CONTENTS. IX. 



Mother-of-pearl, mode of fishing for, 138 



Motion, the soul of the universe, - 173 



Mountains and Vallies, 16 



their use, 18 



Muscle, Cockle, Periwinkle, Nautilus, &c. 129 



Natural objects, classification of, 1 



Natural appearances in January, - 221 



February, - 224 



March, 232 



April, 235 



. May, - - 240 



June, 244 



July, - - 249 



*,_ August, - 54 



September, - 257 



, October, - 265 



November, 268 



December, 272 



Northern and southern lights, how formed, 179 



Ocean, its magnificence, - 98 



murmur of the, its use, - 112 



usefulness of the luminous appearances of, ib. 



the uses of, ' - 115 



the great vehicle of commerce, 116 



benefits derived from this wonderful fluid, 118 



Oran Outang, or wild Man of the Woods, - 50 

 Ostrich, Emu, and Cassowary, remarkable size of, 63 

 its swiftness, - 64 



Pilchards, vast shoals of, - 155 



Planets, their magnitudes and motions, - 199 



Plains, wide and extended, their uses, - 21 



