Rain What is rain, and how does it come? When we put a wet shirt out in the sunshine on a hot day, it is quite dry in a …
The Clouds Clouds are generally very beautiful. We do not look at them enough. If we have to pay to see them, or if they could be seen …
The Moon The moon shining in the sky at night is so beautiful that long ago ignorant people, who did not know what it was, worshipped it like a …
The Sun We cannot live at all without the sun. The sun gives us light and heat, and without it there could be no life. If the sun went …
The Coal Coal is very common, and everyone knows what it looks like and what it is used for. It is a hard, black substance, like a stone; but …
The Gold Gold is the most precious of all metals. Some other metals, like iron and brass, are more useful; they are common. Gold is so precious because it …
The Iron Iron is one of the commonest, and so cheapest, of all the metals; and this is a good thing, for it is the most useful. It is …
India Rubber India rubber is made from a kind of gum that comes from the bark of certain trees, that grow in hot and moist climates. These rubber trees …
The Silk The three kinds of materials we use mostly for our clothes are cotton, wool, and silk. We get these useful materials from very different sources. The cotton …
The Cotton Cotton needs a warm climate and rich soil to grow in: and the countries where most of it is grown are America, Egypt, and India. In India, …
