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Freshets Floods The Mississippi The river as it was 

 and as it is European rivers The Thames, the Rhine, 

 the Danube The Mountain Track Brooks The moun- 

 tain-brook and its motion In the ravine The gorge 

 Following the brook By the waterfall The cataract 

 Niagara Brook reflections The frozen stream Purity 

 of brook waters The river's source Catch-basins The 

 rivulet The beginning of the stream 153 



CHAPTER IX. Still Waters. Names of seas and lakes-"* 

 Definitions Lakes vs. oceans The mountain-lake Its 

 various features Purity and clarity of its waters Lake 

 charm and sentiment Local coloring of the water 

 Colors of background Local hue and reflection Con- 

 fusion of hues Reflections Seen at night Confusion 

 of reflections with shadows Surface appearances and 

 phases of reflection On darkened waters On strong- 

 hued waters Variations and distortions The likeness 

 inexact The angle of reflection Elongated reflections 

 The Angels' Pathway Romance Moonlight on the lake 

 Material beauty of American lakes Lake Gec^e a 

 type The pond in the forest The prairie pond In 

 Indian days Artificial waters Venetian lagoons and 

 canals Holland canals The mountain-lake once more 

 Its serene beauty 174 



CHAPTER X. The Earth Frame. Earth and sea The 

 earth's surface Inequalities of the surface The skeleton 

 of the earth Strength of the frame Formation of the 

 crust Geological formations Solidity of the earth 

 Permanence of the flat prairies And of the primeval 

 forests And of the desert The sands of Sahara The 

 vaulting of the globe The understructure of the Alps 

 The base of the Jungfrau from Miirren Foundations of 



