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They are like the colored glass of some grand old 

 cathedral window forming a picture unseen by 

 those who pass on the outer side of the temple, but 

 to those within, giving gorgeous tints and celestial 

 groups. 



"We spend clays and nights in our libraries, com- 

 muning with the great of the past ages and we do 

 well. It gives strength and beauty to the mind to 

 drink in the thoughts of those who towered up as 

 beacon-lights to the world. We make long journeys 

 to see the works of the great masters ; but in this 

 temple of nature, which opens her portals to us in 

 every land, we commune with Him who "by wis- 

 dom hath founded the earth." 



WQ step first into the lowest vestibule of this tem- 

 ple the mineral kingdom. And here, as will subse- 

 quently appear in the higher departments, we may 

 examine each object independently, or we may 

 direct our attention to the grouping of the whole 

 the relation of each object to others, or the relation 

 of the whole to higher departments. In this exami- 

 nation it will be impossible to keep entirely clear 

 of related sciences, as Chemistry and Meteorology. 



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