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H ROUGH MAGIC GLASSES and other Lectures, 

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 CONTENTS. 

 The Magician's Chamber by Moon- An Hour with the Sun. 



LIGHT. An Evening with the Stars. 



MagicGlasses and HowtoUseThem. Little Bkings fROM a Miniature 

 Fairy Rings and How They are Made. Ocean. 



The Life- History of Lichens and The Dartmoor Ponies. 



Mosses. The Magician's Dream of Ancient 



The History of a Lava-Stream. Days. 



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J J DINNERS IN LIFE'S RACE ; or, The Great 

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SHORT HISTORY OF NATURAL SCI- 

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