French language and conversation . ues ou figures allegoriques. Lune, a gau-che, represente la telegraphic Elle tient un fil telegraphi-que dans les mains. Lautre, a droite, represente la tient de la main gauche une lettre, et de la droite, unetrompette qui est lembleme de la poste. —Eh bien ! Henri, cetait court; cest ce que tuaimes.— —Marie, veux-tu nous expliquer ce que cest que lete)egraphe electrique ?—Cest un appareil qui transmetdes nouvelles, des avis, a de grandes distances, aumoyen de lelectricite.— Henri, dis-nous ce que cest que lelectricite ?—Lelectricite est la proprie
French language and conversation . ues ou figures allegoriques. Lune, a gau-che, represente la telegraphic Elle tient un fil telegraphi-que dans les mains. Lautre, a droite, represente la tient de la main gauche une lettre, et de la droite, unetrompette qui est lembleme de la poste. —Eh bien ! Henri, cetait court; cest ce que tuaimes.— —Marie, veux-tu nous expliquer ce que cest que lete)egraphe electrique ?—Cest un appareil qui transmetdes nouvelles, des avis, a de grandes distances, aumoyen de lelectricite.— Henri, dis-nous ce que cest que lelectricite ?—Lelectricite est la propriete quont les corps dat-tirer des objets legers environnants, demettre desetincelles, de causer des commotions nerveuses. —it— TITANIA. UN OBJET DART. Que represente cette gravure?—Un objet dart.—Sous quelle forme?—Sous la forme dun char.—Parqui est traine le char ?—Par deux ecureuils.—Connais-sez-vous lecureuil ?—Qui ne connait pas lecureuil! cecharmant petit animal si vif, si gracieux, si agile.—Ou. 5i—A letter.—And in the left ?—A trumpet which isthe emblem of the post. This time it is my turn, Mary; (Henry, aside) it isnot long. TWO STATUES. There are two statues or allegorical figures. The one tothe left represents telegraphy; she holds a telegraphicwire in her hands. The other, to the right, represents thepost-office. She holds a letter in her left hand and in theright a trumpet which is the emblem of the post. Well, Henry; it was short. That is what youlike. Mary, will you explain to us what is the electrictelegraph ?—It is an apparatus which transmitsnews and information to great distances by means ofelectricity. Henry, tell us what electricity is.—Electricity isthe property possessed by bodies of attracting lightsurrounding objects, of sending forth sparks, ofcausing nervous commotions. XX TITANIA. AN OBJECT OF ART. What does this engraving represent ?—An objectof art.—In what form?—In the form of a chariot.—By whom is t
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