Why was he cast into the den of lions? Because he prayed to the true God.
Did the lions harm Daniel? No, God stopped the mouths of the lions and delivered Daniel.
The author's intense interest in the safeguarding and saving of the boys and girls from the evils which have wrought the ruin of such countless multitudes, prompts in connection with this introductory word, to call the special attention of the parents to an advertisement which has been placed at the close of this volume.