bones; my ear has four small bones; at the root of my tongue is one bone.

3. The bones of my trunk are

4. My upper arm has one bone; my fore-arm has two bones; my wrist has eight bones; from my wrist to my knuckles are five bones; my thumb has two bones; each finger has three bones, making nineteen bones in my hand.

5. My thigh has one bone; my lower leg has two bones; my knee-pan is the cap which covers and protects my knee; in my foot, near my heel, are seven bones; in the middle of my foot are five bones; my great toe has two bones; each of my other toes has three bones; making twenty-six bones in my foot.

QUESTIONS FOR THE FORMULA.

1. Tell about your bones.

2. Tell about the bones of the head.

3. Tell about the bones of the trunk.

4. Tell about the bones of the arm and hand, beginning with the upper arm.

5. Count the bones of the hand.

6. Tell about the bones of the leg and foot, beginning with the thigh.

FIG. B.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, the bones of the palm of the hand.

6, 7, the bones of the thumb.

8, 9, 10, the bones of the first or fore-finger.

11, 12, 13, the bones of the second or middle finger.

14, 15, 16, the bones of the third or ring finger.

17, 18, 19, the bones of the fourth or little finger.

FIG. A.

1, 2, 3, 4, the upper row of the bones of the wrist.

5, 6, 7, 8, the lower row of the bones of the wrist.

9, 10, the lower ends of the bones of the fore-arm.

11, 12, 13, 14, 15, the upper ends of the bones of the palm of the hand.

The bones of the wrist are so firmly fastened together that they are seldom put out of place. The upper row joins with the bones of the fore-arm, the lower with those of the palm of the hand.

QUESTIONS ON THE BONES.

How many bones in the body?—"About two hundred."

Of what use are the bones to the body?—"They make the body strong; they form the framework of the body."

How many bones in the face?—"Fourteen."

How many bones in the ear?—"Four small bones."

How many bones at the root of the tongue?—"One."

How many bones in the upper arm?—"One."

How many bones in the fore-arm?—"Two."

How many bones between the wrist and the knuckles?—"Five."

How many bones in the thumb?—"Two."

How many bones in each of the fingers?—"Three."

How many bones in the whole hand?—"Nineteen."

How many bones in the hand and arm?—"Thirty."

How many bones in the thigh?—"One long bone."

How many bones in the lower leg?—"Two."

How many bones in the heel?—"Seven."

How many bones in the middle of the foot?—"Five."

How many bones in the great toe?—"Two."

How many bones in each of the other toes?—"Three."

How many bones in the whole foot?—"Twenty-six."

How many bones in the foot and leg?—"Thirty."

How many bones in two arms and two hands?—"Sixty."

How many bones in two legs and two feet?—"Sixty."

How many bones in the limbs?—"One hundred and