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Rh they were told tories of them, and led to take an interet in their welfare and occupations, they would be tender to them; as it is, they think man the only thing of conequence in the creation. I once prevented a girl's killing ants, for port, by adapting Mr. Addion's account of them to her undertanding. Ever after he was careful not to tread on them, let he hould ditres the whole community.

Stories of inects and animals are the firt that hould roue the childih paions, and exercie humanity; and then they will rie to man, and from him to his Maker. CARD-