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ous industries that grow out of vegetable and animal prod- 

 ucts is of almost as much interest to the child as are plants 

 and animals themselves, and connects naturally his school 

 life and home life. 



The planting and cultivating of cotton, a description of the 

 plant; samples to show the pupils, if possible; ginning, and 



BORDERS DESIGNED FROM NATURE STUDY LESSONS 



the story of the invention of the cotton gin ; descriptions of 

 the various processes through which cotton passes in its 

 manufacture, all these may be given to pupils of this 

 grade. Many geographical readers contain full accounts of 

 this industry. 1 



*See "How the World is Clothed," by F. G. Carpenter. American 

 Book Company. 



