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What use is made of horsehair ? Is his flesh ever eaten ? 

 The skin of the horse is often tanned into leather. 



NOTE. A few suggestions concerning the care and treatment of 

 the horse should be given to pupils. Do not whip a frightened or balky 

 horse : kindness is generally more effectual than cruelty. Keep his feet 

 well shod. A good currying equals a feed of oats. In cold weather 

 blanket a horse when you tie him up; and never let him drink cold 

 water when he is very warm. 



LESSON XXXVI 

 FARM ANIMALS THE COW 



The cow is useful to man in so many ways that it will 

 require several lessons to teach this subject and to attend 

 to the appropriate activities connected with it. 



If possible, visit the barns of a dairy and see how the cows 

 are sheltered, fed, and milked. Note the order and cleanli- 

 ness observed, and the care given to the milk. 



It may even be possible to get the consent of the owner of 

 a cow to bring her to school, where she may be milked by one 

 of the pupils in the presence of the others. The milk may 

 then be taken into the school and allowed to stand in a cool 

 place until a thick cream is raised. Remove this and make 

 into butter by stirring it in a bowl. If some of the milk 

 "sours," make it into cottage cheese, by heating and drain- 

 ing. In connection with these activities the processes of 

 making butter and cheese may be explained, and to illus- 

 trate the work some small bottles of uniform size and shape 

 may be filled with the products as they are studied. Attach 

 these to a heavy cardboard, and they will make a most useful 

 chart. Thus a bottle of milk, one of butter, and a third con- 



