3. It is a primary duty of the teacher to conduct his pupils (and this may be done in concert) through a series of exer cises, calculated to energize their organs of speech, and im prove their articulation. He will first give them a knowledge of the elements of speech, or, in other words, the simple sounds of which words are made. These are forty-one in number, sixteen of which are made almost entirely by the organs of voice; hence, they are called Vocals; fifteen are made by the voice, much interrupted by the organs of speech, and are termed Sub-vocals; the remaining ten elements are uttered in whispers, and hence are called Aspirates. They are as follows:

4. In the above table, every elementary sound must be

singled out by the teacher, and then uttered by the class

in concert, distinctly, and with increased force and energy, as the organs become fitted to their enunciation. Spelling by the sounds should then be introduced, and practiced with perseverance and great care; by which means the health of the body will be promoted, the power and melody of the voice se cured, and a correct and beautiful articulation attained.

EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE IN DIFFICULT ARTICULATION.

1. Let the class utter distinctly the sound-element-power of each letter in the following combination :

2. After a thorough practice in the foregoing sounds, the following should be pronounced as words, with great force and

3. After the foregoing exercise, let the following sentences, containing the most difficult combinations of elements, be enun

ciated slowly, distinctly, and energetically, taking great care give outline to every element:

1. The wild beasts straggled through the deepest shade.
2. The finest streams through the tangled forests strayed.
3. The heights, depths, and breadths of the subject.
4. Ice cream, not I scream; an ice-house, not a nice house.
5. Then rustling, crackling, crashing, thunder down.

6. The strife ceaseth, and the good man rejoiceth.

7. He was most mindful in memory of that mysterious mummery. 8. The rough and rugged rocks rear their hoary heads high on the heath.

9. He had great fear of offending the frightful fugitive in his flight.

10. The vile vagabond ventured to vilify the venerable veteran. 11. We wandered where the whirlpool wends its winding way. 12. The stripling stranger strayed straight through the struggling stream.

13. The swimming swan swiftly swept the swinging sweep.

(Swim, swam, swum!-well swum swimming swan!)

14. Round and round the rugged rocks, the ragged rascals ran. 15. No sheet nor shroud enshrined those shreds of shrivel'd clay. 16. Sam Slick sawed six slim, sleek saplings for sale.

17. Six brave maids sat on six broad beds, and braided broad braids. 18. Amidst the mists and coldest frosts,

With barest wrists and stoutest boasts,
He thrusts his fists against the posts,
And still insists, he sees the ghosts.

4. The importance of a distinct articulation is strongly illustrated by the following examples. They must be read with great distinctness, or the sense will not be given:

1. His cry moved me.

His crime moved me.

2. He can pay nobody. He can pain nobody.

S. The battle last still night. The battle lasts till night.

4. The culprits ought to be punished.

5. The culprit ought to be punished.

6. He can debate on either side of the question. 7. He can debate on neither side of the question. 8. They never imagined such an ocean to exist. 9. They never imagined such a notion to exist. 10. They discovered nought but wastes and deserts. 11. They discovered nought but waste sand deserts. 12. When a twister a twisting will twist him a twist, For twisting a twist he three times doth intwist; But if one of the twines of the twist doth untwist, The twine that untwisteth, untwisteth the twist. 13. Peter Prickle Prandle picked three pecks of prickly pears from three prickly prangly pear trees; if, then, Peter Prickle Prandle picked three pecks of prickly pears from three prickly prangly pear trees, where are the three pecks of prickly pears that Peter Prickle Prandle picked from three prickly prangly pear trees; suc cess to the successful prickly prangly pear picker.

14. Theophilus Thistle, the successful thistle sifter, in sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles, thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb; if then Theophilus Thistle, the successful thistle sifter, in sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles, thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb; see that thou, in sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles, dost not thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of thy thumb: success to the uccessful thistle sifter, who doth not get the thistles in his tongue.

15. Thou wreath'd'st and muzzl'd'st the far-fetcu'd ox, and imprison'd'st him in the Volcanic Mexican mountain, of Popocatapetl, in Cotapaxi. Thou prob'd'st my wounds and troubl'd'st my rack'd ribs. Thou trifl'd'st with his acts, that thou black'n'd'st and contaminated'st with his filch'd character. Thou lov'd'st the elves when thou heard'st and quick'n'd'st my heart's tuneful harps. Thou wagg'd'st thy propp'd up head, because thou thrust'd'st three hundred and thirty-three thistles through the thick of that thumb, that thou cur'd'st of the barb'd shafts.

ALPHABETICAL ALLITERATION AND ARTICULATION.

Alderman Affluent always adjudicated with admirable ability. Brother Ben boldly beat, battered, and bruised the British with his bludgeon.

Columbus Capricorn was cross, crabbed, crooked, carbuncled, and crusty.

Deborah Diligent danced delightfully with a droll and dexterous drummer.

Elizabeth Edmonson cooked eleven eggs with excellent edibles. Frederic Firebrand fiercely fought a funny and fidgety fiddler. Gregory Gobbleum gaped and gabbled like a goose or gander. Hercules Hardhearted hit a hawk on the head with a hatchet. Isaac Ingham inhabited an inclement and isolated island in Italy. Jemima Juniper with joy did jump a jig in jeopardy.

Kate Kirkman kindly kissed her knowing kinsman.

Lem Lawless was a loudly laughing, lounging, long, lean, lank, lazy leafer.

Maximilian Mettlesome magnanimously met a mutinous mountaineer.

Nancy Nimble, with a nice new needle, netted neat nets.

Omar Overall ordered Oliver Ollapod to overawe Owen Oldbuck. Professor Punch and Paulina Polk performed the Patagonia polka perfectly.

Quintuple Quorum quickly questioned a queer and quizzical quidnunc.

Roderic Random ran a ridiculous race on the Richmond railroad. Sophonisba Scribblewell was superlatively and surprisingly sentimental.

Theophilus Talkative told tremendous, terrible, terrific, and tragie

tales.

Ursula Urgent uninterruptedly and universally used an umbrella. Valentine Vortex victoriously vanquished a vindictive villager. Wilhelmina Whirligig warbled with winning and wonderful witchery.

X-ecrable X-antippe x-hibited x-traordinary and x-cessive x-citability.

Young Yankee, a youthful yeoman, yawned at Yarmouth.

Zedekiah Zigzag was a zealous zoological zoophite in the frozen

Eone.

5. Let not the student cease to exercise his voice and organs upon the elementary sounds and umerous examples of