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wind, but it does not very often blow any clouds 

 across the sun. Last night the nimbus clouds began 

 to gather in the south and east and it soon began to 

 snow very fast. The flakes were large and very per- 

 fect in shape. They were all the same beautiful 

 shape, and had six sides more symmetrical than any 

 one could possibly draw them. The snow in the 

 public garden is a foot deep, and the wind drives it 

 about every way ; and the drifts are the highest I 

 ever saw. 



"In our science lesson after recess we had an 

 experiment on a mineral called Iceland Spar. It was 

 put in water and the water had no effect upon it, but 

 when muriatic acid, which looks just like water, was 

 poured in, it instantly drew away the atoms of the 

 rock, one from another. I enjoy these lessons and 

 experiments very much indeed." Mina. 



" The Tapes literata belongs to the family of Ven- 

 eridae. It is two inches long and one inch broad. 

 Its color is light brown with dark brown spots. The 

 lines of growth are slightly raised, and parallel to the 

 edge of the shell. The hinge is very small and is not 

 in the middle. This shell is found on the shores of 

 India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ceylon, Mal- 

 dive and Laccadive Islands. The market place is at 

 Colombo, the capital of Ceylon." Ann. 



