CONTENTS 



XI. RUMINATIONS 184 



I. Man a Part of Nature 184 



II. Marcus Aurelius on Death 185 



III. The Interpreter of Nature 186 



IV. Original Sources 190 

 V. The Cosmic Harmony 191 



VI. Cosmic Rhythms 193 



VII. The Beginnings of Life 194 



VIII. Spendthrift Nature 195 



XII. NEW GLEANINGS IN FIELD AND WOOD 197 



I. Sunrise 197 



II. Nature's Methods 199 



III. Heads and Tails 205 



IV. An Unsavory Subject 206 

 V. Chance in Animal Life 208 



VI. Mosquitoes and Fleas 210 

 VII. The Change of Climate in 



Southern California 210 



VIII. All-Seeing Nature 212 



INDEX 217 



