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E0Y3 & ©OILS' (BDLirMTCS. 
A ISandl'til or OTiikI. 
The tidy housekeeper would vigorously drive it from 
her kingdom with the broom'; the little child would take 
it to make mad pies with; the philosopher thinks it 
worth; to be carefully examined— there may lie some 
ofprecions truth init. Letti borrow bis spectacles 
and try to find them. Of course these spectacles are mi- 
ip s, showing us what a fly might see " with his 
little eye." Presto! change ! The little brown heap has 
suddenly become n largo pile of many colors and curious 
shapes. The glass shows what appear lobe smooth peb- 
bles, of many different kinds, bits of rocks broken from 
larger masses, ground small under many a wheel that has 
passed over them in the well-traveled road, their sharp 
corners worn away by exposure to the weather, and con- 
stant hard usage. E ich bit has a marvelous history from 
the time when the frost, or the prying rout of some plant, 
or the blow from some quarry-man's hammer, or other 
sufficient force, loosened it from its long-time home and 
started it on its travels. When ground a little finer, and 
acte I on by the fragments will bo chem- 
ically changed, seized upon by growing plants, and trans- 
formed into portions of their organized substance, to 
p Start on a new round of experiences. Volumes of sci- 
ence and history would be needed to complete the record 
of a single one of these grains. Another look at the heap 
shows many rusty fragments of iron— brought perhaps 
from distant mines; they have done service In many 
forms, finally were struck off from the wheel-tires or the 
horse-shoes, and are slowly rusting away— not to be lost, 
but made over ill new combinations. Here are shreds of 
leather— the boys and girls, who wear out shoes so fast, 
with almost tireless feet, can tell something of how these 
came there. Scraps of woolen, silk, and cotton, have done 
their part for awhile in the service of man, and are here 
awaiting further use. Fragments of bones, chips from 
insects' wings, bits of down from the bodies of birds, 
hair, wood, leaves — in short, mementos from almost 
every department uf life, give food lor abundant thought 
and fancy. Whoever can spend an hour or more in care- 
fully studying a handful of dust with a microscope will 
find that Nature has abundant materials at hand for work- 
ing over into the new patterns which she so lavishly dis- 
plays yearly in the fields and forests, and by noting the 
wisdom there displayed, may add much to his owu store. 
Different Ways of BV.mg-Siin;;. 
Man is the only animal that laughs. Some creatures 
make a noise resembling laughter, but as " there is no 
fun m it," as the boys would say, it does not deserve the 
No. 1, — A QU1XT SMILE. 
name. It is both amusing and instructive to observe the 
different ways of laughing; the varieties arc as numer- 
o is as individuals, lor almost every person lias his own 
style, so distinct that he maybe ca Hy recognized by 
hie laugh. Oar arlisl presents three specimens, which 
No. a.— rtJLL or re*. 
aie lair samples of different classes of laughers. In each, 
the character is quite plainly indicated by the se/lo in 
which pleasure cles of the fifce. 
First (No. 1,) we have a natural, quiet smile. The man 
enjoys anything comical, but has sense aud self com- 
mand enough not to be overcome by it. Lie has natural 
strength of character, which has been polished by cdiua 
tion. so that his faculties arc under control. Contrast 
his expression with cither of the following. No. 2 is 
brimful of fun. and running over with laughter, which he 
vainly triufl to hold in with his hand upon his mouth. 
He will giggle at the merest trifle— at a mistake of a 
companion, an odd motion by an animal, at almost any- 
No. 3.— the snrrERER. 
thing unexpected. He is good natured, weak, easily led. 
uncultivated, requiring great care to make him a useful 
memberof society. No. 3, the " Simperer," has been edu 
cated in a very different school from No. 1. He believes in 
outside appearances ; knows what is the latest fashion, 
wears much jewelry, carefully cultivates his whiskers, 
thinks all the ladies are in love with him, applauds him 
self with a continual smirk, and is altogether a silly, 
shallow-brained fop. He might be cured by sending him 
to the forests of Maine, to chop wood a few winters, but 
there is little hope of his having pluck enough to try 
this treatment, or any other requiring real manliness. 
Our Presidents. 
Every American boy and girl should know the follow- 
ing table by heart, and should also be able to give some 
account of the principal acts of the different men named. 
Those who will begin by committing it to memory, and 
then follow it up by reading some good biography uf 
each President, will have a better knowledge of the his- 
tory of the United States than is possessed by more than 
one-half the men and women in the United States. 
