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of te sphericity of our earth, leave no room r rea­ sonable doubts upon the subject. In vain does igno­ rance demand of us, how the earth can remain sus­ pended in the air without any support. Let us look upon the heavens, and observe how many other globes roll in space, and lay aside all uneasiness concerning the "antipodes." There is upon the globe neither high nor low; the antipodes see, in like manner as we do, the earth under their et, and the sky above their heads.

LESSON XV. INSECTS.
ExsAxGurous (-sang'-gwe-), a., without blood, bloodless: -ex, and sanguis, blood.
C. B.
L. exsa uis,
fa'snxcT, n., that which stimulates or incites: a natural impulse to certain actions which the animal per rms without deliberation, without having any end in view, and equently without knowing what it does. F. instinct, om instinguere,-in, and sti ere, om stizein, G., to goad, to spur.
SER1PENT, n., an amphibious animal which moves by undulation, be­ ing of that class which have neither legs, wings, nor ns. F. ser­ pent; L. serpens, om .erpo,-G. herpo,-I creep or crawl.
WORM (or Vermis), n., the name of a class of insects which have so and eshy bodies, and are slow of motion. D. ivorm; om vermis, L., this om herpo, G., I creep.
0AT1ERPILLAR, n., a worm which feeds on herbs and fruits, of ·which it is very destructive :-when hatched om the egg, it is called a grub or larva; its next change is to the pupa or chrysalis state, om whi it emerges to the y state, and is then called a but­ ter y.
What is a butter y 1-at best He's but a caterpill drest.
ANT, n., an insect, sometimes called an emrnet, om A.S. ett. Ger. ameis (ameisse), a, not, and meisse, idleness; so called because never idle.
(The word is of doubtful origin.)
BEE, n., the insect that makes honey; it has ur wings, and is armed with a sting. Bees are so named because they live under one gov­ ernment and build their dwelling with great skill and industry. A.S. beo; Ger. bien, om byan, A.S., to dwell, to build a dwe ing.
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