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connected with rabbits or hares : the carrying of a rab- 

 bit's foot in the belief, most prevalent among colored 

 people, that it brings good luck ; the fear of a hare or 

 hare's foot among English fishermen, so that the men- 

 tion of a hare's foot brings terror; a hare thrown into 

 a boat will prevent it from going to sea, and a "hare 

 running along the beach in front of all the fishermen's 

 huts would shut them up as effectually during the day 

 as if each were guarded by a regiment of soldiers ; " 

 the old belief that witches could turn themselves into 

 hares. 



LESSON V. 



Gf-eneral ^External Structure. Body and Limbs. 



Aim of this and succeeding lessons. To lead the 

 child to broader conceptions and greater unity by help- 

 ing him to see the plan of body of one animal and its 

 adaptation to its life, and to discover this plan and 

 adaptation to life in many related animals. 



Aim, as given to pupils : To-day we will find out all 

 that we can about the body and limbs of the rabbit. 



Material. Living rabbit, as before. Skeleton, or pic- 

 ture of skeleton, of rabbit or some other quadruped. 



STEP 1. Greneral appearance. 



Review position of rabbit and of legs and ears when 

 he is reclining and when sitting, as studied in Lesson 

 II. The best preparation for the study of structure is to 

 have the teacher make on the blackboard a drawing of 

 the rabbit in these two positions, drawing from the .de- 

 scription and directions of the pupils ; this exercise will 

 compel the pupils to observe very carefully the form and 



