i 1 I •AS § I I k VSS3c gS KO.10. f STORIES ^ ABOUT THE \ KITE, FAN, BOAT, ) / BARREL, BRUSH, JUG, ( \ PIPE, KNIFE, FORK, SPOON AND SHOVEL. IN WORDS OF ^ One and two syllables I j I NEWARK, N. J. BENJAMIN OLDS 1844. Price two cents. & 9AS 7* m. COBB'S TOYS, SECOND SERIES, No. lO. STORIES ABOUT THE KITE, FAN, BOAT, BARREL, BRtTSH, JUG, PIPE, KNIFE, FORK, SPOON, AND SHOVEL, IN WORDS OP ONE AND TWO SYLLABLES. NEWARK, (N. J.) BENJAMIN OLDS. PRICE TWO CENTS. Entku&o, act<4nKng to Kwe Act nf Con- gress in the your l&So, by Lyman Cobk, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of *\e Southern District of New York. zat PREFACE TO TitfE SECOND SERIES. This Series at Toy3 contains a more ex- tensive and minute description of Animals, Birds, Fishes, Articles of Manufacture, &-c. than was given in the First Series. This Series is intended for a larger class of my little friends than the precedim.-; one ; and, it is hoped they will be both amused and benefited by a perusal of it. In (his as well as in the other Series nothing has been permitted to find a place which is false, unnatural or iftrphilosopl il- eal, or any details of conversations among animals which never did and which never can take place. It is believed that in the large field of Na- ture and Art there are sufficient materials ior descriptions and stories without launch- ing into the field of Fiction and Falsehood to find subjects interesting to children. To remnVe difficulties in the reading of these- Slories as far as possible, and there- by render them more interesting to my little friends, the language, is limited to words of onk and two syllables. New York, July 4, 133*. A KITE. A Kite is made of wood, paper, and iwine. Sometimes it is made square with two sticks and twine made fast, at each corner with paper pasted over the frame. Sometimes it is made with a wooden bow of oak or walnut, and a straight stick, all made fast by twine, and paper pasted over the whole of the frame. When the frame is thus made and pasted over with paper, a long tail, a great deal longer than the Kite itself, is tied to the lower part of the frame. The tail is made of a long twine or string with a number of bobs tied to it. Then there is a very long string tied to the upper part of the Kite by which it is held while it flies or sails up high in the air. As the Kite rises the string is unwound from the ball or bobbin on which it is wound, until the wind has raised it as high as the string will permit. Flying the Kite is fine sport for boy s ; but they should be very careful not to frighten horses in the street. A FAN. A Fan is made of small, thin pieces of whalebone or common bone, made fast at the lower part by a rivet, but not so closely but that they can be moved at pleasure. On the upper parts of these, pieces 01 paper or silk are placed in such a manner that the Fan can be furled or fold- ed up. The paper or silk is painted very neatly. Some of the cheaper kinds of Fans 6 are made of pieces of wood with painted paper on them instead of whalebone or com- mon bone. The use of the Fan is for ladies to cool them- selves in hot weather in crowded rooms or in large meetings or parties. A BOAT. A Boat is made of wood for the purpose of sailing or passing over the water, to convey persons, goods, pro^ uce, &c. in safety. Some Boats are urged or forced along by oars or paddles; some by sails made of cloth, and some by patting a pole to the ground and shoving the Boat from the land. To sail or ride in a Boat is very pleasant ; but boys who do not know how to manage a Boat should never venture in one by themselves as they might be drowned 8 A BARREL. Barrels or Casks are made of thin pieces of wood, called staves and heading, and bound with hoops. The staves are so made that the middle of the Barrel is bulging or larger than at the ends. Sometimes Bar- rels are bound with hoops of iron. Barrels are used to contain cider, beer, rum, wine, whis- Key, flour, pork, fish, &c. &c. 9 They are mostly made of the wood of the oak, which is the best for that purpose. Immense numbers of staves and heading are taken to market and used in the ma- ^^ king of Barrels. It is to be hoped that there will not be , * as many Barrels used to con- I tain rum, brandy, gin, whis- key, &c. as there have been f in former years, by the drink- ing of which thousands have been brought to ruin and dis- grace. 10 A BRUSH. Brushes are made of pieces of wood with the bristles or stiff, strong hair of swine, &c. made fast to them by means of glue or small wire. Brushes are used in clean- ing clothes and many other things. In many places they axe made to a great extent 11 #111 tf /it Hi] A JUG. Jugs are made oi clay which is soft and pliant so that it can be formed into anv shape. It is then baked in a furnace until it becomes hard and fit for use. Jugs are very useful to contain water, milk, and other things to be taken into the fields of the farmers to refresh ihem; but some farmers and other persons carry rum, 12 brandy, gin, whiskey, &c. in tiieir Jugs. Jugs used in that manner are not very useful to their owners. A PIPE. Pipes are made of clay and used for smoking. Smoking the Pipe or a cigar is a very bad and foolish habit and tends to injure the health of all those who follow it. Many persons smoke in the street in people's faces ; but none but ill bred persons and 3 1 ,3 down* vt'ho are whciiy with out good manners will do it; for, most people do not like the smoke that comes from a Pipe or a cigar. A KNIFE. Knives are flat, thin pieces of iron and steel, with handles made of wood, horn, bone, or some other hard substance. When a person eats he ■should hold his Knife in his right hand. 14 A FORK. Forks, like knives, are made of iron and steel, and have handles like knives. When a person eats he should hold his Fe % t in his left hand. A set or c>se of Knives and Forks a *<"772t4c*