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we blanket a horse? Do we turn the horse out in the pas- 

 ture in winter? Why not? Discuss the care of domestic 

 animals in winter as compared with that necessary in summer. 



LESSON XXIX 

 THE MOON 



Is there a moon to-night ? Describe it. Is it always the 

 same? Does the moon shine the same every clear night? 

 Who has seen it rise? Wlio has seen it set? Did it look 

 the same when you saw it set as it did when you saw it rise 

 in the evening ? Of what use is the moon ? What changes 

 does it pass through? 



Have the children observe the moon for a month, and 

 report frequently. Let them draw or cut from yellow paper 

 the shape of the moon each day when it is visible to them, 

 and place these forms on a chart to show the successive 

 changes through which it passes in a month. At new moon 

 is a good time to begin this work. The children will be 

 delighted with their discoveries, if this work is done in the 

 right way. 



Does the moon give us heat like the sun? How does its 

 light compare with the sun's light? How often do we have 

 new moon? How long is there no moon? 



LESSON XXX 

 A SNOWSTORM 



Have the children observe the conditions that precede 

 and accompany a snowstorm. Note the direction of the 

 wind, the kind of clouds, the temperature, etc. If it snows 



