bits to wild horses? Are the eyes of the horse so placed that he can
see behind him and to either side as well as in front? Of what use was
this to wild horses?

_To the teacher._--The horse is an animal which is strong, swift,
graceful, gentle, obedient, docile. The pupils should learn that, in
return for his good services, the horse should be treated with kindness
and consideration.

The legs of the horse are long, straight, and strong, and the single toe
(or hoof) means that the horse walks on the tip of one toe, and the hoof
is in reality a large toe nail developed to protect the tip of the toe.
To these features is due the great speed of the horse. Horses gather
together in the field with the foals in the most protected part of the
group, just as wild horses found it necessary to do for protection. The
wild horses "shied" at a fierce enemy concealed in the grass, and the
tame horse shies at a strange object.

CORRELATIONS

With literature and reading: By interpretation of _The Bell of Atri_.

With language: By exercise on new words, as graceful, etc.

DOMESTIC BIRDS

THE DUCK

~Home Observations.~--Compare the duck and the drake as to size,
colouring, calls, and other sounds.

Observe the position of the birds when standing. Observe their mode of
walking, of swimming, and of flying. Where do they prefer to make their
nests? Why is the duck more plain in dress than the drake? What is the
shape, size, and build of the nest? Describe the eggs. When does the
duck sleep? Why can it not sleep upon a perch as hens do? How do ducks
feed on land? Compare with the feeding of hens. Observe how ducks feed
when in water. Observe the various sounds, as alarm notes, call notes,
social sounds.

Describe the preening of the feathers and explain the meaning of it.

Compare the appearance of the young ducks with that of the older ones.
Do the young ducks need to be taught to swim?

CLASS-ROOM LESSON

Provide, where convenient, a duck for class study.

~Observations.~--Colour, size, general shape of the body, and the relation
of the shape to ease of swimming; divisions of the body.

Size of head, length of neck, and the relation of the length of the neck
to the habit of feeding in water.

The legs and web feet, and the relation of these to the bird's awkward
walking and ease in swimming.

The bill and its relation to the bird's habits of feeding by scooping
things from the bottom of the water and then straining