Lim' it êd, pre. of Limit, to confine within certain bounds, circumscribe; to restrain: n. a bound, a border. Line, n. extension in length, or longitudinal extension; a string; lineament; delineation; part of a verse; row, rank; the equator; a limit; order; progeny; the twelfth of an inch : v. to cover on the inside; to guard within. Men tion ed (mên' shund), pre. of Mention, to express in words or writing; to name, to state: n. oral or written expression; a hint. [has been mentioned; besides. More o ver (more d' vûr), ad. over and above, or beyond what Mus cles (mus' slz), n. plu. of Muscle, the fleshy, fibrous part, or organ of motion in animals; a shellfish. Mus cu lar (mûs' kù 'lår), a. performed by or relating to mus cles; vigorous, strong. [or harmony. Mu sic (mù' zik), n. the science of harmonical sounds; melody Nee dle work (nèè' dl `wûrk), n. work done by or with a needle; business of a seamstress. [open; evident. Ob vi ous (ob' ve 'us), a. plain, clear, easily discovered; exposed, Oc cu pa tion (åk kú på' shûn), n. employment, business; trade, vocation. Oc cu pa tions (`ök ků på' shûnz), n. plu. of Occupation. Pre ven tions (prè vên' shûnz), n. plu. of Prevention, hinderance, stop; obstruction. [mate; to tax; to chide. Råte, n. degree; price, value; portion; tax: v. to value, estiRe main ing (rè måne' ing), part. a. continuing; abiding: par. of Remain, to endure, continue; to be left. Rem e dies (rêm' è `dîz), n. plu. and pres. t. of Remedy, that which cures or removes an evil or difficulty; a medicine adapted to the cure of a disease or illness; reparation: v. to remove an evil or difficulty; to cure; to repair. Römp' îng, part. a. playing rudely: par. of Romp, to play boisterously or rudely: n. a rude, awkward girl; rude play. Sac ri fi ced (sak' rẻ 'fizd), pre. of Sacrifice, to destroy, to de vote with loss; to offer to God: n. an offering made to God; any thing destroyed. [less. Sed en ta ry (sed' en 'tâ rẻ), a. sitting still; inactive; motionSpi' nål, a. belonging to the spine or bone of the back. Spine, n. the bone of the back. Vig or (vig úr), n. strength, force; energy, efficacy. Vul gar (vul gur), a. mean, low; common, ordinary: n. the common or lowest class of people. Wast' ing, par. of Waste, to consume, diminish; to spend, destroy; to lavish: n. useless expense; desolate ground: a. desolate, wild, uncultivated. Yields (yèèldz), pres. t. of Yield, to give up, submit; to resign to produce; to afford. READING LESSON VI. Evils in Female Education. 1. Young ladies suffer from the habits of schools. Their exercise is much too limited. They walk out, it is true, but scarcely at a rate sufficient to warm their feet. Their time for amusement is too little; and full romping exercise, exercise which brings all the muscles into play, is discouraged. 2. It is vulgar to use the limbs as nature designed; it is vulgar to take the food which nature requires; and young ladies must not do any thing that is vulgar. Sitting, moreover, for hours at needlework, or in what are called accomplishments, they leave a numerous class of muscles wasting for want of exercise. 3. The muscles of the back are especially enfeebled, and the spinal column in youth, comparatively soft and flexible, bends under the weight of the head and arms. The spine yields, because the muscles which closely connect the bones, and by their action keep them in a proper line, are too weak. 4. We are often asked, why are spinal complaints so common? We answer, that a principal cause is the want of full exercise; we say that young persons are obliged to acquire what is of little or no use in after life, while they neglect what is necessary to the establishment of the body in health and vigor; in short, we have daily to lament, that the muscular exercise is sacrificed to accomplishments and learning. 5. If it be asked, why are girls more subject to distortion than boys? The amusements of the boys are far more active than sedentary; those of the girls are more sedentary than active. 6. When girls leave the school, the same system of muscular quietness is enforced. They must keep up their accomplishments by practice. Several hours a day they must devote to music, and, frequently, a considerable time to the more injurious occupation of drawing; most of the remaining day they spend in finger occupations. 7. Little time is devoted to exercise in the open air, and the exercise they do take, is such as to chill, rather than to invigorate the circulation. Need I add, that half the disorders of the young arise from the faults I have mentioned ? Need I advert to remedies and preventions? They are ɔbvious.-THACKRAH on the Influence of Employment. QUESTIONS.