(Lesson 4.) GRAMMAR. Exercises in Parsing. Joseph has equal knowledge but inferior judgment. He is his inferior in strength, but his superior in prudence. Every being loves its like. Make a like distribution of both, and behave yourself like a man of sound sense. Seek and esteem good company. We may go or stay, just as we like, but we must choose one. They try to walk, to sit, to stand, to run, and to lie, but in vain. You go to and fro in the world, without end or aim. As fifteen is to thirty, so is five to ten. The proportion is as nine to three. He acts in proportion to his means. He will pay, for he knows the law. It is for his peace. Yesterday was a fine day, but today is still finer. To-morrow shall be as to-day, and more abundant. Oh! for better days. Dialogue, &c.-The Printing of Calicoes, &c. Jane. A part of the cloth made from cotton', is appropriated to calicoes; the printing of which', I should suppose', would afford some amusement. Ma. Many parts of the operation is quite inviting. The small patterns are imprinted by small blocks', similar to your method of stamping letters; but the larger', are stamped by being im pressed with a roller. Mary. How are furniture prints managed? The large bunches of flowers must be very difficult. Ma. In those prints, the outlines are first made by a stamp or roller', and then the cloth is spread upon a long table', on each side of which stand the painters; one paints the red', another, the blue; a third, the green', and a fourth, the yellow. Some work the brown stalk', and others tint the leaves. Mary. I think', Jane', that employment would please you. Ma. The noise of the work folks, the warmth of the room, and the smell of the paint', subtract much from the pleasure of the artist. As the calico receives the different colours', it passes along the table, till the whole piece is finished. It is then pressed', measured, rolled upon a board、, marked', and ready for market. (Lesson 7.) ARITHMETIC. Exercises in Single Proportion. 25. 5 horses eat 10 bushels of oats in one week; how many bushels will 35 eat in a like time. Ans. 70 bushels. 26. A. bought goods to the amount of $560, and gained by the sale, $190.40; how much would he have gained, had he laid out but $150? Ans. $51. 27. 30 men built a wall in 10 days; how many men will build another wall, 4 times as large, in of the time? Ans. 600 men. 28. What is the tax on $5097, at 10 cents on a dollar? Ans. $509.70. 29. What is the cost of 2cwt. 2qrs. 25lbs. of raisins, at 16cts. a pound? Ans. $48.80. 30. The equator revolves through the meridian 15° each hour, in what time will 150° 51' 15" pass through? Ans. 10h 3' 25". 31. $100 in one year gains $6; what will $314.15 gain in one year? Ans. $18.85. (Lesson 8.) GRAMMAR. Exercises in Parsing. His character stands fair. Damp air lies low. Guilt damps his spirits. Soft bodies damp the sound. They are still young ; let them not judge yet a while. The few and the many have their faults. Few months pass without rain. We hail you friends. Hail you the morning star. The hail pelts the glass. Much money is wanted. Think much and speak little. He took much care. His years are more than hers, but he is not more wise or learned. The more he got money, the more he seemed to want it. The desire of getting more is not satisfied. Time bade me see the lightning's flash, A then turn round again; I turn'd, and lo! the spring rains wash- Dialogue, &c.-Brown Holland, Irish Linen, Flax, &c. Mary. Now we are on the subject of cloths, do favour 'us with an account of Brown Holland', and Irish Linen. Ma. Those articles are manufactured from a beautiful grass green plant', called flax、. Jane. We saw a field of it last summer; it bears a delicate flower of a soft blue casty.. The whole field was in bloom、. Ma. You are right, my child. When the flax is ripe, all the blossoms have decayed', and in their places, little bowls or close cups are formed to secure the seed. It is then pulled', and the seed stripped off; after which it is spread thin in a field, where the rain, the dew, and the sun, rot the stalks; or, it is put under water', for a while', where the same process is effected. Mary. What is the object of rotting it? It seems to me it must tend to spoil it、. Ma. It is rotted for the purpose of making the stalk break easily, and separate from the fibrous substance', which is the only valuable part of it. Subsequently', follow the breaking, dressing', and hackling; then it goes to the spinners', who form the thread', and reel it off in skeins; thence to the weavers', who make it into cloth', and', lastly, to the bleachers', who whiten it and roll it up for market、. Exercises in Single Proportion. 34. At the rate of 15° an hour, how much of the equator revolves through any meridian in 11h. 58m: 26 seconds? Ans. 179° 36′ 30. 35. Mexico is 100° 67 45/ west of London; when it is noon at the latter, what is it o'clock at the former? Ans. 50'c. 19m. 35sec. A. M. 36. Moscow is 37° 45′ east of London, at which, when it is noon, what is the hour at Moscow ? Ans. 2 o'clock, 31 min. 37. The sun comes to the meridian of London, 4h. 45m. 20 seconds sooner than at that of Cambridge, Mass. what is the longitude of Cambridge? Ans. 71° 20' west. 38. Sound, not interrupted, moves through the air at the rate of 1142 feet a second; A. at Hartford, heard the report of a cannon two minutes after it was fired at Springfield; what is the distance? Ans. 26 miles, nearly. 39. B. saw the flash of lightning, and heard the report conds after; how far was he from the explosion? 6 se Ans. 6852 feet. (Lesson 12.) GRAMMAR. Promiscuous Exercises in Parsing. Sobriety of life is one of those virtues, which carries with it, its own recommendation. Moderation, vigilance, and temperance, are high and binding duties. Time robs us of all our possessions, except a quiet conscience. Let not the injuries of man overcome your fortitude; your acts of kindness may overbalance them. The cheering hope of a better world, enables us to bear the trials of this, with a better grace. The highest wrongs and rankest troubles, which fall to the lot of man, may be traced to the love of wealth, of power, or of vain glory. Contentment is the inmate of but few families. |