6. Object-lessons in the Science of Common Things.

(a.)

Water.—How carried; jugs, bottles, barrels, spouts, funnels. Wells. Things that float; things that sink.

Solids.—Hard and soft, in the room and in clothing. Piles. Hammer and nails. Buttons.

Powders.—Flour.

Pastes.—Paste, clay, putty.

Things porous.—Bread, sponge.

Things that melt.—Butter, tallow, sealing-wax; ice, snow,

Water.—Drying clothes, breathing on slates, from on the pane. The boiling of the kettle. The pot boiling over.

Things that dissolve.—Sugar, salt.

Air.—Bubbles, pouring water through funnel into empty bottle. A taming candle. Pans blowing feathers. Paper windmills.

Forms of Strength.—The floor, joists, and boards. Wooden bridges. Steps and stairs.

Things that stretch.—Elastic bands.

Things that bend.—Bows and arrows. Cord ropes.

Machines.—Tops. Roller for pastry, for garden. Perambulator.

Movements.—Walking, running, leaping, creeping, crawling.

Musical Toys.—Harmonicen. Bell.