Marvels of the Universe 



Some of the fascinating articles written by leading 

 specialists and included in Part II. are : 



Is Mars Inhabited ? 



A discussion o( its probabilities by an eminent astronomer 



The Glow- Worm and its Wonderful Light 

 Stars of the Earth 



A rare and remarkable botanical subject 



Polycystins 



Some of the most minute of fossil remains that still exhibit marvellous beauty of form 



Beavers and their Homes 



St. Elmo's Fire, and the great Superstition 

 attended by it 



The Spectre of the Brocken 



A Fish that Fishes 



The Marvellous Life- History of the Hover Fly 



The Flying Dragon of Java 



How the Nettle Stings 



And others 



The above subjects are finely illustrated on forty-eight 

 pages of the finest English Art Paper, and will give 

 great pleasure to every person in the home. Succeeding 

 parts will show no falling off from the high standard set 

 up in Parts I. and II., but rather continued improvement. 



