Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-02-27
he facts and combine to deduee prinei-

gateway OF Natural History or zoology.
SO to the stream and secure a collection |
Of mussels and water snails. On the way /
to and from the river, procure quantity |
Of butterflies, beetles, land snails, slugs,
etc. Take them home and preserve some
Of them alive, according to their respec-
tive habitat. Others dissect. Use the
scalpel and glass. Make out of them all
that is possible by a close observation.
Then consult helps. Here are two very
fine ones. First Book in Zoology, Prof.
Morse, Publishers, D. A. Appleton 6
Co., $40 and SOL, Broadway, New York;
Boys and Girls in Biology, Miss S. Il.
Stevenson, same publishers. Having
compared the printed and Natural pages
make another earnest effort to read what
is written in the objects secured. Such
alterations of research and consuisa-
tions will soon inspire you with a spirit
of independence, and the work will grad
ually become easy. Here the objeetor
will raise his voice to say all this is too
hard for the child. Let the words of an
other suffice for answer.
| It is often urged that, because Of the
technical names, with which the science
is loaded, the teaching of it to the child is
impracticable; and yet geography itself,
a master science, when properly taught,
is put into the hands of every child, with
scarcely anything left in it, but the names,
whereas in true scientific teaching the
name is invariably associated with the
thing itself. Geographical names for the
most part learned abstractly because of
the difficulty the child finds in adjusting
the relation of fiat map to the round
earth; likewise the relation of the parts
of the earth's surface to the whole.
Again there seems, to my mind, far
more practicality in teaching to a child
first domestic rather than foreign science.
lis more essential that he should know
the course of his own blood than that he
should know the course of the Nile, not
but that both are well to know; but il
either must be unknown let it not be him
self; and the way to know himself is frs
to know the lower forms of life. I ust
Geography as a comparison because nc
one objects to it as too difficult for chill
dren, but to teach them about the clover
blossom or the snail that lies coiled be
: meath it; the life which they every da!
trample beneath their feet, and which
such mysterious foreshadowing of thei
own life; that all is too hard. Biology i
: too biga subject for boys and girls; Pre-
: face, Stevenson's Biology.
When some advancement has been mad
: in the line indicated, advanced steps ma
t be taken, guided by such works as Mich
: olson's Zoology, published by the Apple
! toms; Elements of Zoology, by the lat
+. Prof. Tenny; Publisher, Armstrong
: Co., New York.
PHYSICS.
t In our day there seems to be a dispos
: ton to present each department of Ply:
les in separate and small texts. Thes
are easily commanded and at once Civ
:, sure directions for exploration of the fiel
= they represent.
q For electricity we name Lessons
# Electricity by John Tyndall, F. R.
n This book is full of easy experiments, ,thi
e present the great underlying principles
t, the subject. The apparatus is inexpel
,r sive, and may all be homemade. TT
I lessons of this book are the "Christmt
d Lessons" that were given by the auth,
= under the direction of the Royal Instit
ton of Great Britain. For sound ar
Is light, name the two admirable sma
y volumes of Prof. Alfred Marshal Maye
a of the Stevens Institute of Technolog
N Hoboken, New Jersey.
40 These books are fresh and vigorou
- They are full of new experiments, al
=, unfold to the manipulation many wonde
70 full things connected with light and SCUM
The three books 1 have just mention
y are published by the Appletons. The
o+ P. Putman's Sons, New York, publ
= two series of texts on all the elementa
ts natural science. Two of the elementa
q series on Physics have come to my tab
70 One on Magnetism and Electricity
John Angel, Senior Science Manchest
r. Grammar School, is rare book. In t
n hands of the energetic teacher, it is a
~, brary of wonder in ITSELF The other
oe Acoustics, Light and Heat by VIM. L,
90 M. A., of Edinburgh, is worthy co
~ panion of the foregoing.
Physics by Prof. BalfOur Stewart, pl
8, lished by the Appletons. Easy expe
M ments in Physical science, and E1emel
- in Natural Philosophy, both by Leroy
-, ~ Cooley, Phi. D. and published by Mess
~ Chas. Scribner and Company, New Yo
are additional helps.
CHEMISTRY.
- - Is a subject that may be easily prese
nf ed to very young pupils. AS this subj
- will be ably and faithfully presented
Mr.. H. P. Ufford, 1 shall not detain
- this subject. The best small text tha
- have noticed is 'sFirst Book in Chen
~ - try" by Worthington Hooker, M.
~ published by the Harper Bros, N
~ York.
= BOTANY.
- In this world of beautiful grass, flo
- ers and trees must name few guiC
= for the study of the plant World. I
:, first and second books of Botany by J.
- Bal four, NJ. D., of the University of
- inburgh, and published by Putnams
- good for the teacher who has not stud
the subject and has only a small port
rim oftime to devote to it. These two admi
,or bic volumes by Miss Youmans, and p
ne lished by the Appletons will serve
zo- teacher good purpose, and in some
re- speet cover different ground.
rv GEOLOGY.
The Story of Geology, by Dana, is T
in haps as good book as could CONNIE
m to the district teacher. 1t is book of
er- pages. 1t is told, as its name implies
d's story like form. If the teacher wo
Ia possess himself of the fossils figured the
raj would soon obtain some interest for t
ill most important branch.
ci- Another worthy companion for
in above may name as an Ohio product
ur is from the pen of our esteemed friel
ci- Prof. E. B. Andrews, Assistant Geolo.
cI &c Ol,in Il L. ,,r,hIir1,ol - ". A -