And so we leave Dab Kinzer, still, in mind and body, as when first we saw him, a growing boy.

WHERE?

BY MARY N. PRESCOTT.

  Where does the Winter stay? 
  With the little Esquimaux,
  Where the frost and snow-flake grow? 
  Or where the white bergs first come out,
  Where icicles make haste to sprout,
  Where the winds and storms begin,
  Gathering the crops all in,
  Among the ice-fields, far away?

  Where does the Summer stay? 
  In distant sunny places,
  ’Midst palms and dusky faces,
  Where they spin the cocoa thread,
  Where the generous trees drop bread,
  Where the lemon-groves give alms,
  And Nature works her daily charms,
  Among the rice-fields, far away?

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PARLOR MAGIC.

(Pleasing, Harmless, and Inexpensive Experiments, chiefly Chemical, for Young People.)

BY LEO H. GRINDON.

This series of experiments is designed for the use of young people who are interested in the wonders and the beautiful realities of nature, and who delight to observe for themselves how curious are the phenomena revealed by scientific knowledge.  Simple instructions are given for the performance of a number of pretty experiments, all of which are perfectly safe, and cost very little money.  For “evenings at home,” it is hoped that these experiments will be found indefinitely amusing and recreative, at the same time that they will lead the minds of boys and girls to inquiries into the entire fabric of the grand sciences which explains the principles on which they are founded.  All the materials spoken of, and all the needful apparatus, which is of the simplest and most inexpensive kind, can be obtained at a good chemist’s.  It is of the highest importance that all the materials be pure and good.

PARLOR SUNSHINE.

Obtain a yard of “magnesium tape” or “magnesium wire,” sold very cheap by most druggists.  Cut a length of six or eight inches; bend one extremity so as to get a good hold of it with a pair of forceps, or even a pair of ordinary scissors, or attach it to the end of a stick or wire.  Then hold the piece of magnesium vertically in a strong flame, such as that of a candle, and in a few seconds it will ignite, burning with the splendor of sunshine, and making night seem noonday.  As the burning proceeds, a quantity of white powder is formed.  This is pure magnesia.  While performing this splendid experiment, the room should be darkened.

CADAVEROUS FACES.