A

ALL THAT MOVE IN THE WA-

TERS, 304.

Air, use of in water, 121; air in
the bones and other tissues of
Birds, 278.
Aluminium, 216.

Animalcules, infusory; their use,
193.

Ant-eater, the, 270.
Aral, sea of, 144.
Ararat, Mount, 203.
Atmosphere described, 148;
weight of, 149; distributes
light, 83; contaminated by
carbonic acid gas, 84; purified
by plants acted on by light, 85;
causes of deterioration, 84;
always contains vapour, 94.
Aye-Aye, the, 271.

B

BENEDICITE, THE, 8; its inten-
tion often misunderstood, 10;
its fitness as an aid to adora-
tion, 11; yet subordinate to
Christian doctrine, 14.
BEASTS AND CATTLE, 261.
Babylon, ancient, 3.
Baltic Sea, 140.

Barometer, 149.

Beak of Birds, 281.
Birds, their song, 273; numbers,
285; use, 286; affection to-
wards their young, 288; the
egg, 300; migration, 296.

C

CATTLE, see Beasts and Cattle.
COLD, see Frost and Cold.

Camel, the, 262.

Carbonic acid in atmosphere, 84;
removed by plants, 85.
Caspian Sea, 144.

Chalk, of animal origin, 208.
Christmas, 76.
Church-building, 220.

Chymical force, a Power of the
Lord, 189.

Clay, composition of, 216.
Climate, 69.

Clouds, 92; theory of, 93; forms

of, 97.

Coal, 161; its nature, 162.
Cold, intense, produced artifici-
ally, 172.

Cotton plant, the, 233.
Craigleith quarry, 219.
Cuckoo, the, 292.

Currents in the ocean, carry heat
and "cold" to improve cli-
mate, 135, 137.

FIRE AND HEAT, 159; Fuel, 160.
FLOODS, 125.

FOWLS OF THE AIR, 273.

FROST AND COld, 168.

Feathers of Birds, 275.
Ferocity in animals sometimes
beneficent, 267.

Fishes, swimming of, 318; scales,
318; touch, taste, smell, and
vision in, 320; voracity of,
322; electrical fishes, 324;
migration, 324.
Flax plant, the, 231.
Flight of Birds, 276.

Floral decoration in churches,
227.

Friction, its use, and incon-

venience, 183.

Freezing of water, 174.

Frost, its use, 170.

Gizzard in Birds, 282.

Glaciers, 176.

Glass, conversion of sand into,

212.

Gulf-stream, 133 and 136.

HEAVENS, THE, 16.
Moon, Stars, &c.
HEAT, 159; internal heat, 185.
I

See Sun,

ICE AND SNOW, 168; ice, its
beauty, 169; icebergs, 180.

K

Kangaroo, the, 266.

L

LIGHT AND DARKNESS, 81.
LIGHTNING AND CLOUDS, 99.
Leaves, 250; in autumn, 257-
Light, 81; diffused by the atmo-
sphere, 83; action on plants,
88.

M

MOON, THE, 37; appearance
described, 39; mountains in,
40; absence of atmosphere
and water in, 41; use of, 43;
seasons indicated by it, 44.
MOUNTAINS AND HILLS, 201;
famous Bible mountains, 202;
uses of, in nature's economy,
204.

Mediterranean Sea, 139.

Migration of Birds, 296.

Moisture in the air essential, 96.

Monsoons, 156.

Monuments in churches, 222.
Music, church, 225.

N

NIGHTS AND DAYS, 78.
Nautical Almanac, the, 17.
Navigation, certainty of modern,

142.

Nebuchadnezzar, 5; the image,
and the fiery furnace, 6.
Neptune, discovery of, 18.
Northern vegetation, 238.

0

Oases in the London desert, 242.
Ocean, scenery, 127; profusion
of life in, 128.

P

POWERS OF THE LORD, 182;
gravitation, 182; friction, 183;
chymical force, 189; vital

power, 192.

Painting in churches, 223.

Parallax, 50.

Petroleum, 64.

Planets, are they inhabited? 32.

Plants, temperature of, 256.

Polar currents, 134.

Pottery, 214.

R

Rain, see Showers, in India, 109;

the cause of fertility, 110.

Raven, the, 295.

Red Sea, the, 140.

Refraction of Light, 86.
Roots of trees, 249.

S

SEAS AND FLOODS, 125; colour,
129; phosphorescence, 131;
saltness, 131; circulation in,
132.
SHOWERS AND DEW, 104; uses

of, 105; annual rainfall, 105,
108; northern hemisphere
supplied from Southern ocean,
106.

STARS, THE, 45; number of, 46,
61; double and multiple, 48;
distance, 49; velocity of their
movements, 60; magnitude,

59.

SUN, THE, 23.

Sap, circulation of, 248.
Sculpture in churches, 222.
Sea-reed, the, 253.

Seed, the scattering of the, 239; its
vitality carefully protected, 241.
Sheep, the, 265.
Snow, its use, 170.

Solar system, 28; frontier of, 31;
movement of, in space, 62.
Spring, season of, 75.

Springs, mineral, 120, 122.

Storms, use of, 158.

Subsidence and upheaval of land,

U

Upheaval and subsidence of
land, 187.

V

Vegetation, climatic types of, 235.
Vital force a Power of the Lord,

172.
Volcanoes, 186.
Vulture, the, 294.

W

WATERS ABOVE THE FIRMA-

MENT, 92.

WELLS, 115; of coral islands,
116; in Scripture, 116; re-
servoirs of water in the earth,
118.

WHALES, 304; different kinds of,
305; the head, 306; respira-
tion in, 307; Blubber-skin,
309; whalebone, 312; arctic
discovery, 313; affection to-
wards young, 315.
WINDS OF GOD, 148: range of,

148; currents, 150; land and
sea-breezes, 152; Trades, 153;
Monsoons, 156.

WINTER AND SUMMER, 66;
climatic adjustments, 68; ef-
fect of the ocean on climate, 69.
Wasps, 268.

Wings of Birds, 276.

Wood as fuel, 160; growth of,
254.