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can ascertain the exact point where the illuminating 

 power is located, whenever that power is limited to 

 certain parts of the creature's structure, but we can- 

 not point out the manner in which the real agency at 

 work produces such a pleasing result. We find, as 



Fig. 5. Some of Nature's Fireworks. 

 (Adapted from Voght's Sypkonophorts de la Mer de Xice.) 



it were, the microscopic room where the miniature 

 electric light is generated, but the workings of 

 Nature's electrical machine baffle our utmost efforts. 

 Several experiments have been made by Panceri, 

 the skilled Italian chemist, and others, with a view 