-What do young ladies suffer from? What is too much limited? What is too little? What is discouraged? What is it vulgar to do? For what do the muscles of young ladies waste? What are especially enfeeble What bends? What yields? Why? Why are spinal complaints so com mon? What have we daily to lament? Why are girls more subject to distortion than boys? To what is little time devoted by females? What is the effect of the exercise which they do take? From what do half the disorders of the young arise ? SPELLING LESSON VII. Ac cord ing (åk kård' îng), par. of Accord, to suit with, to agree; to unite; to adjust; to harmonize: n. a compact, agreement; harmony. Ac counts (ák köúnts'), n. plu. and pres. t. of Account, narra tion, explanation; regard; a computation; estimation, value: v. to esteem; to reckon, compute. Al read y (ål red' dè), ad. before the present; now, at this time. two lines meet; a corner; the space between two lines that Ar ti fi cial (år te fish' ål), a. made by art, factitious, not natural; contrived with skill; not genuine. Bab y lon (båb' è `lûn), n. prop. the name of an ancient city. Banks (bangks), n. plu. and pres. t. of Bank, the side of a stream; a ridge or rising of earth; a shoal; any heap piled up; a place where money is kept or deposited, and where bankbills are issued: v. to lay up money in a bank; to enclose with banks. [embellish. Beau ti fi ed (bu' tè 'fide), pre. of Beautify, to adorn, to deck, Bè lûs, n. prop. the name of an ancient temple which stood in the city of Babylon. [matter or substance. Bi tu men (bè tu' mên), . a fat, unctuous, and inflammable Boats (botes), n. plu. of Boat, a small vessel, moved or propelled by oars, to pass the water in. Branch (bránsh), n. a small stream running into a larger one; a part of a subject; a limb, bough, or shoot of a tree or plant: v. to divide or spread into shoots, or into distinct parts. [par, of Braze, to solder or cover with brass. Bra zen (brá zn), part. a. soldered or covered with brass: per. Bridge (bridje), n. a building raised over water for the con venience of passage, or to pass over on; part of the nose; that which supports the strings of a violin, &c. v. to raise or form a bridge over. Ca nals (ká nálz'), n. plu. of Canal, a course of water made by art; a passage or pipe; a duct or tube in the body of an animal. Cap tives (kåp' tîvz), n. plu. of Captive, one taken in war, a prisoner; one that is charmed: a. enslaved; made prisoner. Care less ly (kåre' lês 'lè), ad. negligently, heedlessly, without care. Chan nel (tshân' nêl), n. a hollow bed for running water, or course for a stream; a cavity, groove, furrow, or gutter drawn longwise; facilities or means: v. to cut in channels. Corners (kor nûrz), n. plu. of Corner, an angle; a secret or remote place. Cros sing (kros' sing), par. of Cross, to lay athwart; to cancel; to vex, thwart; to pass over: a. peevish; adverse, contrary: n. adversity; hinderance; a line drawn through another; trial of patience; the ensign of the Christian religion. Cross ed (krost), pre. of Cross. Cyrus (si' rus), n. prop. the name of an ancient king of Persia; a boy's or man's name. Ditch (ditsh), n. a trench or moat by which a town or city is surrounded; any trench cut in the earth or ground: v. to make a ditch, to trench. Drain ing (drane' îng), par. of Drain, to make quite dry; to exhaust, to empty; to draw off gradually: n. a channel for carrying off water, &c. Eighth (atth), a. the ordinal of eight; the first after the seventh. En ter ing (ên' tûr ing), par. of Enter, to go or come into or in; to penetrate; to initiate; to write down: En tire (ên tire'), a. whole, undivided; complete, full. E qual led (kwald), pre. of Equal, to make or be equal to: a. like another in amount, or in degree; just, equitable; even: n. one of the same rank or age. [which Babylon stood. Eu phra tes (yu frá' těz), n. prop. the name of the river on Fes tiv i ty (fes tiv'è tè), n. festival, time of rejoicing; social mirth or joy, joyfulness. Few er (fù ur), a. a smaller number. Für long, n. the eighth part of a mile. Für' nish, v. to supply; to provide, fit up; to equip. [ness. Gran deur (grân' jûr), n. splendor, magnificence; state; great- Level (lev' il), a. even, flat; smooth; plain: v. to make even or flat; to take aim: n. a plain; a standard; an equal; an instrument. Li ned (lind), pre. of Line, to cover on the inside, &c. Mile, n. a measure of 320 rods, or 1760 yards. Na med (nårnd), part. a. mentioned; called: par. of Name, to mention by name: n. that by which a person or thing is called. [the king of Babylon. Neb u chad nez zar (`nêb ù kâd nêz' zår), n. prop. the name of Pal ace (pål' lås), n. a royal or splendid residence or house. Pro di gions (pro dîj' ûs), a. very great; amazing, astonishing; monstrous. [mand; to claim. Re qui ring (rè kwi' ring), par. of Require, to need; to deSan dy (san' de), a. full of, or abounding with sand; like sand. Sev en ty-six (sev' vn 'tè sîks), a. seventy and six united. Sli my (sli' me), a. viscous, glutinous; covered with slime. Tow ers (tol' úrz), n. plu. and pres. t. of Tower, a citadel, a fortress; a high building, flight, or edifice: v. to fly or rise high; to mount or soar aloft. READING LESSON VII. Ancient Babylon. 1. Babylon is often mentioned in the Bible, and is remarkable for having been the place where the Jews were so long captives. It stood upon a large, level plain, on the banks of the river Euphrates. Very little is said of its |