READING. LESSON 6. Cinnamon, Cloves, and Pepper. Mary. Ma', you have answered two questions in one'; Nutmegs' and Mace'; both of which appear to be the fruit of the same tree'. The next is cinnamon. Ma. Cinnamon is the dried bark of a tree which grows on the Island of Ceylon', in the Indian ocean'. The cinnamon tree does not grow very high', nor is it very handsome'. The bark constitutes one of the staple articles of exportation from that Island'. I ought to inform you that there are two kinds of cinnamon tree', one of a very thick and inferior bark'; the other, thin and more fragrant. The latter is the most valua ble'. Jane. Ma', I remember where the Island of Ceylon is'; it lies to the south of Asia', at the entrance of the bay of Bengal? The next, Ma. is Cloves'. Ma. Cloves are found in many parts of Asia', particularly in the East Indies. They are the fruit of a tree that grows to a good size. This also is an article of considerable commerce'. Mary. The next in order', Ma'. is pepper'; which', by the bye', I do not like; for it is too smart for me. Ma. Pepper is the fruit of a creeping kind of shrub, which also grows in several parts of the East Indies', and in abundance on the Island of Sumatra'. The fruit hangs in clusters or bunches'; it is first green', then red', and finally black'. In the latter state', it is gathered and dried', and put up for market'. The black pepper may be steeped in sea water', and the rough skin rubbed off; it is then called white pepper', and is less pungent than the black.` REDUCTION.-LESSON 7. Exercises in the Exchange of Currencies. (1) In 9d 3qr New-England money, how many cents? Ans. 10cts. 1 mills. (2) Change £17 - 1 - 6 - 2 Georgia money to dollars. Ans. $73.225. (3) Change £117 - 16 - 6 N. England money to dollarsAns. $392.75. (4) In $287.74; how many £. New England money? Ans. £86-6-5-1. 14 6; (5) B. of Boston owes D. of London, £762 how many dollars must he draw for to discharge the debt? Ans. $3386.50. (6) A. in Canada, has an English shilling; for how many cents will it pass in Savannah? Ans. 22cts. 2mills. (7) D. has two drafts, one for 134 Doubloons, and the other for £637 Sterling, which he sold to E. of Boston, at par; how many dollars did he get? (8) Change 21d 2q N. Y. Ans. $5000.42. money, to Federal money. Ans. 22cts 4mills. money, to cents. Ans. 18cts 8 mills nearly. (10) Change.175 of a dollar, to New-York money. Ans. £0 1 4 3 (11) Change .8753675 of a dollar to N. E. money. .2. Ans. £0 5 3- 1+ (12) Change .53125 of a dollar into Penn. money. Ans. £0 3 11 3 .25 GRAMMAR.-LESSON 8. NOTE 1. Helping verbs are of great use in aiding the application of the pincipal verbs to the several moods and tenses. Four of the helping verbs, o, be, have and will, are often applied as principal verbs; but all the others are used exclusively as helping verbs. NOTE 2. The helping verbs must not be applied promiscuously, but, with particular reference to their import, and the idea conveyed by them in the respective moods and tenses. May and might, imply, liberty or possibility; can and could, power; must, necessity; will promises and foretells, shall, foretells and declares. rock-er rök-kur rock-et rok'kit rock-rose rok'rōze rock-y rok ké ros-in roz'zin rot-ten rot'tn rough-cast ruf'kast rub-bage rub'bidje SPELLING. LESSON 9. rup-ture rup'tshūre sack-but săk but sad-ness săd'něs saf-fron săf'furn sap-phire săf-fir sat-in sǎt'in scis-sors siz zurz scof-fer skof fur READING. LESSON 10. Allspice and Ginger. Jane? Allspice, I suppose', is another kind of pepper', is it not, Ma'. Ma. You mean Pimento. It has obtained the name of allspice', from the supposition that it possesses the flavour of all the spices'. It grows in large quantities on most of the West India Islands. The tree which yields this fruit', is one of the most beautiful in the world'. Its leaves diffuse a most delightful