Nature in story and . e pieces, and was muchalarmed. 82 NATURE IN STORY AND VERSE. She ran to the house and told her mama,who only laughed at her and explained thatchickens need gravel, bits of crockery, andsuch things, to help them to chew theirfood. Well! said Alice, I should think itwould kill him! I will explain/ replied mama, the useof the gravel or crockery. They have no teeth to chew their foodfine, ready for digestion; but inside of themare gizzards, or little tough bags, whichhold the food after they swallow it. There needs to be something hard, likegravel or bits of crockery,
Nature in story and . e pieces, and was muchalarmed. 82 NATURE IN STORY AND VERSE. She ran to the house and told her mama,who only laughed at her and explained thatchickens need gravel, bits of crockery, andsuch things, to help them to chew theirfood. Well! said Alice, I should think itwould kill him! I will explain/ replied mama, the useof the gravel or crockery. They have no teeth to chew their foodfine, ready for digestion; but inside of themare gizzards, or little tough bags, whichhold the food after they swallow it. There needs to be something hard, likegravel or bits of crockery, to grind the foodas the gizzard squeezes it. When I was a little girl, my littlebrother and I pounded up all the pieces ofbroken dishes, and threw them to the chick-ens, who were glad to get them. We will do that, and then the teapotwill not be wasted, after all, said Alice. Away ran the little girls, and a few min-utes later, you might have seen thempounding the broken teapot into finepieces on a large flat stone, while the. & * r 77ie Z,/tf/e Children love to read these Messages of Nature NATURE IN STORY AND VERSE. 83 chickens scrambled for the bits thrown tothem. That is what became of the teapot! Modern Eves Dress The Bible relates how In the days of yore,Our dear wise Mother Eve Very proudly wore Her beautiful leaf-dress; But if here todayA silk dress she could wear In colors real gay. The silkworm we would feed On mulberry leaves,Till the soft strands of silk He gallantly weaves. Enough for a fine dress,These workers, with skill, Would in their industry,Soon furnish the mill, 84 NATURE IN STORY AND VERSE. Where silk cloth and silk thread For dear modern Eve,The looms, in a hurry, Would skilfully weave. So the leaves of the trees In roundabout way,Are worn by fair maidens In our modern day. A Morning Talk About Cloth WOOL Children, what kind of a morning isthis ? Yes, a very cold morning. What didyou like to wear? Overcoats, mittens,warm caps, and heavy suits and dresses
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