made so soft by fire, that men are able to stretch them out or hammer them into any shape they like. Q. Is iron a metal? A. Yes. Q. Did you ever see the blacksmith make a horseshoe of iron? A. Yes; he first made it soft in his hot forge, and then bent it into the proper shape. Q. What more have you seen made with iron? A. A nail. Q. Where are the principal iron mines? lingshire. Q. Where is Stirling? A. In Scotland. Q. What is its chief town? A. Stirling. A. In Stir Q. What are the names of the most useful metals? A. Iron, copper, lead, tin, silver, and gold. Q. Are any of those metals found in the British Isles beside iron? A. Yes; they are all found in them, but very little silver or gold. Q. Where is copper found in England? A. In Cornwall and Staffordshire. Q. Is it found in Wales? A. Yes; in the island of Anglesea, and at Neath near Swansea. Q. Where is it found in Ireland? A. In the counties of Wicklow and Waterford. Q. What is brass made of? A. Of copper mixed with a metal called zinc. Q. Where is lead found? A. In the counties of Flint and Denbigh. Q. What part of the British Isles are they in? A. In Wales. Q. What are their chief towns? A. The chief town of Flintshire is Flint, and the chief town of Denbighshire is Denbigh. Q. How is tin found? A. Under the ground in cracks of the rock. Q. Where? A. In Cornwall. Q. What are made of all those metals? A. A variety of useful articles. N Q. Where are the principal manufactories? A. At Birmingham, Sheffield, and other places in Great Britain. Q What is a manufactory? A Manufactories are places where different articles are made, in large quantities. Q What does a cotton manufactory mcan? A, A place where cotton is spun into thread, and wove into calicoes or muslin. Q. Where are most of them situated? A. At Derby, Manchester, and Glasgow. Q. Are there many of other descriptions? A. Yes; of silk, and woollen cloth, in different parts of England. Q. What do Great Britain and Ireland possess, beside Q. What for food? A. The cow, sheep, and pig. Q. Of the pig? A Pork and bacon. Q. When is the flesh of the pig called pork? A. When it is fresh and newly killed. Q. When is it called bacon? A. When it is dried and salted, Q. What is the cow useful for besides her flesh? A She gives milk, which is used to drink, and of which butter and cheese is made. Q. What does the sheep give us beside mutton? A. Wool, of which all woollen cloths are made. Q. What other animal gives us milk beside the cow? A. The goat. Q Are there many goals in England? A. No; they are principally kept in Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Q. Is Great Britain possessed of as many blessings as other countries? A. Yes; there is no country which pos sesses more. ง Q. Should we not be very thankful for all those blessings? A. We should, and that we are born in so happy a country. The large continent of America is divided into two parts, called North and South America, which are joined together by the isthmus of Darien. The inhabitants of Europe, Asia, and Africa did not know that there was such a country, until 300 years ago when a Spaniard named Columbus was sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, and discovered first the West Indies, and afterwards America. NORTH AMERICA. North America is bounded on the north by the Arctic or Frozen Sea; on the south and west, by the Pacific Ocean; and on the east, by the North Atlantic Ocean, which separates it from Europe. There are very large rivers in North America: the principal are, the Misouri, the Mississippi, and the St. Lawrence, which runs into several very large lakes; the names of those lakes are, Ontario, Erie, Huron, and Superior, which last is 1000 miles across. Between lake Ontario and lake Erie there is a waterfall, called the falls of Niagara, which is the largest in the world; the other lakes in North America are called Lake Winnipeg, Athabasca lakes, and the Slave lake. The mountains are the Stoney and the Apalachian mountains, which are in the United States. North America is separated from Asia by Bhering's straits. North America is divided into several countries: Greenland, Labrador, Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Greenland: this country is extremely cold; almost all the year round the ground is covered with snow, and the rivers are frozen. Great numbers of whales are caught round the coast of Greenland, and in Baffin's Bay. Labrador is a very barren and dreary country-inhabitated by a set of people called Indians and Esquimaux, who are engaged in hunting the rein deer, beavers, bears, and other animals, for the sake of their skins, which are called furs, and which they sell to Europeans Canada is situated between New Britain and the United States, and is divided into Upper and Lower Canada; it is remarkable for its immense lakes and rivers, A great number of animals are found in Canada. The chief town is Quebec The United States are bounded, on the north, by the river St. Lawrence; on the south, by Florida; on the cast, by the Atlantic Ocean; and on the west, by a large country, inhabited by Indians The chief towns are, Washington and Philadelphia Louisiana belongs to the United States. The cotton plant grows in many parts of America, and a great quantity is brought from the United States The cotton is found in small quantities round the seeds of the plant, after the flower is withered. When the cotton is picked and cleaned, it is packed in bags and brought to England, where it is spun and wove into calico, muslin, and stockings Tobacco is also brought from America, and is the dried leaf of a plant. Snuff is made from the same Icaf, finely powdered, and some scent added to make it agrccable. Mexico is a country in the south of North America; the chief town is Mexico. There are many silver mines, and a good deal of wood called mahogany is found in that part of the country called the Bay of Honduras. The northern and western parts of North America are mostly inhabited by Indians, who do not live in large towns, but several families build huts close together, which they live in; they go for many days together to hunt in the woods, for the different animals that supply them with food and clothing. The islands round North America are, Iceland, Newfoundland, Bermudas, the West Indies, and the Carribbec Isles Newfoundland is an island on the east of the Gulph of St, LawTo this island a great number of ships go every year from England to fish for cod, which is found in great rence. quantities round the Great Bank, which is near the island, and which is supposed to be a large mountain, and are brought to England to be sold. The West Indies and Carribbee Islands are, Cuba, Ja. maica, St. Domingo, Porto Rico, Antigua, Guadaloupe, Martinico, St. Lucea, Barbadoes, Tobago, and Trinidad. In these islands grow the sugar-cane, cotton plant, coffee and cocoa trees, palm trees, different kinds of spices and fruits. The gulfs of North America are the gulfs of Mexico, California, and St. Lawrence. The bays are, Baffin's and Hudson's Bay. The Carribbean Sea is that part of the sea between the West Indies and South America. Questions and Answers. Q. How is the large continent of America divided? A. It is divided into two parts, called North and South Americ a. Q. How are they joined together? A. By the Isthmus of Darien. Q. Did the inhabitants of Europe, Asia, and Africa, always know that there was such a country as America? A. No, they did not, until about 300 years ago. Q. How was it then known? A. A Spaniard named Columbus was sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, and discovered first the West Indies, and afterwards America. Q. How is North America bounded on the north? A. By the Arctic or Frozen Ocean. Q. How on the south and west? A. By the Pacific Ocean. Q. And how on the east? A. By the North Atlantic Ocean, which separates it from Europe. Q. Are the rivers in America very large? A. They are. Q. What are the names of the principal? A. The Missouri, the Mississipi, and the St. Lawrence, which runs into several very large lakes. |