20 MANUAL OF NATURE STUDY. 



Where do the insects spend the winter ? What 

 is the preparation of each for winter ? 



Note: — The queen hornet may be found under 

 the bark of old stumps or trees, the queen bumble 

 bee in some protected comer, under boards, the 

 beetle under rocks, in old logs and rotten stumps ; 

 the remainder of the bumble bees, grasshoppers 

 and butterflies die. 



What preparation is made by the Squirrel ? The 

 Blue Jays? The Robin? The English Sparrow? 

 For information in regard to our Indiana birds see 

 Blatchley's Geological Report of Indiana for 1897. 



1 . — Physiology. 

 For December^ fanuary and February. 

 1. 

 Simple Lessons on the senses and what we 

 learn through them. 



a. For example, the eye: — 



Location, number, shape of pupil, number of 

 lids, how the lids move, how they are kept moist. 

 Compare with same organ in grasshopper, in 

 chicken, in cat, in cow. 



b. Touch. — Try touching an object with back of 

 hand, with forehead, with cheek, with tongue, with 

 finger tips. 



How does a horse feel ? A cow ? A cat ? A 

 grasshopper? Which way is the best ? 



