CONTENTS 



PART I 



CHAPTER PACK 



I. NATURE AND OBSERVATION i 



II. EARTH 8 



III. AIR 16 



IV. WATER 23 



V. HEAT 31 



VI. SOUND 40 



VII. LIGHT AND COLOUR 51 



VIII. THE WEATHER 61 



PART II 



IX. THE COUNTRY AND ITS NAMES . . . .75 



X. ROADS 82 



XI. SPRINGS AND STREAMS 87 



XII. SOIL 95 



XIII. FIELDS AND HEDGEROWS 103 



XIV. TREES AND WOODS no 



XV. VILLAGES 119 



