CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. "THE SEA! THE OPEN SEA!" . i 



II. SALT WATER . . . 10 



III. EARTH'S VAST OCEAN . . . 19 



IV. SUBJECT TO LAW . . ... 27 

 V. IN OCEAN DEPTHS . . . 37 



VI. RIVERS IN THE SEA . . . 50 



VII. OF WIND AND WATER . . . . 61 



VIII. AN OCEAN OF AZURE . . . 70 



IX. ICE-NEEDLES TO ICE-MOUNTAINS . . 79 



X. RECEIVING TO GIVE AGAIN . . 89 



XI. A STORY OF CONFLICT . . . 102 



XII. ABOUT THE LONG PAST . . . no 



XIII. OLD OCEAN AS A BUILDER . . 122 



XIV. How CHALK is MADE . . . 135 

 XV. OF OCEAN -WEEDS . . . 149 



XVI. CORAL ARCHITECTS . . . . 163 



XVII. OVER THE OCEAN -BED . . . . 176 



XVIII. MULTITUDINOUS LIFE . . . .185 



XIX. OCEAN FLOWERS AND LAMPS . . .196 



