FORTY-FOURTH STUDY. TOOLS AND WORKS OF THE WHEEL WRIGHT. THE wheelwright builds for us the heavy farm wagon and the airy carriage. His skill adds much to our pleasure. CART, what runs; a carriage with two wheels, drawn by one horse. Is a cart a kind of carriage? WAGON, a way or passage; a carriage with four wheels, drawn by one or more horses. Has the wagon come? DRAY, what is drawn; a low cart. Is the dray used in cities? BARROW, what carries; a kind of a carriage. Is a barrow useful? WHEEL, what turns; a round frame of wood for a wagon. Has the wheel a rim? WHEELBARROW, a frame or box with one wheel. Have you ever seen a wheelbarrow? HAND, what holds; the palm and the fingers. Is the hand used in drawing? HANDBARROW, a frame with handles carried by two men. Is the handbarrow a carriage? SLEDGE, what strikes; a frame moved on runners. Is a sledge used to run on snow? RIM, the end or edge; the border of a wheel. Is the rim covered with iron? SPOKE, a shoot; a rod of a wheel. Is the spoke made of wood? NAVE, thick; the thick piece in the centre of a wheel. Is the nave made of wood? FORTY-FIFTH STUDY. TOOLS AND WORKS OF THE SHIPWRIGHT. "In the ship-yard stood the master, That should laugh at all disaster, And with wave and whirlwind wrestle." LONGFELLOW. SHP, what is shaped; a large vessel HULL, an outer cover; the frame or made to float on water. Did the Saxons call their ships keels? body of a vessel. Is the hull made of wood? DЕcã, an overspread; the covering BOAT, a bag; a bottle, or skin bag; of a ship. Is the deck made of plank HOLD, what contains; the hollow part of a ship. Is the hold full of ballast? KEEL, stretched out; the timber that extends from stem to stern of a ship. Is the keel covered with copper? an open vessel moved by oars. OAR, over; an instrument to row boats. Is a boat moved by oars? BALLAST, a load; heavy matter placed in the hold of a ship. Has the ship much ballast? SAIL, what flies; a sheet made of coarse cloth. Are ships moved by sails? STEM, set or fixed; the fore part of a ROPE, what binds; a thick line of ship. Is the stem of the ship slender? STERN, place; the hinder part of a ship. Is the stern the hind part of a ship? MAST, a stock; a round piece of timber on which sails are fastened. Was the mast carried away during a storm? several twirls. Do ropes fasten a boat to the pier? WHARF, what is thrown out; a kind of harbor. Has the vessel reached the wharf? PIER, through; a raised bank or mole in a river. Is the pier made of stone? WATER-WHEEL, a wheel turned by OVERSHOT-WHEEL, a wheel where the water. Is a water-wheel large? water falls from above. What is an overshot-wheel? BREAST, a swelling; the fore part of UNDER, lower in place. "HERE smokes his forge; he bares his sinewy arm, ANVIL, that on which things are Is an anvil made of iron ? SLEDGE, what strikes; a large ham mer. Is a sledge made of iron? TONGS, shoots; a tool of two shafts, joined at one end. Are the tongs made of iron? BELLOWS, Swelling; an instrument to blow the fire. Can you use the bellows? WEDGE, a mass; a piece of iron thick at one end, and sloping to the other. Does the smith use a wedge? GAY. SHOE, a cover; a rim of iron nailed to the foot of a horse. Is the shoe nailed on? NAIL, a talon; a pointed piece of iron with a head. Are nails made of iron? HASP, a catch; a clasp that passes over a staple. Is the hasp made of iron? LOCK, what closes; an instrument to fasten doors. Can you break a lock? KEY, what shuts; an instrument to shut or open a lock. Does the key fit the lock? WARD, a guard; part of the inside of a lock. Must the key fit the ward? SPRING, what leaps; an elastic body. PIN, what holds; a pointed instru THE weaver weaves a flaxen web, but we are for ever weaving a web of thought. 'Yes; Love is ever busy with his shuttle, Is ever weaving into life's dull warp Bright, gorgeous flowers, and scenes Arcadian.” LONGFELLOW. LOOM, what is used; a frame of wood WARP, what is bent; the thread that Does the silk-worm make us SLAIE, what strikes; a weaver's reed silk! Is the slate use in weaving? FORTY - NINTH STUDY. TOOLS AND WORKS OF THE MANUFACTURER. "THE king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needle-work.” MEAL, broken smooth; the substance LoAF, a set mass; dough shaped and of grain ground. Is meal the flour of corn? baked. Is the loaf large? |