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Show I The Young Idea. "How many Beed compartments arn there In an applo?" ho asked. No ono ' answered. "And yet," continued tho chool Inspector, "all of you eat many an npplo in tim course of a year and oo tho fruit every day, probably. You must learn to notlco tho llttlo things In nature" Tho talk of tho Inspector Improssed the children, nnd at recess the teacher teach-er overheard them discussing It. A llttlo girl, getting her companions -around her, gravoly tald: "Now, .ildrcn. Just supposo I am Mr. Taylor. You've got to know moro .about common things. If you don't you'll all grow up to bo fools. Now, tell mo, Mlnnlo," she continued, look lng sternly at a playmate, "how many (feathers are there on a hen?" |