Q.
What part becomes hard first?
A.The bottom.
[Footnote A: It is not supposed that all or many of the children will be able to spell this or many of the subsequent words, or give such answers as we have put down.

But _some_ among the older or more acute of them will soon be able to do so, and thus become instructors to the rest.

It may be proper to mention also that the information in Natural History, &c.

&c., displayed in some of the answers, is the result of the instructions in Natural History which the children simultaneously receive, and which is spoken of in a subsequent chapter.

Mr.Golt's simple arrangement of the Alphabet I much approve of, and no doubt it will come into general use.] B.
Q.What is this?
A.The letter B--the first letter in baker, butter, bacon, brewer, button, bell, &c., &e.