perfume, and its large white flowers', which appear in rich profusion', send forth a fragrance that pervades the whole region of the neighbouring atmosphere'. Jane. Oh Ma! what a lovely contrast it must form amid the dark green foliage of the deep summer wood! Mary. Jane', I do not see ginger in our list'; we overlooked it'. Ma. Ginger is the root of a plant, cultivated at Calicut, and some other places in Asia. The plant resembles the bull rush; and its knotty root spreads in all directions'. When itis fresh gathered', it is soft, and in the state', it is eaten by the Asiatics, as a sallad`; and, prepared with sugar, forms an excellent preserve'. Jane. Ma. I remember to have eaten some ginger preserves', when Captain Riley arrived here from India, and we visited his ship'. It was a part of his cabin stores; and I do not think I ever tasted a greater delicacy'. ARITHMETIC.-LESSON 11. 1 Proportion, or the Rule of Three. NOTE 1. This rule is nothing more than the application of the two grand operative principles in arithmetic, to the solution of certain usetul problems or practical questions. It is called proportion, because there is an actual relative proportion existing between the given terms; and it is called the Rule of Three, because three terms are always given or implied, in each question by which a fourth term or answer is found. It is sometim s called the Golden Rule, in consequence of its great truth, utility, and almost universal application. This rule consists of two parts: Single proportion and Double proportion. Single Proportion. In Single Proportion, three terms are always given in each proposition by which a fourth term is discovered. Of the three given terms, two are of the nature of a supposition, and the other of a demand. The term which makes the demand, is always of the same name and kind with the answer or fourth term. Thus: Suppose 6 apples cost 9 cents, then what is the cost of 12 apples? The characters which imply proportion, are these; : : : : and they may be read, Thus: as 6 apples is to 12 apples :: so is 9 cts: 18 cts. NOTE 2. It has been common to arrange the given terms in proportion in such a way as to require two distinct moles of stating questions, and also two modes of working them. One is termed the Rule of Three Direct, and the other, the Rule of Three Inverse. These useless distinctions may be avoided, and the perplexity and labour greatly abridged, by adopting one general rule and making all propositions concur with the Rule of Three DirectGRAMMAR.-LESSON 12. Indicative Mood.-Present Time. apples, You will have loved apples, 3d do She will have loved They will have loved apples. apples. NOTE. The Second Future Tense refers to an act that will take place, at or before the time of another future action, as, She will have loved apples before she is o age. scrab-ble skrab'bl SPELLING. LESSON 13. sel-vage sěl'vidje sham-ble shăm'bl sham-rock shǎm'rok scram-ble skram'bl sen-ate sen'năt scrib-ble skrib/bl sense-less sense les sharp-er sharp'ur scriv-ner skriv'nur sen-tence sen'tense shat-ter shat/tur scrub-by skrubbe sen-try sen'trē scud-dle skud’dl scuf-fle skuf'A sculk-er skulk'ur scull-cap skul kap sculp-tor skulp'tur sev-en sev'vn shek-el shěk/kl shell-duck shěl'důk ser-aph ser räf ser-mon ser mun ser-vice ser vis ser-vile ser vil scul-ler skul'lur ses-sion sesh'un scull-ion skul'yun set-tle sět'tl scup-per skup pur sev-er sev'vŭr scur-ril skurril scur-vy skur vē sex-tant seks'tant scut-tle skut'tl sex-tile seks'til shuf-fle shuffl sel-ler sěl'iur shal-low shǎl'lō Mary. Ma.' the next article in the list', is Licorice'; will you speak of that now? Ma. Licorice is the juice of a plant called by that name', which is cultivated in several parts of Europe'; especially in Yorkshire, England', and in some parts of Spain. This shrub is planted by slips in April', or May'; at the age of |