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between the fingers till it becomes soft and flexible, remove from the
flame, and bend.

To break glass tubing, first scratch with a file.

To break glass bottles, make neatly a deep cut with a file, then touch
the glass near the cut with a red-hot wire. When a crack appears, move
the hot wire and the crack will follow. Several heatings may be
necessary.

In the case of a heavy glass bottle, file the cut as before, wrap the
bottle with string dipped in alcohol, light it, and after it has burned,
plunge the bottle vertically into cold water.

Melted paraffin is good for closing small leaks.

TIME APPORTIONED TO NATURE STUDY

The Nature Study lesson should be given a definite place on the
time-table. It is recommended that each class should have at least one
lesson of fifteen minutes in length, a week. In addition to this, about
five minutes a week should be spent in assigning problems for
out-of-door work and in discussing the observations which the pupils
have made on problems previously assigned.

CHAPTER III

FORM I

AUTUMN

GARDEN WORK

On the re-opening of school after the summer holidays, the pupils should
see that their plots are put into good order without delay. If they have
been neglected during the holidays, a good deal of attention will be
needed, and in some cases it may not be possible to reclaim them because
of prolonged neglect. If such plots are found, they should be cleaned
off completely, spaded up, and left in readiness for planting the
following spring. All plots should be cultivated throughout the month of
September to keep the soil mellow and prevent the growth of weeds. The
pupils should be allowed to pick flowers from their own plots, but
should always leave a few in bloom for the sake of the general
appearance of the garden. Paths should be kept clean, and all rubbish,
weeds, dead plants, etc., removed to the compost heap, which should be
in the least conspicuous part of the garden. Hoes, rakes, and claw-hand
weeders should be used in cleaning up and cultivating the plots. The
soil should be kept fine and loose on top to prevent drying out.

LESSONS ON A GARDEN PLANT

PANSY

LESSON I

~Materials.~--A flower for each pupil
A plant set into a flower-pot
A leaf for each pupil
A pile of leaves containing a few pansy
leaves and several of other kinds.

~Introduction.~--A conversation with the pupils about t