seven or eight days, beating them to separate the red skins, then straining the liquor, boiling it, taking off the scum, which is the coloring matter, then boiling it to a due consistence, and making it into balls.

12. It is used in dyeing to give an orange cast to a simple yellow. It is used also in coloring cheese.

MUSK.

13. Musk is a strong-scented substance, obtained from a cyst or bag near the middle of the body of the Thibet musk, an animal that inhabits the Asiatic Alps, especially the Altaic chain.

14. This animal is a little more than three feet in length.

15. The head resembles that of the roe; the fur is coarse, but thick, straight, smooth, and soft.

16. It has no horns, but the male has two long tusks, one on each side, projecting from the mouth. 17. The female is smaller than the male, and has neither tusks nor cyst.

18. The cyst of the male is about the size of a hen's egg, oval, flat on one side, and round on the other, having a small opening.

19. This contains an oily, friable matter, of a dark brown color, which is the true musk, and one of the strongest odors or perfumes in nature.

20. We give the name to the substance and to the animal.

QUESTIONS.-What is camphor? Where and from what is it obtained? What is its appearance? What is its taste? Its smell? What does it greatly produce? How many sorts of trees produce camphor? What appearance have the trees? For what is the wood useful? How is camphor obtained? How is it prepared? What is licorice? For what is it used? What is annatto? From what is it obtained? How is it made? For

what is it used? What is musk? From what is it obtained? How is the animal? Has it horns? What is the size of the cyst or bag from which the musk is taken? What is its color? Is it a strong odor?

SPELLING LESSON XXXIV.

Ap pli ca tion ('âp plẻ kà' shûn), n. the act of applying; close or intense study; great industry. A si a Mi nor (à' zhè `â mì' nûr), n. prop. the name of a country.

Car mine (kår mine), n. a powder or paint of a bright red or beautiful crimson color.

Cells (sélz), n. plu. of Cell, a small cavity; a small room or cave; apartment in a prison. [scarlet. Coch in eal (kûtsh în èèl'), n. an insect used to dye Fig-trèè, n. the tree on which figs grow.

Hives (hivez), n. plu. and pres. t. of Hive, a kind of box or vessel in which bees live and make honey: v. to put into or collect into a hive.

Hon ey-comb (hûn' ně `kòme), n. a substance made into cells by the bees for holding their honey. Ill-sha ped (il shåpt'), a. having a bad or awkward shape. [cutting; a gash. In cis ions (în sîzh' ûnz), n. plu. of Incision, a cut or In sects (in' sêkts), n. plu. of Insect, a small, creeping or flying animal.

In spis sa ted (in spis' så 'têd), part. a. thickened: pre of Inspissate, to thicken or make thick.

Lẻ vânt', n. prop. the countries or coasts along th

Mediterranean, east of Italy: a. eastern, oriental. Mex i co (mêks'è 'ko), n. prop. the name of a country. O ax a ca (ó âks' a 'ká), n. prop. the name of a place. O pi um (8' pè âm), n. the inspissated juice of the capsules of the white poppy.

Oun ces (un' siz), n. plu. of Ounce, a weight; the 16th part of a pound avoirdupois; the 12th part of a pound apothecaries or troy; an animal.

Ours (arz), pro. posses. case of We, ourselves.
Pop py (pop' pě), n. a plant and flower.
Pot, n. a vessel to hold liquids, &c.

Pound, n. a weight; 16 ounces avoirdupois, and 12 ounces troy or apothecaries' weight; 20 shillings;

a pen or enclosure to confine animals: v. to beat or bruise; to shut up in a pen.

Scar let (skår let), n. a bright, deep red color.

Sol u ble (sól' à bl), a. that can be separated or dissolved in water or other fluids. [to cause sleep. Som nif er ous (som nif' êr ûs), a. causing or tending Sown (sone), per. par. of Sow, to scatter seed. Stå' pid, a. dull, heavy, sluggish; insensible. Suit a ble (sute å bl), a. fit, proper; agreeable to. Sup po sed (sup pozd'), pre. of Suppose, to imagine, to think; to lay down, assume, or admit without proof. Tick (tik), n. a small insect; trust, score, credit; the noise made by a clock or watch; a bed-case: v. to run on credit; to make a noise like a watch. Tinc tures (tingk' tshůrez), n. plu. and pres. t. of Tincture, an infusion or extract of any plant, vegetable, or drug; color: v. to imbue, to tinge. Tin ged (tinjd), pre. of Tinge, to imbue, to impreg nate: n. color, dye; tincture.

Warm er (wårm' ûr), a. more warm, less cold; more ardent; more zealous.

Weigh ing (wa' îng), par. of Weigh, to balance, to raise; to ascertain or examine the weight; to ponder, to consider.

READING LESSON XXXIV.

Opium, Honey, and the Cochineal.

OPIUM.

1. Opium is the inspissated juice of the capsules

of the somniferous, white poppy, with which the fields in Asia Minor are sown, as ours are with wheat and rye.

2. It flows from incisions made in the head of the plant; and, the best flows from the first incision.

3. It is imported into Europe and America from the Levant and the East Indies.

4. It is brought in cakes or lumps, weighing from eight ounces to a pound.

5. It is heavy, of a close, compact texture, a brownish yellow color, not perfectly dry, but easily taking an impression from the finger.

6. It has a dead and faint smell, and its taste is bitter and acrid. Opium is of great use as a medicine.

HONEY.

7. Honey is a sweet, vegetable juice, collected by bees from the flowers of plants, and placed in cells of the honey-comb in hives.

8. Honey, when pure, is of a moderate consistence, of a whitish color, tinged with yellow, sweet to the taste, of an agreeable smell, and soluble in water.

9. Honey is very useful in medicine. It is supposed to consist of sugar, mucilage, and an acid.

THE COCHINEAL.

10. The cochineal is an insect, a native of the warmer climates of America, particularly of Oaxaca, in Mexico.

11. It is found on a plant called the Indian figtree.

12. The female, which alone is valued for its color, is ill-shaped, slow, and stupid; the male is small, slender, and active. It is of the size of a tick.

13. At a suitable time, these insects are gathered and put in a pot, where they are kept for some time, and then killed by the application of heat.

14. These insects, thus killed, form a mass which is the proper cochineal of the shops.

15. It is used in giving red colors, especially crimson and scarlet, and for making carmine. 16. It has been used in medicine; but it is now used only to give a color to tinctures, &c.

QUESTIONS.-What is opium? How is the white poppy raised from which opium is obtained? How is it obtained? When does the best flow? To what countries is opium imported? Where from? How is it brought? What is its color? What is its smell? Its taste? For what is it of great use? What is honey? How and by what is it collected? What is its color? Its taste? Its smell? Is it soluble in water? For what is it useful? Of what is it supposed to consist? What is the cochineal? In what country is it found? On what? Which is valuable, the male or female cochineal? How are they gathered? In what are they put? How are they killed? What do they then form? For what is the preparation used?

SPELLING LESSON XXXV.

Ab so lute ly (áb' so 'låte lè), ad. completely, wholly; positively; arbitrarily.

Ac cu sed (åk kůzd'), pre. of Accuse, to charge with crime; to impeach; to blame; to censure. Ad mi ra tion (`åd mẻ rå' shûn), n. wonder, astonishment; the act of admiring; esteem.

Ad vice (åd vise'), n. counsel, instruction; notice, information; intelligence. [the act of changing. Al ter a tion ('ål tûr d' shûn), n. a change, variation;