74. THE LOADSTONE, OR MAGNET.-

 

points—the points around which the
iron filings take their places—are called
the poles of the magnet. Now if you
_will hang a small needle by a thread,
and bring it toward either pole of the
magnet, the needle will rush to that
point, and cling closely to the steel.
Then, if you rub the needle on one of
the poles of the magnet, you will find
that it has itself got the same power
which the magnet has, and that it, also,
has poles of its own.

After this, let one pole of the large
magnet touch the needle, and then let
the other touch it, and you will see that