ir pre high. Mary. Ma, is not hemp used also for making cloth'? Ma. Yes'; hemp is a tall handsome plant, and grows in large fields, the same as flax'; and it undergoes a s paration. It has been known to grow twenty-fir Jane. Is the hemp plant as pretty as the flax pla Ma. In some respects it is quite as pretty, b cate. The finer kinds only are used for weaving ss deli cloth"; the coarser kinds are made into canvas`, ropes', and cables`. The linen made of hemp', is not so soft and delicate as that made of flax`; but it is stronger and more durable`. Mary. I was this morning looking at Pa's hat`; pray how is that produced? Ma. Hats, my child, are made of the hair and wool of sereral animals'. The beaver, the goat', and the rabbit`; but the best hats are made of the beaver`. Mary. That is quite new to me'; I thought hats were made ́of skins'. Ma. The long and short hair of the above mentioned animals', are carefully shaved off the skins', and well mixed'; the whole is then beaten into one mass', from which the workman takes the quantity necessary for a hat. This he mats together, rolls it', and forms the proper texture'; he then shapes it in a mould', and reduces it to the required fashion. The hat then passes into the hands of the finisher', where it is trimmed and made ready for use'. REDUCTION OF DECIMALS.-LESSON 66. Exercises in the foregoing Rules. 5 360 (1) What is the decimal of ? Ans. .01388830(2) What is the fraction of? (3) What is the decimal of 4? Ans. .025. Ans. .44444+. (4) Reduce £0 4 4 2 to the decimal of a £. Ans. .21875. (5) Reduce 1d 2q to the decimal of a dollar. Ans. .15625. (6) Reduce 35 of a week to its integral parts. Ans. 1d 12h 12m. (7) What is the value of .1533421 of a ton? Ans. 3cwt Oqr 7lb 7oz 13dr. (8) What is the value of .390837 of a hhd.? NOTE. From the foregoing questions, the Teacher will be enabled to frame his own, and mutiply them at pleasure. prog-ress prog grès pul-ley pulle pig-my pig'mē pro-ject prod'jekt pulp-y pulp'e pro-logue prol'log pum-ice pum'is prom-ise prom'mis punch-eon punsh'un prompt-ly prompt'le pun-gent pun'jent pun-ish pun'nish quar-rel kwor'ril quar-ry kworrě quar-ter kwor'tur quar-to kwortō prop-er pro pur quib-ble kwib'bl proph-et proffit pun-ster pun'stur quick-en kwik'ku pros-pect prospekt pup-pet pup'it quick-ly kwik'le. quin-sy kwin'sē prox-y proks'é pur-ger pur jur quit-rent kwit'rent psalm-ist săm'ist pur-ple purpl quiv-er kwiv'věr READING.-LESSON 2. Spices, &c. Mary. Ma', while you and Pa', were from home, last evening', we were observing how happily we had passed the afternoons of the "gone by season." Ma. Not only happily', but I hope profitably`; for your attention has been directed to what is useful as well as amusing': I hope you will recall our chit-chat with improvement`. Mary. We shall, Ma. no doubt. We tried to think over all the things which you had not mentioned'; and I made sister a proposal'; it was to write a list of what we had forgotten', and ask you about them the first opportunity.` Ma. That was certainly a bright thought. Where is your list? Jane. Here it is, Ma.;' I wrote it without much pains', and I fear you will not be able to read it.' Ma. Why', my daughters', here seems to be, a curious assemblage of things', with little or no connexion'. Mary. Yes, they are the odds' and ends'; we could not help making a strange mixture. I hope', however, you will not therefore refuse to explain them'. Ma. By no means. Here are things of daily use', and of much importance'; therefore, they should be known to you'. Jane. Shall I read the list', Ma'? Mary. No, no, sister; do let me read it'; I will name the things distinctly. Jane. Well, then', begin`. Ma. Mary', I hope you notice the good temper with which your sister resigns her own wish to yours`. Mary. That I do', Mamma', and I love her for it. Spices stand at the head of the list. Pray', Ma', what are nut-megs', cinnamon', cloves', mace', pepper', and allspice? Ma. They are all vegetable productions.--Nut-megs grow upon a tree, found in the East Indies', and are some what like a walnut, being closed in a similar fleshy shell or coat; and when the shell is removed', a fine delicate net work appears; this is mace'; next comes the hard shell`; then a spongy film'; and, lastly, the nut-meg'. The tree grows large', and is one of the handsomest that adorns the eastern forests`. An easy REDUCTION.-LESSON 3. method of Reducing the Currency of any Country to Dollars, and back to the given Currency. RULE. 1. Reduce the given currency to its lowest or any convenient term, and reduce the dollar to the same term. 2. Divide by the term produced from the dollar, and the quotient will be dollars. 3. Add to the remainder, if any, one cypher for dimes, one for cents, and a third for mills, and continue the division. 5 A. has £86 - 6 New England money, and would convert it to dollars? 86X20-61726 X 12+5=20717 X4+1 82869qr. And, 6X12 72X4=288qr. Then ; 82869 288 $287 plus 213, and 213X100-21300÷288 =74 cents nearly. Ans. $287.74. OBS. 1. The converse of this rule, will reduce dollars to £., that is, reduce the dollars to the term ef pence, or farthings, as the case may require, and divide by the pence in a £. Change $287.74 to £s. $287.74X6=1726.44X12= 20717.28 £1=20X12=240. Then, 20717.28÷240= £86 plus 77.28X20-240-6s. plus 105.60x12÷240=5d. plus 67.20X4+÷240=1qr. Ans. £866_5_-. 1 OBS. 2. Some particular cases may admit of shorter methods, but this will meet every possible case; hence, it is deemed better than to burthen the child's mind with a variety of rules applicable only to particular cases. GRAMMAR.-LESSON 4. Exercises in Parsing. The son is taught by the madam. In this example, the noun, son, is the subject of the verb, is; the son is. Is, is an irregular neuter verb, conjugated, am, was, been, inflected, indicative mood, present tense, first person, singular number; I am, you are, he, or son is, and it agrees with the noun son, in the third person, singular number; Rule 1; taught, is a past participle, and refers to the noun son. The brother protects the sis Houses are de- The madam teaches the son. ter. The sister is protected by the brother. stroyed by fire. The fire destroys houses. his farm well; his farm is well worked. It was well bought. She may have been at home; she must have been somewhere. Bid her be thoughtful; be thoughtful, Mary. Mary, do be thoughtful. If you are esteemed, be grateful; if happy, be thankful; if sick, patient. ran-some răn'sum rent-er rent'ur rip-ple rip'pl riv-en riv'vn res-in rĕz'in riv-er riv❜ur |