Let them question their class as to the qualities first, and then the various uses to which the object is applied.

These lessons will be of incalculable benefit to the children, and give them an early desire to inquire into the nature, qualities, and uses of every natural object they come into contact with.

We will suppose the monitor holds in his hand a piece of leather; he first asks, "What is this ?" The children will simultaneously exclaim, "A piece of leather." This being answered, he will proceed to the qualities, and will have either from his class, or by his own help, the following answers: "It is dry, it is smooth, it is hard, it is tough, it is pliable, it is opaque," &c.

He will then question them as to its uses, and will ask, "What is made from leather ?" A.Boots and shoes.

Q.What use is it of else?
A.Books are bound with it; and so on through all its uses.