t?

_P._--From her own mines.

_T._--Now, look at the latitude of Britain. What part of our
country has the same latitude?

_P._--Labrador.

_T._--What is the climate of Labrador?

_P._--Very cold.

_T._--Then the climate of Britain ought to be the same?

_P._--The water around it would make it not so cold.

_T._--Yes. The ocean currents from the south help to make the
climate milder, too. There would be plenty of rain, besides. Now,
how would a moist, mild climate affect agriculture in England?

_P._--They ought to be able to grow almost everything that we can.

(Similarly, many other points may be taken up and developed with the
class.)

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

INCIDENTAL TEACHING OF HISTORY WITH GEOGRAPHY

_Aim._--To show general connection between history and geography.

_Material Required._--A black-board sketch of that part of Canada
adjacent to the St. Lawrence and a set of pictures (or picture
post-cards) showing the important historical sites along the banks of
the river.

_Introduction._--The teacher asks a few questions to make clear the
purpose of the map and to fix the location of the principal towns and
cities--Kingston, Brockville, Prescott, Ogdensburg, Morrisburg,
Cornwall, Lachine, Montreal, Three Rivers, Levis, Quebec, Tadoussac, and
Gaspe.

_Presentation._--The lesson is assumed to be a pleasure trip by boat
from Port Hope to the Atlantic. The teacher will tell of the departure
from Port Hope and the arrival at Kingston, the first port. While there,
he will ask why the place was given the name of Kingston. (It was named
in honour of George III; as Queenston, at the upper end of the lake, was
in honour of Queen Charlotte.) Leaving Kingston the teacher will
describe (showing pictures) the appearance of the fort on the point and,
with the pupils, will recall its establishment by Frontenac in 1673, and
its use as a check on the Indians, and will note its use now as a
storehouse, barracks, and training camp for soldiers. (_Ontario Public
School History_, pp. 51, 114.)

As the trip is continued down the river, they notice, in passing, the
beautiful Thousand Islands, and the town of Brockville--its name
commemorating the hero of Queenston Heights. Immediately below Prescott
is seen on the bank of the river an old wind-mill, the scene of the
Patriot invasion under Von Schultz, a Polish adventurer. (See _Ontario
Public School Hi