48 PICTURE OP ORGANIZED NATURE. 



Zones: he boldly passes beyond the limit of eternal 

 snow, prying into the structure of Nature in regions 

 which are elevated above the common limits of terres- 

 trial life; and boldly, and at his pleasure, descends into 

 the earth, creating in its eternal darkness a new life. 

 Next to him, in rank, in partaking of life, are the Mam- 

 malia, Birds, Amphibia, Fishes, Molluscae, Insects, 

 Worms, Zoophytes; and even the minute Animalcules, 

 which, during the summer, grow in every water to an 

 infinite number, and are called animals of infusion. 

 Still, a certain portion of our globe is appointed to 

 each class, genus, and particularly to each species of 

 animals; and, there only, displays itself in the parti- 

 cular property of each species. Water-breathing ani- 

 mals inhabit water ; air-breathing animals, the air ; 

 either being in it, on the earth, or at some distance 

 from the earth. But few animals, namely, the Marine 

 Mammalia, live under water, and breath atmospheric 

 air. 



The native country of each animal is situated in a 

 certain position wiih regard to the limit of organic 

 life, as well as to the level plains of the Torrid Zone. 

 Every species of animals lives within certain limits, 

 which are parallel to the snow- line, and the centre 

 of organic life under the Equator. The corporeal 

 and spiritual disposition of every animal is closely 



