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Lesson IV. Methods of Motion. — Watch a cat move from 

 place to place. Does she walk? Does she run? Does she go 

 in any other way? Note particularly the crouching attitude as- 

 sumed by the cat as she watches intently the moving object. Then 

 see the few quick bounds with which she reaches it. Let the chil- 

 dren watch the cat and then give the results of their observations. 



Try putting the cat on a post or tree trunk and watch her 

 come down. Coax her to climb by holding a piece of meat or 

 other food, up on the tree just out of her reach. As she climbs, 

 have the children observe how she does it. Does pussy climb as a 

 boy would climb a tree ? Let some boy climb to see the difference. 



Now watch the dog as he runs about. Does he walk, run, 

 jump, climb? How did you get the dog to come to school? 

 Did his master just call him? Did puss follow her mistress to 

 school or did she have to be carried ? Watch the rabbit and squir- 

 rel to see how they move about. Does the rabbit walk or run like 

 a dog? Watch the squirrel climb and see if he does it like a cat 

 climbs. Have the children watch the squirrels and chipmunks in 

 the woods now, out of school, and see what they are busy doing 

 these days. 



Lesson V. Cleanliness. — Let the cat have some milk to drink 

 or a bone to gnaw and after she has finished watch her at her 

 toilet. She usually cleans herself after feeding. How does she 

 use her tongue in the process? What use does she make of her 

 paws? Does she ever go in for a swim? Does the dog like to 

 go in the water? Do you give your dog a chance to take a bath? 

 Watch the squirrel and rabbit as they wash and clean their fur. 

 During the week when this topic of cleanliness is being studied it 

 will be well, whenever the squirrels or rabbits are cleaning their 

 faces, to take time to watch them, putting in a short nature study 

 period when the opportunity offers, as this process can not be 

 produced at will as feeding time. 



Lesson VI. Sleep, — Do dogs and cats sleep? Rabbits and 

 squirrels? What position does the cat take when she sleeps? 

 Where does she like best to go to sleep? Where does the dog 

 prefer to sleep ? What position does he take when asleep ? What 

 motions does he usually make before he lies down? Does the 

 cat sleep much in the day time : does the dog ? Have you a good 

 bed for your dog? The animal's bed should frequently be re- 

 newed, for old straw that it may sleep upon, readily accumulates 

 vermin. If the dog sleeps in a kennel, as it should, this should be 

 whitewashed inside twice a year at least. It is important to keep 

 the quarters that animals occupy in sanitary condition not alone 



