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Show OOUltsE OF STUDY. piece. The next instruction will he to teach the pupil how to weld two pieces of iron together: how to get the DroDer hest, and horn to treat the iron with borax md stid to prwent h&ning. or.. As aoon as he learns how to weld the Lo? wily he given thc work of making aim-ole. iuroierueuts. It will be tound th:,t i ~ rea n SIII.CRIS~UIIY mako luans things that bill be; needed around the school. . Have the pupils make ont of old iron some small bolts, gate hooks, hasps, and similar things. Train the habitsof thrift and economy by making allold ironinto useful articles. Second vear.-In the instrnction this Year will be included u~settinz.w eldinz. ~ ~ forrulng.'ponchiug. i~rtrodncingr as+h.;drninji in maktny heading to&: drilwiug snu upaetliny nnilsnnclrivcts in heitd~~~gtooilmar:t twld~ng:h ~nclinxandw elding l~n -m a~i n u;h .<in: formine. nun<:h~nes.l orr~nlr.a nd brndlne a hnn~:l aying off and forgiGg~diagonal hraze:=forging-eooentrii strap;, drawiGg out, bendcngyand threading eye bolt with ring: T-welding: jump weldlng steel; forging S-wrench. Stodv h~ora~eshm.in~"s as. to- th e Poilowine ooints: ~~ ~ ~- -- ~ ( I , Stnppluy aud preparing f,r t to';&eive new ah03 and nailing it in plnoe; (2) resha1,lng uld and lnakinq new sh es to orarcome difficulties with the feat; (3) study of dirrsses o; the foot acd remrdleu nvailal,le through good shonng: (4) shoeinr to uvercorne diffi<.ultieisn citt. as interianurr, krrre knocking. etv.: (2) ditfereit kinds of shoes for the different seasons and acGrding to the cliaracter of work30 he done by the horse. Begin the instructiou by having the boys watch repeatedly the work of shoeing the horses. Thm take a gentle horse, and, after preparing the hoof and fitting the shoe and tacking it in place, give the boy the hammer and show him how to taka the nail in his fingers and start and drive it, and then to cut and clinch the nail and rasp and finish the foot. To be able to shoe n horse well and intelligently it is necessary for the boy to understand the nature of the horse's foot. In order to do this, it isdesirable to have a hoof to examine. The blacksmith should endeavor to obtain the leg of a horse from the knee joint down. Place the severed limb in hot lime for several weeks. and then clean thoroughly, and by boring small holes in the bones of the fetlock and running through a small copper wire, fasten them together so that they will be nearly as pliable as in life. Show the difference between shoes for farm work and those for heavy road work and between those for winter and those for summer. Some instrnction in wheelwrighting must be iven in connection with black-smithing, in order t? make available the boy's skfl In the b1acksmith.s art. Every boy will be expected to mnke for himself before the year is ont as com-plete a set of horseshosinz tools ss possible. Instruct the puplls in the making of such farming implements as a blacksmith can ordiaarily make. In order to do this completely he must have practice in the making of handles for such tools, which the!nstrnctor will see to. Teach carefully the setting of tires. It wlll take some little time for the pupils to master thisso as to gange the shrinkage so that the wheel will get just therlght "dish." and no more. Glve instrnction and practice in making chains, both light and heavy. Save all old bolts. and make them into sp~kesa nd hooks for the hanging of harness and other articles. Teach the hardening of iron and the hardening and tempering of steel. Many of the wooden parts of a wagun Insst be made, among them the felly for |