Object Lessons on the Human Body / A Transcript of Lessons Given in the Primary Department of School No. 49, New York City

by Sarah F. Buckelew; Margaret W. Lewis

PART IV.

FORMULAS FOR THE LESSONS ON THE ORGANS OF SENSE.

1. The Eyes.—My eyes are to see with.

My eye is like a ball in a deep, bony socket. The black circle in the centre is the pupil or window of my eye; the colored ring is the iris or curtain; the white part is the eyeball.

My upper and lower eyelids cover and protect my eyes.

My eyebrows are for beauty, and keep the perspiration from rolling into my eyes.

My eyes are washed by teardrops every time I wink my eyelids.

2. The Ears.—My ears are to hear with:

the rim of my ear,

the flap of my ear,