. The Open court. Union Jack. Die. 508 THE OPEN COURT. wheels; and 8 by an engine which has eight wheels. Anothermethod of representing these four numbers would be by feet: i asa top or as a stork standing on one foot; 2 as a man; 4 as anyquadruped ; and 8 as a spider or an octopus. The other figures may be represented by other objects suggest-ing the several numbers. Clover may represent 3; a hand or a star-fish, 5 ; an insect having six feet, 6; a rainbow, 7 ; the Union Jack,which can be made with g strokes, or a school-house, will represent9 (nine oclock being the hour for
. The Open court. Union Jack. Die. 508 THE OPEN COURT. wheels; and 8 by an engine which has eight wheels. Anothermethod of representing these four numbers would be by feet: i asa top or as a stork standing on one foot; 2 as a man; 4 as anyquadruped ; and 8 as a spider or an octopus. The other figures may be represented by other objects suggest-ing the several numbers. Clover may represent 3; a hand or a star-fish, 5 ; an insect having six feet, 6; a rainbow, 7 ; the Union Jack,which can be made with g strokes, or a school-house, will represent9 (nine oclock being the hour for beginning the recitations); thedecalogue of Moses, 10; or if this be too weighty a subject or toodifficult to draw, take a tent, the sound of whose name will remindyou of ten; 11 would be well represented by a football; 12 by themeridian sun, or by a clock or watch whose small hand points totwelve; the American flag with its thirteen stripes will represent13; another representation of 13 would be Christ with the twelveApostles, or a cross: fo
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