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CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



WHAT WE SEE ABOUT US 4 



Balloon Voyage around the World Shape and Motions of the Earth 

 Day and Night-AirWind-Attraction. 



WATER ON THE EARTH I3 



Its uses What is in it and what comes from it Voyage of a Drop 

 of Water Vapor Rain. 



PEOPLE AND DIVISIONS OF THE WORLD 35 



MAP OF THE WORLD, WITH EXERCISES 40 



CURRENTS OF THE OCEAN 42 



Their Effects Gulf Stream. 



SHIPS, DOCKS, SHIP BUILDING 45 



Machinery Ironclads Floating Docks Dry Docks. 



RIVERS, WATERFALLS, LAKES 59 



Their uses Mills Lumber Inundations. 



SPRINGS AND WELLS How FORMED 70 



Pumps Artesian Wells Oil Wells Salt Springs. 



CAPES, ISLANDS, STRAITS PENINSULAS TUNNELS, Etc 77 



CANALS AND LOCKS; How BUILT AND USED 80 



AQUEDUCTS, RESERVOIRS, TOWERS, STAND PIPES 86 



BRIDGES; How BUILT 88 



Divers at work Suspension Bridges St. Louis Bridge. 



MAP OF NORTH AMERICA 95 



What we know about North America. 



TREES AND PLANTS: How AND WHERE THEY GROW 



Their uses for Food, Drink, Clothing, Building, Furniture, Medi- 

 cines, etc. 



Copyright^ 1879, by James Monteith. 



