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translucency of its walls, which transmitted a very pleasant light, gave it an appearance r superior to that of a marble building.
0.APT FRANKLIN.
LESSON V.
FOU fDATIONS OF KNOWLEDGE,
READING LESSON S.
Mrn'ERAL, n., matter dug out of mines. F. mineral, om minare, L., to lead; to mine, means to lead a way under ground (in search of metals, &c.)
PERCEP1TION, n., notion, idea. F. perception, omperciprre, L.,-per, and capere, to take.
PHYs'rcAL, a., natural. L. physicus, om phusus, G., nature, om phuo, I produce.
GRAV1ITY, n., tendency to the centre. F. gravite, om gravis, L., heavy.
INER1TIA, n., inactivity, heaviness. L. inertia,-iners, not active, om ars, power, skill.
PHYSIOL'OGY, ., a searching out of the nature of things. F. physio­ logie, om (G.) phusis, na ure, and logos, a discourse.
ARITH' ETIC, n., the science of numbers. S. and L. arithmetica, om arithmo., G., number.
GEmr'ETRY, n., a measuring of the earth; technically, restricted to that science applied to the measurement of extension. I. S. L. and G. geometria, om (G.) ge, the earth, and metrein, to measure.
AR'BITRARY, a., capricious; depending on no rule. L. arbitrarius ;­ of unsettled etymology.
METHOD1ICAL, a., systematical (way or course of). G. methodos, method, om rnta, with, and lwdos, a way.
1. EvERY man may be said to begin bis education, or acquisition of knowledge, on the day of his birth. Certain objects, repeatedly presented to the in nt, are after a time recognised and distinguished. The number of objects thus known, gradually increases, and, om the constitution of the ind, they are soon associated in the recollection, according to their re­ semblances, or obvious relations. Thus, sweetmeats, toy , articles of dress, &c., soon rm distinct classes
in the memory and conception.