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MANUAL OF NATURE STUDY. 
In connection with every animal studied, be sure 
to talk about its manner of gathering food, and use 
or damage to man. 
3. Study common domestic animals .—Let the 
pupil make a list of the domestic animals found in 
the neighborhood, and compare them with the 
wild ones already mentioned. Study each animal 
from the standpoint of use, habit, how cared for, 
commercial value of animal, value of product, and 
determine, if yon can, where each came from. 
C . Physiology. (Winter Work.) 
1. Review of previous work:— (a) Senses. ( b ) 
Skin, (c) Teeth. ( d ) Nails and hair, (e) Bones. 
(/) Effects of clothing, shoes, etc. (g) Tobacco 
and alcohol. (A) Breathing. 
2. Study of foods'. — (a) Strength givers. ( b ) 
Heat producers, (c) Bone builders. 
Why does a man need to eat food ? Why do 
children need to eat food ? Is this true of all ani¬ 
mal life? 
Lead the children to see that every movement 
that is made is attended by loss to the system. 
Let the children apply the fingers to their wrists 
and count silently their own pulsations in a min¬ 
ute, the time to be given by the teacher. Let each 
child make his own record on a piece of paper. 
Also take record of breathing in the same way. 
