rium_, or "salt-money," was money given for paying
one's expenses on a journey. Living without salt would be a difficult
matter. Cattle that have been shut away from it for a while are almost
wild to get it. Farmers living among the mountains sometimes drive
their cattle to a mountain pasture to remain there through the summer,
and every little while they go up to salt the animals. The cattle know
the call and know that it means salt; and I have seen them come
rushing down the mountain-side and through the woods, over fallen
trees, through briers, and down slippery rocks, bellowing as they
came, and plunging head first in a wild frenzy to get to the pieces of
rock salt that were waiting for them.

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FIRST YEAR IN NUMBER

35 cents net. Postpaid

An Introductory Book to Precede any Series of Arithmetics

BY

FRANKLIN S. HOYT

_Formerly Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Indianapolis_

AND

HARRIET E. PEET

_Instructor in Methods of Teaching Arithmetic, State Normal School,
Salem, Massachusetts_

The work is based upon the familiar experiences and activities of
children, and follows as closely as possible the child's own method of
acquiring new knowledge and skill.

Thus we have lessons based on playing store, making tickets, mailing
letters, fishing, etc. Every step is made interesting, but no time is
wasted in mere entertainment.

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_By the same authors_

THE EVERYDAY ARITHMETICS

THREE-BOOK COURSE

Book One, grades II-IV $.40
Book Two, grades V-VI .40
Book Three, grades VII-VIII .45

TWO-BOOK COURSE

Book One, grades II-IV. $.40
Book Two, grades V-VIII. .72

Course of Study (with answers) $.25

_Distinctive Features_

1. Their socialized point of view--all problems and topics taken from
the everyday life of children, home interests, community interests,
common business and industries. 2. Their attractiveness to
children--spirited illustrations, legible page, interesting subject
matter. 3. The omission of all antiquated topics and problems. 4. The
grouping of problems about a given life situation. 5. The development
of accuracy and skill in essential processes. 6. The vocational
studies. 7. The careful attention to method. 8. The exact grading. 9.
The systematic reviews. 10. The adaptation to quick and to slow
pupils.

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