Jane. I am happy', Ma', to find that you are better to day`. Ma. I am quite well my child`; and I enjoy it the more for having endured some pain'. Health', my dear', is one of the greatest blessings of life; those who possess it can never be too thankful for the gift`. Mary. The wealth of the world can not buy it'; nor would riches be of any use, were people sick and unable to use them'. Ma. Hence, health is more than an equivalent for wealth'; and we need not grudge the man his happiness who has the latter' and not the former'. Jane. I always sincerely pity those who are sick and in pain'. Ma. Pity is a kind of soothing emotion`; it costs but little', and effects much. It blesses him that gives it' and him that receives it. I hope you will cherish this sentiment', my children', and let your attainments in knowledge', amend your hearts', and your advances in wisdom', improve and strengthen your virtue'. Of what did you propose to chat this evening'. Mary. I wish to know something of coffee, cocoa, chocolate', &c. Ma. Coffee is the berry of a plant that grows in Arabia', and in the East and West Indies. It is produced from seed, in a rich, light soil; wants much watering', and is transplanted. The plant bears well the third year'; the fruit', when ripe', is of a redish cast'; it is shaken from the trees', and hulled in a mill`, the berry is then dried', and packed for market`. Jane. The coffee is then roasted', ground and boiled in water, before it reaches the cup'. Mary. How much trouble before we can drink a cup of coffee!! REDUCTION.-LESSON 23. Weights and Measures.-Long Measure 1. Reduce 27 feet to inches. 27X12324 in. Ans. Ans. 1728 in. Ans. 120 2-8 4. Suppose it is 160 miles from Albany to N. Y. city, how many barley corns Ans. 10137600. 5. Bring 2280060 barley corns into miles. 6. How many barley corns will encircle the globe at the equator, supposing that circle to be 360° and each degree 69 miles? Ans. 4755801600 ba. Square Measure. 1. Bring 4 square feet to square inches. 4X144 576 square inches, Ans. 2. Bring 120 sq. yds. into sq. in. Ans. 155520 sq. in. 3. Bring 4392 perches into acres. Ans. 27 - 1 - 32. 4. A. had 24 acres, and sold 17 acres 3 roods; what had he Of Participles, Tenses and Conjugation of Verbs. Participles are formed from verbs; there are three kinds of them; to wit: the present participle, as: walking; the past participle, as, walked; the compound participle, as: having walked. Those tenses of the verb which are formed without the ard of helping verbs, are called simple tenses; but those which combine a helping verb, are termed compound tenses. READING.-LESSON 26. The Cocoa tree, Nut, Chocolate, Rice, &c. Jane. We shall be glad', Ma,' to hear something of Cocoa'. Ma. Cocoa', or more properly cacao', is the nut of a tree which grows in South America. The nut, when dried' is often used by itself`; and is then called cocoa`; and it is also the basis of the paste called chocolate. The cacao tree is planted in rows', and gets its full growth in about eight years'. It bears two crops a year', and continues for more than half a century`. Jane. The nuts', I suppose, are gathered', stripped of their outer shell', and dried'; in this state they are called cocoa'. Ma. You are right, my daughter'; but to produce chocolate', the dried nut must be ground to a fine powder', melted', and put into flat pans which shapes it into cakes ready for market. In some countries, the chocolate is mixed with spices, seasoned high, and made very rich'. Mary. The next subject', I believe', is Rice'; where does that grow? Ma. It grows in Asia', and in the southern parts of North America. In China they raise two crops a year'. This is very favourable to the poor of that country', who are very numerous', and who make rice their principal food'. The rice plant requires a very large quantity of water. Growers of rice flood the lands several feet deep'; the plant keeps pace in growth with the rise of the water', so that its summit always floats upon the surface'. Jane. Asia produces many valuable commodities'; Tea', Coffee' Sugar, and Rice.` Ma. That is the country too, of rich silks' and satin`; the produce of worms of which they must keep many millions to supply the world with such vast quantities of those articles`. REDUCTION. LESSON 27. Weights and Measures.—Cubic Measure. (1) In 36 cords of wood, how feet? many 36X128-4608 feet. (2) Bring 19 tons of round timber into cubic feet. Ans. 760 feet. (3) Bring 14 tons of hewn timber into cubic inches. Ans. 1209600 inches. Ans. 82 tons. Ans. 36 cords. (4) Bring 5667840 cubic inches into tons? (5) Bring 4608 cubic feet into cords. (6) A's wood pile is 96 feet long, 5 feet high, wide, how cords? many Liquid Measure. (1) In 17 quarts, how many pints? and 4 feet Ans. 15 cords. Ans. 34 pints. 28X4 112 qts. Ans. (6) Bring 8 bbls. each 313 gallons into pints. GRAMMAR.-LESSON 28. Ans. 2016 pints. The inflection of the regular verb walk. Present Time. Singular Number. 1st per. I walk, 2d do You walk, 3d do He, she, or it walks. Indicative Mood. Imperfect Tense. Singular Number. I walked, Plural Number. Plural Number. 1st per. We walk, We walked, 2d de You walk, You walked, 3d d. They walk. They walked. Past Participle Past Participle OBS. 1. In the solemn and poetic styles, the second person singular, in both the above tenses, is thou;-and the second person plural, is, ye, or you. The verb, to agree with the second person singular, changes its termination. Thus: 2d person, sing. Pres. Tense Thou walkest, or Thou walketh. In the third person singular, in the above styles, the verb has sometimes a different termination. Present Tense, He, she, or it walks or walketh. OBS. 2. The above form of inflection may be applied to all verbs used in the solemn or poetic styles; but for ordinary pur poses, I have supposed it proper to employ the form of the verb, adopted in common conversation, as least perplexing to young minds. READING. LESSON 30. Silks, Silk Worms, Silk Insects, &c. Mary. I hope Mamma will tell us something now about the making of silks. Ma. The management of silk worms is pretty much the same in all parts of the world where they are kept. They are reared in appropriate houses', placed in the centre of a mulberry plantation', and carefully watched night' and day. Jane. I should suppose it must be very amusing employment to attend them', and observe their several changes. First a small worm coming from an egg,-growing larger and larger', and casting its skin several times'; then a large |