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THE POPULAR EDUCATOE. 



parcel was sent to me yesterday. 4. Study is my most agree- 

 able pastime. 5. In the morning I study, and in the evening I 

 teach my scholars. 6. We need not trouble ourselves on ac- 

 count of our friend : he does not need our assistance. 7. During 

 the absence of our teacher we played instead of learning. 8. 

 How long have you been in London ? 9. I have been nearly 

 three years here. 10. Was my brother here during my absence? 

 11. No, hs was not here. 12. May I trouble you to write me 

 this letter ? 13. A diligent boy strives to acquire knowledge. 

 SECTION XC VII. IDIOMATIC PHRASES (continued). 



9letpen = to tear, to rend, also, to draw, etc.; hence, an fid; 

 retpen, "to draw towards, or to one, to usurp, seize upon;" as: 

 er @turm rip gan$e SSfiunte au ber @rbe, the storm rent whole 

 trees from the earth. @r l)at ba aSermogen fetneS JBruberS an ftd; 

 geriffen, he has usurped the fortune of his brother. 



@td) urn (SthjaS reipen = to strive, contend for anything ; as : 

 3)ic Stfiuber riffen fid; urn bte SSeute, the robbers strove for the booty. 



1. (Stnfprecb. en (literally, " to speak in ") = to inculcate by words, 

 to influence by speaking. Sinent -Mutfe,, Sroft, etc., ctnfprecfyen, "to 

 speak courage, consolation, etc., to one," i.e., to encourage, to 

 console, etc. ; as : $)er tapfcre encral bcfud;te tdglid; bte djanjcn, 

 urn ben olbaten CDJutfy unb roft etnjufprecbcn, the valiant general 

 visited the redoubts daily, in order to encourage and console the 

 soldiers. 



2. 93ct Semanben etnfpred;en = to call on one, to give one a call ; 

 as : 3d; farad; auf etntge Slugenblicfe bet fcem errn Starrer cin, I called 

 for a few moments on the pastor. 



bap" mem Sreunb mtt bent ampfboote anfontmen tt>urbc, fo tyotte id) tf)n con 

 bent anbungplafce ab. 22. 3d; fyabe biefen '-Brief tyeute SDforgen con bee 

 5{Sofl abgefyolt. 23. 3d; fprad; auf ntetner SReife in cerfcfytebencn 28trt6,8 

 fyaufern ein abcr id) fann feine berfelben befonberJ loben. 24. 3d; 

 fpred;e geh)ol;n(tcb. bei nteinen Sreunben ein, roenn id; in bte @tabt gelje. 



EXERCISE 189. 



1. I made better progress in the German language after I had 

 mastered the first rudiments. 2. The uncle seeks to usurp the 

 fortune of his cousins. 3. Is it long since your brother was 

 taken ill ? 4. No, it is not more than a few days since. 5. 

 Will you stop at home till I call on you ? 6. It is more plea- 

 sant to mo to take a walk in the country than to sit at home. 



7. When I go to town, I generally call on some of my friends. 



8. He prefers studying to all other employments. 9. I prefer 

 walking to riding, and riding to driving. 10. During the battle 

 the general rode along the ranks to encourage his soldiers. 11. 

 It is healthful to children when they can take a walk after 

 school. 12. The robbers strove for the booty which they had 

 taken from the citizens. 



RESUME OF EXAMPLES. 

 SQBct ein SSorrecbt Ijot, fud;t aud; He who has one privilege seeks 



nod) an'bere an fid; ju retpen. 



SBoflen @ie uber acre rctfen ? 

 3d; fyabe ntd)t bage'gen, hxnn @te 



c3 cor'jtcfycn. 

 2Sir jtefyen e8 cor, 311 -Saufe ju b(et 



ten. 

 5)er Slet'ptge madjt beffere Sort'. 



fcjjritte, aU ber gaute. 

 S?up(anb, Deftreid;, unb *prcujjen 



riffen fid; urn baS un'gtiicfltd;e 



(to seize to himself) to usurp 



others. 



Will you go (travel) via Havre ? 

 I have nothing against it, if 



you prefer it. 

 We prefer to stay at home. 



The industrious (man) makes 

 better progress than the idle. 



Russia, Austria, and Prussia 

 contended about (the) un- 

 happy Poland. 



EXEKCISE 188. 



1. Srofc ber SDJufje, toetctye ftd; ber Scorer gab, mottten bte JJtnbcr feme 

 rectyten gortfcbrttte tnad;en. 2. (r ntadjte bebeutcnte Sortfrbrttte in ber 

 beutfcfyen @prad;e, nad)bem er bte erflen 2litfang8grunfce uberitmnben Ijatte. 

