. Map modeling in geography : including the use of sand, clay putty, paper pulp, plaster of Paris, and other materials : also chalk modeling in its adaptation to purposes of illustration. Fig, rolled down the hill slopes. In just the same mannerthe little travelers that I am thinking about came tumbling oneover the other until they reached the valley below. Now howmany know the name of these little travelers ? *^ Drops of water. 6o A River Basin. Home in the clouds. No drops like to stay alone. * Theyflow together and wash out gullies in the hills. They uniteand form springs, brooks, c
. Map modeling in geography : including the use of sand, clay putty, paper pulp, plaster of Paris, and other materials : also chalk modeling in its adaptation to purposes of illustration. Fig, rolled down the hill slopes. In just the same mannerthe little travelers that I am thinking about came tumbling oneover the other until they reached the valley below. Now howmany know the name of these little travelers ? *^ Drops of water. 6o A River Basin. Home in the clouds. No drops like to stay alone. * Theyflow together and wash out gullies in the hills. They uniteand form springs, brooks, creeks, and rivers. The farther thestreams run, the larger they grow. Now what is the name ofthis stream ? Mississippi. The Indians called this river Mishi—great, sipi—river; or the GREAT Father of Waters. OneHttle stream touches another stream, then both join another. We. WjLUE HoWClL. Fig. 3t. (From Memory.) might say one stream catches the hand of the next until allgather around old father Mississippi and give everything to him. Like little children coming to their parents. Suppose thesmaller rivers should stop bringing water to the old father us look at the map of the river. Take your books. Awhole family of rivers. Yes, that is so. Here is the OldFather of Waters. The grandfather. And the Missouri, the A Meridian Line, 6i Arkansas, the Ohio. Sons and daughters. Children of theMississippi. We shall call them children. And these two whichform the Ohio? The Monongahela and Alleghany. Grand-children. The pupils now seem pleased to speak of the Mississippi riversystem as a grandfather with his children and grandchildren. 4. Books are now closed, and each pupil takes paper and drawsfrom memory the picture of the river system as it appears uponthe map (Fig. 31). Questions by the teacher and pupils follow, such as Howmany children live west ? How
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