THE 



CHEMISTRY OF CREATIOK 



PART I.-THE EARTH. 



'HIS HANDS PEEPAEED THE DBY LAND. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE INORGANIC CHEMISTRY OF NATURE. 



WHEN an admirer of paintings walks through 

 a long gallery in which are displayed the most 

 famous works of a great artist, he stands per- 

 chance before one which more than all the rest 

 attracts his attention, and becomes lost in the 

 contemplation of its various excellences. The 

 rich hues of the foreground become contrasted 

 with the pale receding tones of colour on the 

 horizon, and with these the deep transparent 

 sky is exquisitely harmonized, the whole picture 

 producing an impression upon his mind highly 

 favourable to the skill of the painter. He goes 



