What are the trams used for?

What is the strongest sort of silk called?
And what is it used for?

What hatches the silkworm's eggs?
Are these eggs small or large?
What does the silkworm feed on?

LYING, AND ITS EFFECTS.

"LYING lips are abomination to the Lord," Prov. xii. 12; and he who wilfully deceives his neighbour, either by his tongue or by his actions, is a being to be much dreaded. We have read of Gehazi, the prophet's servant, who was struck with a leprosy for telling a lie; and of Ananias and Sapphira, who were struck dead for the same sin. These are awful facts; but, since the Holy Bible was written, other awful facts have been known.

There was a man in the county of Hertford, who one day went to a magistrate to complain of a young gentleman, whom he said had knocked him down, and searched his pockets; but, not finding any money, had allowed him to escape. The magistrate thought this a strange story: he sent for the young gentleman, and had him and his accuser face to face. The gentleman was astonished at being thus accused; while the other persisted in declaring his story to be quite true. The magistrate, however, was able to decide in favour of the gentleman, and the man went away. Meeting soon after with one of his neighbours, he declared he had told the magistrate nothing but what was true.

called God to witness, in the most solemn manner; and wished, if all were not as he said, that his jaws might be locked, and that his flesh might rot off his bones. Dreadful to relate, God took him at his word: his jaws were instantly locked, so that he could not open his mouth; and, after living in great pain for a fortnight, he died a miserable death, his flesh literally rotting off his bones.

Archbishop Leighton was once travelling in Scotland, between the towns of Glasgow and Dumblane, when he was overtaken by a severe thunder-storm. He was seen at a distance by two men, who were afraid to rob him, but wished, if possible, to get some of his money. They knew the archbishop was kind and good, and they invented a fearful lie, to deceive him. One of the men laid himself down by the wayside, as if dead; and the other went up to the archbishop, and told him his companion had been struck dead by the lightning; would he give him some money to bury him? The archbishop felt truly sorry for the man, gave him money, and went on. When the man returned to his companion, to laugh and joke at the success of his story, he found him really lifeless! He had dared to act a lie, and while so doing, God called him to account for his great wickedness.

Should any of my readers ever visit Devizes, the capital town of Wiltshire, they will see a handsome market cross. It was built a few years ago at the expense of a gentleman, who wished that every one who entered that town should learn the dreadful consequences of a lie.

There is an inscription on one side of the building to tell the fatal story. A woman, whose name was Ruth Pierce, agreed to buy a sack of wheat in the market with three other women, each to pay her share. When the money was collected, a sum was wanted to make up the amount. Ruth declared she had paid her share, and said she wished she might drop down dead, if she had not. She repeated this awful wish a second time, when, to the great horror of the people around, she fell down and died, with the money in her hand.

Now, these things teach us a very important truth, "God cannot be mocked." Oh, how many lies does he, in great mercy, pass over unpunished in this world; but there is another world where these lies are noted down in the great book, to be opened at the day of judgment. Remember, God says, "All liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone," Rev. xxi. 8; and whenever you try to deceive your parents, companions, or friends, you act a lie, which is just as sinful as speaking one with your tongue.

CAN you repeat any instances of the effects of lying, from God's word?

What does God call "lying lips?"

What was the lie told to the magistrate of Hertford ?

What was the poor man's wicked wish?

How did it end?

What was the lie told to Archbishop Leighton?
In what town is there a market cross, to warn men

of the danger of telling a lie?

What was the story of Ruth Pierce?

What does these things teach us?

Will concealment here of a lie be of any use to us hereafter?

Where are all lies noted?

When will that book be opened?
Where have all liars their portion?

TRUTH.

I HOPE that you have been taught to speak the truth, for it is a very dreadful sin to tell lies. Perhaps you have learned some texts of Scripture, which teach us what a sad thing it is to lie. I will remind you of two or three. "All liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone," Rev. xxi. 8. In another place, St. Paul says, "Lie not one to another," Col. iii. 9. And also, "Speak every man truth with his neighbour," Eph. iv. 25.

There are many histories in the Bible, which show us how much God hates lying, and how he will punish it. Have you read the account of Gehazi? He was Elisha's servant. Elisha was a prophet, and God gave him power to do many wonderful works. One of these was to cure Naaman of a leprosy. Naaman wished to give Elisha money for curing him; but Elisha would not take it. After Naaman was gone, Gehazi ran after him, and told him that two young men had come to his master, and asked him to give them some money and clothes. Naaman did so, and Gehazi went home to his master. When Elisha saw him, he asked him where he had been; and Gehazi said,

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Thy servant went nowhere." This was a very dreadful lie. But Elisha was a prophet, and so he knew many things which other people did not know, because God told him. So he knew

what Gehazi had done, and he told him that because he had been so wicked, he should be a leper all his life. And Gehazi went out from his master a leper as white as snow. Thus we see how Gehazi told two lies, and how dreadfully he was punished.

There was also another sin that he was guilty of, besides lying. What do you think it was? It was covetousness. Gehazi wished to be rich. He wanted so much to get money, that he told a lie that he might get it. So it was covetousness that made Gehazi a liar. This is very common. Liars always commit some other sin which leads them to tell a lie; and very often the lie is meant to hide the sin. But, though it may sometimes hide it from men, it cannot hide it from God; but makes one sin become two. If you never do wrong, you can have nothing to hide, and then you will not be tempted to tell lies.

When, however, you have done wrong, pray to God to help you, that you may not make your fault worse by denying it. I will now tell you a little story upon this subject. There was once a little boy, who lived in America, called George Washington. He was only about six years old, when some one gave him a little hatchet, which pleased him very much. He went all about the garden, chopping every bit of wood he saw, and at last he chopped a young cherry tree. When his father saw the tree, he