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The wonders" of tlie great deep are nnlimited, and 

 are of great interest to the naturalist. Shells are the 

 main feature. These are washed up from great depths 

 by the waves^ and cast upon the beach, where eager 

 searchers are always looking for their arrival. They 

 exist in hundreds of shapes, sizes and colors^ and are 

 quite attracti^^e for parlor or cabinet use. The most 

 delicate shades and blending of colors are witnessed in 

 them^ besides the odd formation of many of them. 

 Shells are the homes of sea animals of the moUusk 

 order, excepting in the case of the hermit crab. Its' 

 shelly however, is really not its own, but was adopted 

 by it for a temporary house. 



There are numerous corals and other formations 

 found in abundance. The ocean itself is grand. How 

 solemnizing is the effect produced by gazing upon its 

 vast billows and waves, and see the spray and foam of 

 the wild angry breakers as they dash upon the shore! 

 One would naturally think to watch the great swift- 

 ness with which they approach, and the vast numbers 

 of them, that they would overwhelm the land far and 

 near, but their bounds have been set, and are never to 

 be broken or over-run. The general color of the sea is 

 deep blue or dark green, 



^'By His knowledge tbe depths are broken up and the clouds 

 drop down dew," — Prov. III. 20, 



"For in six da3^s the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, 

 and all that in them \^."— Exodus XX. IL 



These beautiful passages were written in regard to 

 the wonders of the clouds, sea and land, and are appro- 

 priate lines to supplement the above beaaties, which 

 have been faintly pictured. 



