INTRODUCTION. 



Dear Reader : Please look through this " In- 

 troduction " before beginning with the regular 

 chapters. It is always well to know the object, 

 aim, and mode of treatment of a book before 

 reading it, so as to be able to look at it from 

 the author's view-point. 



First: A word about the title "Nature's 

 Miracles." Some may claim that it is un- 

 scientific to speak of the operations of nature 

 as " miracles." But the point of the title lies 

 in the paradox of finding so many wonderful 

 things as wonderful as any miracle that was 

 ever recorded subservient to the rule of law. 



" But," you say, " a miracle does not come 

 under any rule of law." 



Ah! are you sure of that? It is true that 

 we may not understand the law that the so- 

 called miracle comes under, but the Author of 

 all natural law does. We do not pretend to 

 dispute but that the Power that made nature's 

 laws can change them if He sees fit; but we 

 cannot believe that He will ever see fit. It 

 would destroy all order and harmony, all ad- 



