Literature and Art 



Lesson 102 

 BRICK 



In what respect is brick better than wood for building? 



Tell what you know about the size and color of different 

 kinds of brick. Describe the way in which they are made. 



Mention the different purposes for which bricks are used. 



How are the bricks in a wall held together ? 



Tell what the men who build brick houses are called, and 

 name the tools they use. Which do you think is the stronger, 

 brick or stone ? Which is more commonly used ? Tell why. 



Bricks are dried in two ways. Those most commonly used 

 are baked in an oven called a brick kiln. Some are dried in 

 the sun. 



The sun-dried bricks are called adobe. The Indians in 

 some parts of our country make their houses of adobe. 



An adobe house 



