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may seem to be created on purpose for you 

 the sun to guide you by day, and the stars by 

 night; the sea to bear your boats on its bosom, 

 and the breeze to waft you on your course. You 

 probably feel how powerless you are of your- 

 selves how frail your vessels how dependent 

 you are on the goodness and mercy of your 

 Creator, and that it is He alone who can rule 

 the tempest and control the stormy deep. The 

 ocean for awhile separates you from the vices 

 and temptations of the world, and enables you 

 to reflect that God is the author of all you see 

 around you. 



I have entered into these remarks, because I 

 wish in this lecture to give you some proofs of 

 the goodness of the great Creator in furnishing 

 every animal with those habits and that clothing 

 proper for the country in which they live, and 

 also how admirably the structure of their bodies 

 is adapted to their peculiar way of life. Thus, 

 for instance, elephants, rhinoceroses, and mon- 

 keys feed upon vegetables and fruits that grow 

 in hot countries; and such places are, therefore, 

 allotted to them. No sun is too powerful to 

 hurt them, and they do not need hair or wool to 

 keep them warm. On the contrary, the reindeer 



