horn comb, a bone button, a piece of leather, also 

 may be grouped with the other products, each article being 

 discussed and its use and preparation explained as far as the 

 little ones can understand, as it is added to the chart. All 

 can draw or paint a cow and a calf, and the best one may be 

 pasted upon the chart. 



Discuss the nature and intelligence of the cow; her dis- 

 position; her food, shelter, and care. If convenient, visit 

 a dairy, a cheese factory, or a tannery, and study the activ- 

 ities observed. 



A separate lesson may be given upon the manufacture and 

 use of each of the cow products mentioned. 



A good encyclopedia will describe these things and the 

 processes connected with their manufacture. 1 



LESSON XXV 



DOMESTIC ANIMALS THE HORSE 



How does the horse serve us? Describe his harness. 

 Name his parts. What does he eat ? How does he put his 

 food into his mouth? How does the cow? the cat? the 

 squirrel? the hen? Compare the speed of the horse with 

 that of the cow. Compare their respective peculiarities, 

 mouth, teeth, tongue, covering, feet, height, uses, etc. 



1 " Stories of Industry," Educational Publishing Co. ; " Great American 

 Industries," A. Flanigan Co. ; and " Information Readers," Boston School 

 Supply Co., are excellent books upon these subjects. 



