How to Draw

The names given to the various lines of a tooth on a gear-wheel are as follows: In Figure 233, A is the face and B the flank of a tooth, while C is the point, and D the root of the...

—Prayer —Faith Although He Died Believing His Mission Had Failed, His Prayer Was More Than Answered. THE LESSON—That "the effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much...

—Home Department Day —Unity THE LESSON—That the earnest prayers and work of the stay-at-home members are a great inspiration to the active workers in the school. Home Department Da...

Fig. 202. Fig. 203. The screw thread for small bolts is represented by thick and thin lines, such as was shown in Figure 152, but in larger sizes; the angles of the thread also are...

—Gossip —Our Words The Life Which is Tainted by the Habit of Speaking Unkind Words Falls Short of Its Highest Mission. THE LESSON—That the subtle practice of speaking carelessly co...

—God's Love —Nature When We Have Solved It, Let Us Learn to Find God in All His Works of Nature. THE LESSON—That we shall find the loving presence of God everywhere in nature, if w...

A Drawing Board should be of soft pine and free from knots, so that it will easily receive the pins or tacks used to fasten down the paper. Its surface should be flat and level, or...

In the figures from 308 to 328 inclusive are given three examples in engine work, all these drawings being from The American Machinist. Figures 308 to 314 represent drawings of an...

A Unique Presentation of a Truth Important to Every Child and Youth. THE LESSON—That Indulgence in injurious habits undermines the moral and physical structure and is a barrier to...

Having your crayon outline already made on the mounted strainer, lay the latter down on the table face up, and proceed to put in a pumice stone background with the crayon sauce acc...

—Narrowness —Broadness A Talk to Boys Concerning the Narrow Life and the Broad Life—A Contrast. THE LESSON—That it is all wrong to be satisfied to be a Mr. Nobody. Do your best and...

—Conceit —Vanity A Fable Talk to Children About the Ambitious Flier Which Broke the String. THE LESSON—That sometimes the things which seem to be hindering us and holding us down a...

—Girl's Day —Seeing Her Wonderful Experience Furnishes an Inspiring Thought for Girls' Day. THE LESSON—That our physical eyes cannot reveal to us the precious gifts of God; only ou...

—Visitors' Day —Conduct Actions Sometimes Speak Plainer Than Words—The Important Part Which Our Hands Play. THE LESSON—That we should watch carefully "the work of our hands." This...

—Thanksgiving Day —Bravery The Story of Their Steadfastness of Faith is an Inspiring Study for Thanksgiving Day. THE LESSON—That the blessings for which we are thankful today have...

—Rally Day —Obstacles Trees Need Skillful Surgery More Often Than People Do—Superfluous Branches. THE LESSON—That the life which wastes its strength in unnecessary efforts cannot b...

—Ideals —Error Know Your Man Before You Trust and Follow Him—Our Ideals. THE LESSON—That we cannot safely choose an example of true living from among those about us, without knowin...

—Decision Day —Honesty A Figure of the Deceitful Life—The True Test of Character. THE LESSON—That stability or weakness of character are revealed when the supreme test comes. This...

—Mothers' Day —Training The Responsibility of Motherhood—A Lesson From the Tree Nursery. THE LESSON—That constant training and cultivation are necessary to the attainment of excell...

—Perseverance —Courage The Aeroplane Illustrates the Necessity of Going Forward Constantly. THE LESSON—That a life, if it is to progress, must not falter at difficulties, but push...