2 THE HAUNTS OF LIFE 
creatures tenanting its dense waters. Little 
fresh-water snails may be seen creeping on the 
stones close to the brink of the Niagara Falls. 
An army of a million tiny wingless insects has 
been observed crossing the Mer de Glace near 
Chamonix. There are insects that run about 
on the surface of the Open Sea. There are 
many animals that find a home in coal-pits. 
It seems as if there are no corners which liv- 
ing creatures have not explored, from the 
great abysses of the Deep Sea, perhaps six 
miles below the surface, to near the summits 
of the Alps, from the floating iceberg in the 
North to beneath ten feet of ice on the Ant- 
arctic shore. Perhaps there are always some 
living creatures trying to conquer a new king- 
dom. Life is a kind of activity, and living 
creatures tend to be restless, seeking out places 
where they can express themselves and assert 
themselves more fully. 
Thus it has come to pass that living crea- 
tures have spread over all the earth, and in 
the waters under the earth, and in more than 
the seven seas. One may almost say that over 
earth and sea life is omnipresent. But it is 
very useful to distinguish SIX GREAT HAUNTS 
OF LIFE: 
