The motto chosen for the title-w of this little work may seem unsuitable as an Introfi duction to a course of lessons on Arithmetic; a subject which to many persons seems so emi uently un-heavenly and dull. But then, the main reason why it seems so is that their teachers failed to put them in possession of that Re covered Past, ' the bearing of which on the Present forms the great clue to that knowledge of subtle forces which gives its possessor the key of the Future.

The present little volume is not intended to interfere with ordinary methods of teaching Arithmetic, or to supersede the books already in use. It can be used under any School system and in conjunction with any text-book. Not more than one chapter is intended for use in any one term; the earlier chapters are suited to little children, the later ones for children of fourteen or fifteen. The lesson for the term may be repeated each week with varying illus trations.

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