 3. @r entbe^rt ber n6t6,tgften Sucker. 4. @ine arme Santtlic entbe^rt oft 

 ber not^tcenbtgflen SauSgerAt&.e. 5. ie etaffent)ett btefe 9Jngeftagren 

 beru^t auf bent Sewu^tfetn fetner Unfd;ulb. 6. !Der (Sapitfin erjftfyttc un 

 gcfiern, bap ftd; ber junge Staltcner etne Jtuget burd; ben Jlopf gefd;o(fen 

 ^abe. 7. (5r fd;cp bent 33dren cine .Jfuget burcb ben Jlopf. 8. 3d; gt 

 ei or uber sOremen ober Hamburg, anfiatt fiber ai5re ju reifen. 9. 3d; 

 ^te^e baS SKetten bent e6,en, unb ba ja^ren bem JRetten or. 10. tft 

 mtr in einer tcarmen tube bef;agttrf;er, at in eincr fatten. 11. i(l i 

 am befyagltcbften, h;enn er nad; bcm Sffen feme 6igarre raudjen !ann. 12. 

 ^naben tft e8 am beb,agltd;ften unb aud; am gcfunbepen, toenn fte nad; bent 

 dffcn elite fjalbe @tunbe fpajtercn ge^en. 13. 3d; ^atte ben ganjen 2)J 

 gen uber ein unbefi,agUd;e eful;t. 14. 3)te Surften 5)eutfd)tanb Ijaben 

 con Sleuem bte -^errfcbaft an ftd; geriffen. 15. S)er Dtyetm hjupte nad; unb 

 nad; bag SSermogen fetner SReffen an fid; $u retpen. 16. @S tft fd;on lange 

 t;er, bap id; i^n gefe^en ^abc. 17. 3ft c lange, bap er franf ijl ? 18. 

 3a, e8 ftnb fd;on me^r att bret 2Bod;en. 19. SSletbc ju aufe, bt id; ju 

 bir fomme ; tcb toerbe bid; 311 etnem pajiergange ab^oten. 20. 1)er 

 tuft ntcbt nur ben OretS, fonbern aud; gar oft ben 2ftann tit fcinen beften 

 Sa^ren, bn Sungttng unb baS .Rinb in fcer SSieje ab. 21. 5>a id; toufte, 



LESSONS IN ARITHMETIC. XLYII. 



MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES (continued). 



53. A and B rent a field for 60. A puts in 10 horses for 1^ 

 months. 30 oxen for 2 months, and 100 sheep for 3J months ; 

 B puts in 20 horses for 1 month, 40 oxen for H months, and 

 200 sheep for 4 months. If the food consumed in the same time 

 by a horse, an ox, and a sheep be in the ratio 3:2:1, find the 

 portion of the rent of the field which each must pay. 



54. A fraudulent wine merchant sells as brandy a mixture of 

 brandy and rum at 2 5s. a gallon, which is the proper price of 

 his brandy ; that of his rum being a guinea a gallon. If one- 

 third of the mixture be rum, what does he gain per gallon 

 by his dishonesty ? 



55. A Jew discounts a bill of .180, drawn at 4 months, at 60 

 per cent, per annum, and insists on giving in part payment 5 

 dozen of wine which he charges at 4 guineas a dozen, and a 

 picture which he charges at <19. How much ready money doea 

 he pay ? 



If the cost to the Jew of the wine and the picture be only one- 

 fourth of the sum he has charged for them, what is the real 

 interest the Jew has been charging ? 



56. Any sum of money may be expressed in pounds, twelfths 

 of a pound, and a proper fraction of a twelfth ; and 5 per cent. 

 on the same may be immediately obtained by considering the 

 pounds as shillings, and twelfths as pence, and the fraction of 

 a twelfth as the same fraction of a penny. (1.) Explain the 

 reason of this. (2.) Hence find 5 per cent, on .621 13s. 8d. 

 (3.) Deduce 4| per cent, on the same amount. 



57. An American dollar at par of exchange is worth 4s. 6d. 

 of our money. What is the value of 642 dollars when the ex- 

 change is 7 per cent, in favour of England ? 



58. A tax of 7d. in the pound produces .336,000 ; if it bo 

 increased to 3| per cent., what is the increase in the revenue ? 



59. A person lays out .1911 in the purchase of Three per 

 Cent. Consols, so as to gain =150 when the price has increased 

 65. Find the price originally paid, allowing per cent, for 

 brokerage. If Consols fall again to the original price, and the 

 money be again invested, determine the increase of income. 



60. A legacy of <658 17s. 6d. is to be divided among four 

 persons, so that A shall have one-fifth, B half as much as A, C 

 one-third as much as A, and D the remainder. Find their 

 respective shares. 



61. A box 5 feet long, 3 feet broad", and 2 feet 6 inches high, 

 is made of wood 1 inch thick ; what is it worth, supposing wood 

 ^ inch thick to cost 9d. a square footj^ 



62. Determine the value of 3 V 6 to 4 places of 

 decimals. V9'869604 



63. A person buys a quantity of goods, and sells them at 

 such a price that he receives for | of them sufficient to pay for 

 the whole. What does he gain per cent ? 



64. A merchant, sending goods by sea, insures them at an 

 amount sufficient to cover the interest to be expected on the 

 venture (10 per cent.) and the cost of insurance (5 per cent.). 

 The whole amount paid to him on a total loss is .504 18s. 

 Find the cost of the goods. 



