. The school physiology journal . not have tothink about keeping his clothes clean. By and by he grew hungry. It seemed along time since dinner, so he went to the dining-room and looked in. Papa and Mamma were tohave company that evening and the table wasalready set. On the sideboard was abon bon dish filled withchocolates,Victors favoritekind of candy. His eyessparkled as he picked outthe very nicest piece. Howgood it would taste ! It would have disap-peared down his littlethroat in another second,but just then he thought ofsomething Mamma hadsaid : If you are ever hungrywhen I am not here, e


. The school physiology journal . not have tothink about keeping his clothes clean. By and by he grew hungry. It seemed along time since dinner, so he went to the dining-room and looked in. Papa and Mamma were tohave company that evening and the table wasalready set. On the sideboard was abon bon dish filled withchocolates,Victors favoritekind of candy. His eyessparkled as he picked outthe very nicest piece. Howgood it would taste ! It would have disap-peared down his littlethroat in another second,but just then he thought ofsomething Mamma hadsaid : If you are ever hungrywhen I am not here, eatjust a piece of bread andbutter. Did that mean no choco-lates ? Somehow Victorwas afraid it did, and hewanted them so much. But he had promisedMamma, and good soldiersalways kept a promise, Un-cle Rufus said, and obeyedtheir general whether theywanted to or not. UncleRufus knew, for he hadbeen in a real army, andhad ridden a prancing steedand worn a sword. When Victor rememberedtake long to decide. Thewent back in the dish with. A Little Victor mas dinner. Explain that it is largely due toour sense of taste that we can enjoy these thingsso much. Without it we could not tell sugarfrom salt, or be able to distinguish between otherfoods that look alike. Tell why it is that nothing tastes good whenwe have overeaten. Our sense of taste has hadtoo much work to do and has grown dull, justas a knife does after it has been used a longtime. How can we keep the sense of tastealways sharp and keen, ready to do the bestwork for us? (4) SMELL Tell about this sensewithout naming it, untilthe children guess what itis. The description maytake the form of a story, orthe following READING LESSON I am one of your littlehelpers. I know when the Christ-mas dinner is ready andjust what you are going tohave to eat. As soon as you come intothe house I tell you whatMamma has been baking. I can tell what flowersare in blossom even whenyou have your, eyes shut. I can tell apples fromoranges, and grapes


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