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put a few of his screws in the sand, and they
would gradually heat there. He watched
them, and as fast as they became blue on the
little spot that he had brightened, he would
take them out, and dip them in cold water.

“While he was at the emery-wheel,
brightening his screws, Mr. Naylor came to
look at them; and after examining the
wheel, said he wanted to have a wheel to
revolve faster, and he asked John if he could
plan the machinery to make one revolve
three hundred times in a second.

“John said he did not think he could.

““« Why, you seem to be something of a
scholar, John. Have you ever studied ge-
ometry ?’ said Mr. Naylor.

“No, sir,’ said John; ‘but I wantto study
it very much.’ ”

<7 thought it was likely,’ said Mr. Nay-
lor. ‘Well, there is to be an evening school
for teaching geometry in the village,—to
begin next week,—and if you wish, you
may go.’ .

“John liked this plan very much. He
was very diligent and attentive to his
geometry, and learned very fast, and the
Knowledge of it, that he acquired, helped