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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 , January 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? 
