alled.--This is the highest
mountain on the globe; or I{n}dia's {B}oundary {S}ummit I{s}
U{n}approachable. Kinchinjunga is 28,156 ft. high. We shall know what
Mountain is meant if we omit the first syllable "kin." Hence we can use
the formula, "{N}ext E{v}erest {D}awns {L}ofty {Ch}injunga."
Popocatepetl (17,783 ft.)--{Th}e {G}reatest {C}rater o{f} {M}exico.
Mt. Brown (16,000 ft.)--{Th}is {Ch}arming We{s}tern {S}cenery
{C}elebrated.
Mt. Blanc (15,781 ft.)--{Th}is A{l}pine {C}one {F}ascinates
{T}ravellers.
Jungfrau (13,720 ft.)--{Th}is {M}ountain A{g}assiz {N}imbly
A{s}cended.
--Prof. Agassiz was one of the first who
reached the summit of this mountain.
Ben Nevis (4,406 ft.) --He{r}e {R}eview a {S}nowy {G}iant.
Snowdon (3,570 ft.) --{M}ajestic Hi{l}ls {G}reet {S}nowdon.
Saddleback (2,787 ft.) --{N}ear {K}eswick {V}iew a {C}raig.
--This mountain is situated near the town
of Keswick.
1. Are there any letters in the word "Ohio" which have a figure
value?
2. Do you see any way by which you can make the word "Known" stand
for 2 by my figure alphabet?
3. How can you infallibly retain these figure-sentences?
LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE.
No one can have very definite or exact ideas of Geography who does not
know the Latitude and Longitude of the chief Cities of the
World.
Lat. = 55 deg.--00' } (5) {L}ondon's (5) {L}atitude (0) Ea{s}ily
(1) LONDON } (0) {S}een.
Long. = 0 } (0) {S}tarting-point.
Lat. = 40 deg.--52' } (4) Yo{r}k (0) {C}ity's (5) {L}atitude
(2) NEW YORK CITY } (2) {N}amed.
Long. = 73 deg.--59' } (7) {C}ommercial (3) {M}etropolis'
} (5) {L}ongitude (9) {P}ortrayed.
Lat. = 40 deg.--00' } (4) {R}epublic's (0) {Z}ealous
(3) PHILADELPHIA } (0) {S}tatesman (0) {S}igned.
Long. = 75 deg.--10' } (7) {Q}uaker (5) {L}ongitude (1) {T}oo
} (0) {S}ober.
Lat. 41 deg.--45' } (4) {R}ebuilt (1) {T}own's (4) {R}eal
(4) CHICAGO } (5) {L}atitude.
Long. = 87 deg.--50' } (8) {F}ires (7) {C}annot (5) {L}ongitude
} (0
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