admire in nature. Then tell what you observe in the city. Tell about
the rich and where they live. Also about the poor and how they are
housed and clothed. Let us write a composition together.




LESSON II

BREATHE PURE AIR

Some boys were playing hide-and-seek one day, when one of their number
thought it would be good sport to hide little Robert in a large empty
trunk. He did so and then turned the key in the lock. The little
fellow in the chest was very quiet indeed, and they almost forgot about
him. After some time they thought of him and some one went to the
trunk and asked: "Hello, Robert. Do you want to come out now?" No
answer came. They opened the trunk and found poor little Robert nearly
dead. The doctor had to be called, and he worked long and hard to
restore the poor boy to health.

The air which we breathe out is not fit to be breathed in again. We
soon use up, in this way, all the pure air about us. So we must have a
fresh supply. As soon as Robert had breathed in all the good air that
was in the trunk, there was nothing left but poisoned air. If fresh
air had not been given to him by opening the trunk, he could not have
lived three minutes longer.

Nothing is so needful to health as good, pure air. Whether you are in
the schoolroom or in the house, remember this. Bad air is so much