An'tidote, that which counteracts poison.

Apothecary, one who sells drugs. Dispensary, a place where drugs are given out.

Surgeon, an operator on the body. Empir'ic, an experimenter; a quack.

6. FORM.

Astringent, drawing together.
Artifi'cial, made by art.
Brit'tle, easily broken.
Combustible, easily burned.
Duc'tile, that may be drawn into
wire.

Elas'tic, springing back.
Ed'ible, that may be eaten.
Fi'brous, consisting of threads.
Fra grant, sweet-smelling.

right angles.

Tri'angle, a three-sided figure.
Quadrangle, a four-sided figure.
Polygon, a many-sided figure.
Symmetry, regularity of form.
Deform'ity, want of form.
Añ'gular, full of angles.

Perpendicular, straight up and down.
Curvature, the bending of a line.
Circular'ity, roundness.
Labyrinth, a maze.

Cylindrical, cylinder-shaped.
Convex, curved outwards.
Con cave, curved inwards.
Spherical, globe-shaped.

Diam'eter, measurement through a circle.

Ra'dius, half a diameter. Circumference, the outline of a circle.

7. COLOUR.
Chromat'ic, relating to colour.
Pig'ment, colouring matter.
Embla zon, to adorn with colours.
Ceru'lean, sky-coloured.
Ultramarine', of a blue colour.
Liv'id, black and blue.
Ver'dant, green.

Grizzly, of a gray colour.
Flor'id, of a red colour.
Sal'low, of a yellow colour.

Taw'ny, of a brownish-yellow colour.
Pie'bald, of various colours.
A'zure, of a blue colour.

8. PROPERTIES OF BODIES.* Adhe'sive, sticking together. Ac'rid, of a biting taste.

* The words in this division, besides being used as spelling-lessons, will be

Flex'ible, easily bent.

Inflam'mable, easily burned.
Impres'sible, able to be marked.
Incombus'tible, not able to be burned.
Inod'orous, without smell.

Malleable, able to be beaten out.
Nutri'tious, nourishing.

Od'orous, having smell.

Opaque', that cannot be seen through. Po'rous, full of pores.

Pun'gent, sharp in smell or taste. Reflect'ive, able to throw back light or sound.

Sol'uble, able to be melted.
Sol'id, that cannot be poured out.
Son'orous, sounding when struck.
Transparent, able to be seen through.
Tena cious, holding fast together.
Volatile, easily passing into air.

9. BUILDINGS.

Residence, dwelling-house.

Architect, one skilled in the art of building.

Corridor, a gallery round a building.
Cap'ital, the highest part of a column.
Hotel', a large inn.

Palace, a royal residence.
Cas'tle, a fortified residence.
Temple, a house for religious worship.
Cres cent, houses ranged in a curve.
Ham'let, a small village.

Metropolis, the chief city in a country.

available for two kinds of exercises: 1. Let the teacher ask each pupil to name a body that is adhesive, acrid, brittle, or elastic, &c. 2. Let the teacher name bodies such as glue, leather, sponge, ink, sugar, glass, and ask each pupil to name one or other of their properties,

Cloth'ier, one who sells cloth.

in quantities.

12. MANUFACTURES.

Fac'tory, where goods are made. Forge, where metal is hammered. Found'ry, where metal is cast.

Cal'ico, cotton cloth.
Cam'bric, fine linen.
Cash'mere, fine woollen cloth.
Dam ask, figured linen.
Worst'ed, woollen yarn.
Meri'no, a fine woollen cloth.
Alpaca, a fine woollen cloth.
Ribbon, silk in bands.
Sat'in, a glossy silk.

Sarce net, a fine thin silk.

Smelt'ing, melting the ore to extract the metal.

Annealing, tempering by heat, as glass or iron.

In'dustry, diligence in one's employ

13. NAVIGATION. Nau'tical, relating to ships or sailors. Flotil'la, a fleet of small ships. Sloop, a ship with one mast. Schoon er, a ship with two masts. Bark, a ship with three masts. Frigate, a war-vessel smaller than a ship of the line.

Privateer', a private ship armed for plunder.

Cruiser, an armed watch-ship.
Star board, the right side of a ship.
Lar'board, the left side of a ship.
Foundering, the sinking of a ship.

16. GOVERNMENT.

Politics, the science of government. Constitution, the form of government in a country.

Monarchy, government by one. Oligarchy, government by a few. Republic, government by the people through representatives.

Democracy, government by the people directly.

Aristocracy, government by the nobles.

An'archy, absence of government. Parliament, a legislative assembly. Adjourn'ment, suspension of a meeting from one day to another. Proroga'tion, suspension of parliament from one session to another. Dissolution, the breaking up of a parliament.

Congress, the legislative assembly in

the United States.

Sovereign, a supreme ruler.

Dynasty, successive sovereigns of the same family.

Regent, one who governs in place of a sovereign.

Vice'roy, one who governs in name of the sovereign.

Au'tocrat, an absolute sovereign.
Czar, the Emperor of Russia.
Sul'tan, the Emperor of Turkey.
Min'istry, the counsellors of state.
Prem'ier, the first minister of state.
Fran'chise, the right to vote.
Constituency, the body of voters in
one district.