INDEX. 



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Leaves, arrangement of, on stem. . . 210 



Leech (medical) described 265 



Lepidoptera described 281 



Leptocj.rdii described 290 



Liquids, properties of 34 



Light, the sources of, etc 70 



Light, phosphorescent 70 



Light, velocity and intensity of . . . . 71 



Light, reflected and absorbed 71, 73 



Light, refraction of 76 



Lightning explained 89 



Lightning rods described 90 



Litmus paper, use of 118 



Lithium, where found 154 



Linseed oil, properties of 179 



Lichens described 197 



Lily Family described 223 



Linden Family described 234 



Liuen Fiber, value of 236 



Lizards described 299 



Limestone rocks described 324 



Life of the early eras 350 



Life of Silurian Age 353 



Location, how found 387 



Loess, of different origin 338 



Lost Period in Geology 352 



Lycopodium or club-moss 206 



Lycosedse (spiders) described 273 



Matter, some properties of 15 



Mass defined and illustrated 21 



Magnetic attraction defined 23 



Malleability defined 82 



Mariotte's Law stated 42 



Machines, principle of 63 



Magic Lantern defined 82 



Magnetism and Magnets 91 



Magnetic needle and poles 91, 92 



Mariners' compass 92 



Magnetic variation 92 



Matches, how made 142 



Magnesium and its compounds 157 



Manganese and its compounds 165 



Malt, how formed 177 



Marchantia described 200 



Magnolia Family described 231 



Mallow Family described 234 



Maple Family described 236 



Maxilla and Mandibles 270 



Mav Flies described 280 



Mantle of a Mussel 286 



Mammalia, description of 805 



Margipobranchia 291 



Mammal, skeleton and organs 306 



Marsupialia described 307 



Man and animals 315 



Marine erosion 346 



Man's appearance on earth 372 



Map drawing, etc 388 



Melting points explained 29 



Methane or Marsh Gas 134 



Metastasis or Metabolism 188 



Mercury, chlorides of 159 



Mercury-amalgams 159 



Medullary rays 217 



Meteors described 318 



Metamorphic Rocks 324 



Mesozoic Era and Life 358 



Method of the Creation 878 



Mirrors, plane, effect of 73 



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Mirrors, concave, effect of 74 



Mirrors, convex, effect of 75 



Microscope, simple, compound. . .80, 81 



Mirrors, how made 159 



Mimosa, or sensitive plant 240 



Mint Family described 241 



Milkweed Family 242 



Minerals defined 820 



Mica, composition of 321 



Mississippi Rivej 344 



Mixture and Combinations 104 



Molecular theory of Matter 14 



Molecules defined 17 



Molecular Forces 25, 34 



Mobility explained 35 



Motion, varying or uniform 43 



Motion, Laws of 43 



Motion in Curved Lines 46 



Mortar, how made 156 



Mordants, use of 161, 165 



Mosses described 201 



Monocotyledons described 220 



Mono3cious Flowers 227 



Monadelphous Stamens 239 



Mouth Parts of Insects 276 



Mollusca, description of 285 



Molluscoidea 258, 289 



Moon, condition of 318 



Monotremata described 806 



Mountains 332, 351, 357 



Mountains of the Tertiary 361 



Moraines explained 365 



Musical Tones and Scale 52, 54 



Musical Pitch Standard 64 



Musical Instruments 55 



Multiple Proportions 104 



Mushrooms described 197 



Muscular Tissue 253 



Muscular System of Insects 277 



Mussel, study of 286 



Mustelidse or Martens 813 



Mycelium described 194 



Mygalidse, Spiders 272 



Myriopoda described 274 



Nascent state explained 124 



Nails, Hoofs, and Claws 252 



Natochord described 290 



Natatores or Swimming Birdg 303 



Natural Gas. source of 356 



Natural Selection 380 



Newton , Sir Isaac 10 



Nelumbium (water lily) 231 



Nervous Tissue 253 



Nerve Cells described 253 



Nerve Fibers, different kinds 253 



Nerves, their structure and use. ... 254 



Nematoda described 264 



Nervous System of Crayfish 271 



Nervous System of Insects . . 277 



Nebulae described 319 



Nebular Theory 819 



Neuroptera described 281 



Niagara River Gorge 368 



Nickel, alloys of 165 



Nitrogen, properties of 116 



Nitric Acid described 117 



Nitroglycerin, properties of 179 



Nitrobenzole described . 160 



Nodes and Internodes 2*4 



