{Illustration entitled "Arabs of the Desert"}.

2. Why are the Eskimos fishermen and hunters, and not farmers?

3. How would you build a snow house? Would it be very cold to live in?
If not, why not?


Lesson 28.

1. Describe the picture on page 102 {Illustration entitled "Red Men and
White Men"}.

2. Write out the following: "The cotton plant loves sun and water, and
will only grow in the hot, moist parts of the world. It throws out
flower stalks, at the end of which pods appear. Inside the pods is a
soft, white down, which is called cotton. This is spun and woven into
cloth."

3. What is the difference between cotton and wool?


Lesson 29.

1. Look at a globe. Find a line running round the globe at the thickest
part. This is called the _Equator_, because it divides the earth
into two _equal_ parts. The hottest parts of the earth lie round
about the Equator. The distance round the earth at the Equator is 25,000
miles. A railway train, running 50 miles an hour, and never stopping,
would require nearly three weeks for the journey. Find out whether