Contiiiu- 
A'atire or' Inaugurated, ante m 
Offlce. 
George Washington Virgin! 
John Ada 
Massachusetts 
JulinQuiiu-v Ada :i^ Massachusetts 
Andrex- Jackson .. S. Carolina 
Martin Van I'.iir.n.. New-York 
William H. Harrison Virginia 
John Tyler do. 
James K. Polk W. Carolina 
Zachary Taylor Virginia 
Millard Fillmore 
I April 3, 17*9 s y 
March 4. v.'.r, I 
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4. ISflSI s 
4. IB11 s 
4. ts->5 1 
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■ sue'd. to the [,,,, .,„ 
iniiieeoi Pres \-> " n 
T/ork 
X. Hampshi 
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4. ISItl li y. 4m. 
Franklin Pierce. ... 
James Buchanan... Pennsvl 
Abraham Lincoln.. Kentuel, 
Andrew Johnson. . . .>'. Carol] 
4. 18V, 
4 1861 1 y 10 ,1 
April 15. 1865| 
A Picture for Boys. 
A correspondent writes to the American Agriculturist : 
"I have indulged the habit of using tobacco in various 
ways, for more than twenty-five years. I learned it when 
a boy, because I wanted to do as men did. For a long 
time I could not perceive that tt hurt me, except making 
my breath disagreeable, and my company unpleasant to 
those who disliked the smell of tobacco smoke. But 
lately I have begun to believe what friends used to tell 
me. My throat, head, and nerves arc sufi'ering from the 
effects of the use of the weed, and I know that I can have 
good health only by giving it up This I am now doing, 
but it is like the struggle of a slave with a cruel master, 
I pass miserable days and sleepless nights; my spirits 
are low. every thing looks gloomy, I can not fix my wan- 
dering thoughts; I have headache, heart ache, and aches 
I never imagined before. The worst of it is, 1 feel contin- 
ually that just one cigar would drive away ail these symp- 
toms, make me feel natural, aud bring back all the hopes 
and friends that now seem to have deserted me. Why 
not lake it and end my troubles r Alas! it would only 
soothe ray distressed nerves a little while, aud then the 
old symptoms of tobacco poisoning would come back in 
full force. It's a terrible battle ; I do not kuow bow long 
it will last, or how it will cud. Without some relief I 
fear I may go crazy. What sliall I do !" There, boys. 
look at that picture before you light a cigar, or try a 
chew. It expresses the experience of almost every ono 
who has formed this habit w>:i u pay to ;o=c health. 
and become a slave 5 If you want snore evidence before- 
deciding, ask the next friend you may meet who lias long 
used tobacco, whether he thinks it best We never yet 
found a man who would advise another to form the habit. 
To the sufferer who writes for advice, we would say, 
"light it out on this line." It will not "take ail sum- 
mer." In a few weeks, at furthest the habit will be 
broken and you will feel the happiness of a clear head, 
elastic limbs, improved general health, and a free spirit. 
An Amusing Toy. 
Almost any boy can whittle out from a soft pine stick 
two figures like those shown in the engraving. The 
bodj and head of each are made of a single piece about 
half an inch thick. Two thin pieces a little curved in the 
middle, for the elbows, represent the two arms joined 
together as iu wrestling. The legs are each made of one 
thin slip of wood, and are attached to the body by pine, 
so as to hang loosely. The arms are pinned on at the 
shoulders in the same manlier, and the figures are thus 
made to look like two boys in a position for wrestling. 
They can lie painted, if convenient, or merely marked 
with ink. to suit the fancy. When all is ready, pa- 
thread about six Pet long through th« boles in the anus 
near the elbows. Fasten one end of it around the leg of 
a table or chair near the floor, and hold the other end in 
the hand. The images should be two or three feet from 
the lower end of the thread. Now by gently twitching 
the string the images will be made to wrestle in a very 
comical way; sometimes one will go down, then the 
other, then both, and by a little management they can be 
made to perform an almost numberless variety of very 
queer antics, to the great amusement of the little folks. 
r\e-»v Puzzles to be Answered. 
No. 333. iS« -Something for all to know. 
Answers to Problems and Puzzles. 
The following are answers to the puzzles, etc.. In the 
November number, page 410. No. 330. Enigma.— Ink.. . 
No. 331. .' •" " ~ ::: IBe ' n biunan eye t tome 
man m aches scow it less thousands morn; or. man's 
inhumanity to man makes c f less th usai '-- mourn. 
