The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-12-21
DoImgs IN our school House.

First class OF vagab0nds rlseI mum
dered our old sehOolmastef. We'll, the
did rise. Now answer every |
question correctly. or III break every |
bone in your bodes,' was the next pro-
Of ths old autocrat OF our
red school house. Sd sss3te try
John Brown, what do you understand
by accouslicsl'
why, stick to drive cows with. sup
pose '" ~ oF' tt.fT 7"a9 ,5l
Get out, yon young vagabond! Did
not see you reading about the science OF
sound2'
Guess not-that was about Sylvester
Sound the Somnambulist.
1t was, eh? Sarah, you are Johns
younger sister?' tr t a
'Ysth thir.' .-,....
What is accousticsl' AS
Il know, Thrift ith, il ilh the art of
making noith and hearing noith'
You are right. Explain it, ro.
'Yelh thir. Ifyou tick your finger in
your mouth and then pull it out suddenly,
the cold air rushes into the vacuum,
and produthelh sound that thrikes up
on the tympan ofthe ear which maketh
the thound audible, and is denominated
The thence ofa couthtixth.' .'.rr .al-
'You are quite right, Sarah. John,
can you now tell me what is meant by the
science of accoustics2 Be careful, sir, or
you'll feel my stick 10 '"'.
Yes sir. A COW sticks your finger in
her mouth--kicks over the tin pan, which
sounds awful.and is called the science of
cows kick ,...
We'll, John, you do credit to your
teacher. You may take your books and
run home.' ......,..,.......
willy Chas, what is the currency of
the United Statesl'
Cash and money
"What are its denominationsP
'Coppers, bogus and Bungtown cents,
pennies. fps, pics, four pence, hap'nys,
leyy's, ninepence, Spanish quarters, pis'
tareeus, and shinplasters.'
That will do
Jones. what is the standered weight
of the U, S. 2
Scale weight and a little longer
Samuel, how many kingdoms are there
in the material worldl'
Four vHsii f .
Three, only three ~I.
-Four, think, SIR io I.'.'H
We'll, name them what are theyP
Mineral kingdom, animal kingdom,
vegetable Kingdom, and kingdom come.
New, how many kinds of motion are
there3 "t..ast'er"H "HsH' Na-
Four te s'.aI Hif- staH-
No, only twoj voluntary and involun.
tary.' ''. .. yif'F 's'H
Simon says there's fout.' 'sa'l 10
What does Simon say they are?
Point, point up, point down, and wig.
wag.'ny aaa ls-u s.at
you rascal? I've mind to wigwag
your jacket! Hadn't you better describe
the motion of my sticky
Il can, sir.
And its effectl'
Yes sir. Up stroke, and down STOKE
the up stroke. regular and easy. the
down stroke, spasmodically electrifying,
f and its effects strikinsly indescrbable.'
"You understand that, see.'
"George Smith, do you recolect the
story of David and GOLIATH r
Yes sir David was a tavern keeper
, and Goliah was an Incorporate man."
"Who told YOU thatl"
Nobody. Tread it, and it is said that
David fixed sling for Goliah, and Col
iah got slowed with it," s
Wasn't GoIiah giant, a strong
mani" :..,1..........
: "Yes he was a giant but had weak
head"
"Why, to get so easily slowed"
"Yes George, that was undoubtedly
owing to the strength of the sling
. Wasn't David musicianl"
"Yes, sir--he played psalms on the
. harp; favorite instrument with the
Jews and at the present day it is called
, a Jewsharp. have one in my pocket
, here it is. Place it in your mouth, thus
breath on the tongue gently, then strike
it with your fingers this way--and the
psalms, in harmonious corncob, ,fructify on
the ear as natural as thunder" O.
) That's suficient--you can pocket
your harp"
"Jane, what is timel"
"Something that flies, any how"
"How do you make that QUIT" p .e"
"Why. tempus fugit." a al,
= What's thatl" .'
, "Latin; it means time flies, and how
can time if it flies, be anything else thar
$ something that Hiesl"
d Excellent. What is the meaning o.
t requiescat in pace3" rga
{. "Rest quiet cat in peace"
+ well, Jane; at Latin you are perfect
3 " au fait-which translated means per
fectly awful; it is a great phrase, from
i the classics, and applicable to this clas
8 particularly Now take off your jackets
Q | will give you reward of merit Thos'
who get more than they merit, can keel
the overplus as token Of my special al
! feclion for them; aud those who get less
: can have the mistake recti6ed by men
. tioning it to me-" p. sby...