3 & THE WORLD'S LUMBER ROOM. 



covered with red sand, which is so fine as to be set in motion 

 by the slightest breath of air. Even on a still day it looks 

 as if a thin cloud of smoke were constantly sweeping over 

 the surface, while if the wind be but moderately strong, it 



Fig. ii. SAND GLACIER OVERWHELMING A GARDEN IN ELBOW BAY, 

 BERMUDAS.* 



is almost impossible to face it, owing to the cutting sharp- 

 ness of the sand with which it is laden ; and the hands when 

 held close to the ground at such times, tingle unbearably for 

 the same reason. 



* Sir Wyville Thomson says that the sand has entirely filled up a valley, 

 and is steadily progressing inland in a mass about twenty-five feet thick. 

 On its path from the beach it has covered a wood of cedars ! 



