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from them at the close of the work a statement of the experiment 

 and its result. 



Lesson VIII. Uses. — Let the children tell what they can of 

 the uses of the cat, dog, cow, horse, rabbit, squirrel. Tell them 

 the stories of the St. Bernard and esquimau dogs and let them 

 produce them. 



The following are a few suggestions of sources of good 

 stories : — Nesbitt's Pussy and Doggy Tales, Houliston's Cat Tails 

 and Other Tales, DeLa Rame's Dog of Flanders, Mother Goose 

 Rhymes. Old files of the Youth's Companion and St. Nicholas 

 will afford good stories of these animals. Many of the child's 

 poems of animal life have been set to music and may appropriate- 

 ly be used in connection with the nature study. Mother Goose 

 Melodies published by McLaughlin Bros, contains Pussy Cat, 

 Pussy Cat, Poor Dog Bright, I had a Little Doggy, and others. 

 Equally good songs may be found in any standard collection suited 

 to these grades. I should suggest that some pretty poem be 

 memorized such as Jane Taylor's Little Pussy. 



Familiarize the children with some of the good animal pic- 

 tures and their artists. The following are suggestions : — Adam's 

 Kittens, Landseer's Dignity and Impudence, Holme's Kiss Me, 

 Troyon's Oxen Going to Work, Bonheur's Cattle of Brittany and 

 Horse Fair. 



Lesson IX. Need of Protection. — Need a squirrel be afraid 

 of a cow? Of a cat? Of a dog? Of a rabbit? Why? (Recall 

 food and feeding habits studied already). Need a cat be afraid 

 of a squirrel? Of a dog? Of a cow? Need a dog fear a horse? 

 Need a wolf fear a horse? A cow? Why? It is presumed that 

 many of this series of questions will be answered from the ob- 

 servations that pupils have made. 



Need a dog be afraid of another dog? A cat of another cat? 

 Have you even seen squirrels or rabbits or horses fight? Continue 

 similar questions to make clear the fact that animals frequently 

 need protection from others of the same kind, quite as much as 

 from their mutual enemies. 



Why does not a rabbit freeze in the winter? Have you 

 ever found a dead bird? What do you think killed it? Have 

 you ever found other wild animals dead, such as squirrels, field 

 mice, frogs, etc. ? As a result of such questions it will be 

 shown how essential it is that animals be protected from adverse 

 physical conditions, such as cold, rain and storms. It is well for 

 the child to realize not how strenuous the struggle for existence is 

 among: the animals afield, but that it is strenuous. It will lead to 



