them; but they cannot do so now, because the French have conquered them, and taken all their ships from them:  that the Bedouin Arabs are people who rove about from place to place, amongst the great sandy deserts of Africa, and rob travellers who are passing over those deserts:  the teacher should explain that these deserts are very large places, covered with sand, and the sun is so hot that no tree or shrub, or grass, will grow there, and there is no water to be had, so that travellers carry water in leathern bottles on the backs of camels; that camels are large animals, much larger than a horse, which are very useful in those warm countries, because they can carry very heavy loads on their backs, and go a great time without water.  The Copts woman should be pointed out to the children, and notice should be taken of the large veil before her face.  The Mameluke should be pointed out as belonging to a fierce tribe of soldiers.  When speaking of the natives of Morocco, it should be mentioned that the Moors at one time had possession of Spain; that the Maltese is a native of an island called Malta; that Cairo (a picture of a native of which is in the lesson) is the chief city of Egypt.  That the Bosjesman, native of Coronna, native of Namacqua, Caffree, native of Tamaka and of Ebo, belong to the savage nations of Africa, of which but little is known, who are of a black colour, and go with very little clothes on them, because the country is so warm.

From the lesson supposed to be at No. 12 lesson-post, a good deal of information may be given.  The teacher may be thus supposed to address the children, pointing to each picture, as he describes it.

Little children, this is a picture of negroes:  they live in Africa, but are often stolen from their own country to be made slaves of.  Africa is a very hot part of the world, and the poor negroes are black, and have short black woolly hair, something like the hair on a black sheep; but we must not laugh at them for this; it was God who made them as well as he made you; and those poor negroes are very mild and quiet people, and like to amuse themselves by singing and dancing.  You see the negroes in this picture; they are carrying a black lady in a kind of basket, called a palanquin:  a pole goes through this, and they hold it on their shoulders.  The next picture represents some of the people who live in a country called Otaheite; they are strong, stout people, and very mild and friendly.  They are not black like the negroes; their complexion is of a pale brown, with black eyes and very handsome white teeth.  The next picture represents Scotch Highlanders:  they live in the cold parts of Scotland; they are very strong and healthy, and able to bear cold and hanger very well.  They are fond of playing on the bagpipes.  This is a picture of American Indians:  they live in America, and are of a reddish colour; they build their huts in the thickest forests, as far from the white men as they can.  The next is a picture of East Indians:  their country is in the warmest part of Asia, and from it comes a great many beautiful things, such as ladies wear for shawls and dresses; there are a great many people in the East Indies, and twenty-five millions are subject to the Queen of England.