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are infinitely more densely inhabited than the mountains of 

 the earth. God has created nothing in vain. Each being 

 has its use in the scale of creation, and nowhere can we see 

 His works in such perfection as in the vast deep. Here we 

 see perfect and marvelous adjustment; we see such exquisite 

 care displayed in the sustenance of an infinitesimal creature ; 

 we may also see what important agents are these little crea- 

 tures in preserving the equilibrium of the ocean. Surely 

 such contemplations must cause man to think more and 

 better of himself, for he realizes that God thinks much of 

 him. There is reverence in such thoughts. 



We believe we have not exceeded the license of an 

 author in the preparation of this volume. We trust the 

 reader may be as much entertained and benefited by the 

 perusal as has been the author in the preparation of this 

 book. If so, "The Water World" shall not have been 

 written in vain, but may go forth on its humble mission of 

 exalting the handiwork of the Creator.. 



J. W. Y. 



Mount Vernon, N. Y. 



