This shows us that we should be very careful of our ears, that they may not be injured and we lose our hearing. We should never strike a child on the head or ears; for it may make him deaf. I know a young man whose grandfather “boxed his ears” when he was a little child, and from that time he began to lose his hearing. When we think what the world would be to us if we were not able to hear the songs of the birds, the voices of those we love, and all the other sounds which give us pleasure, it should cause us to guard our ears from the slightest injury. SOME WONDERFUL WINDOWS MOTHER: I told you some time ago that the body-house has two windows through which the master looks at what is going on around him; for he never goes outside as long as he lives. HELEN: Oh, I remember! Those are the eyes. MOTHER: Yes; and you may be sure that the One who made the house did not forget to make it to enjoy the light. The Bible says, “The light of the body is the eye.” Most dwelling-houses have quite a number of windows, but though ours has but two, they are so made and placed in such a way that the master can see in every direction. Of what shape is the eye? AMY: It is nearly round, like a ball. [Illustration: An eye] MOTHER: Now see how many ways you can look without moving your head. ELMER: Up and down, to either side, and in a circle. MOTHER: And by turning the body we can look any way we please. There is a fly which is said to have twenty-five thousand eyes, but even with so many it can not see more than we can with two, if we turn the head. Another thing which shows the wisdom of our heavenly Father is the position of our eyes. How strange it would seem if they were in the palms of our hands, or in the side or back of the head, or any other place in the body than just where they are! [Illustration: _It would not be well to have eyes shaped like these._] PERCY: Just think of it! Why, they would get hurt, and how strange we would look! MOTHER: But we can see only the front part of the eye. Why would it not be as well to have eyes shaped like these? PERCY: We could not roll them every way, as we can now, and they would not look well. MOTHER: Then you think they have the very best shape they could have. I think so, too. Now you may each feel around your eyes and tell what you find. AMY: There is hard bone all around them. HELEN: They seem to be in a hollow place in the skull. MOTHER: Yes; and this hollow place is called a socket. They are placed this way to protect them from harm, as we would place precious jewels in a strong casket. The eye, like a round ball, fills the socket or cave in which it lives and moves, and behind and around it is a soft cushion of fat. ELMER: A ball hit my eye to-day, and it just seemed to go in, so it didn’t hurt much. This must be because it was resting on such a soft cushion.