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millions of herrings, mackarel, and 

 pilchards, leaving the deep waters 

 of the sea, approach the coasts, not 

 merely for the purpose of spawn- 

 ing, but to feed upon the ocean 

 herbage of particular localities 

 and seasons, and the numerous 

 animals that h?ve their habita- 

 tions therein. While Columbus 

 was exploring +he seas of the 

 western hemisphere, in the hope 

 of discovering z new continent, 

 he encountered such enormous 

 masses of marine vegetation, that 

 his crew became faint-hearted, 

 and were aLcut to mutiny 

 against him ; they believed that 

 the ship had amved at the limits 

 of the navigable waters, and 

 feared that if they became en- 

 tangled in the ocean forests, they 

 would never be able to extricate 

 themselves ! How true that 

 " they that go down to the sea in 

 ships, that do business in great 

 waters, see the works of the 

 Lord, and the wonders of his 

 deep ! " 



The Land, in its various forms, 

 consists of mountains, 1, 2, some- 

 times crowned by a summit, 1, or 



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by a peak, 2. The rugged rocks, 

 which render the ascent of 

 mountains dangerous, are crags, 

 6. The way across a mountain, 

 when difficult and narrow, is a 

 pass, 3 ; and when it lies betiveen 

 two mountains, and is deep and 

 difficult, it is a defile, or a gorge, 

 5. The lower part of a mountain, 

 which approaches the level of the 

 surrounding country, is its base, 

 4. A number of mountains suc- 

 ceeding each other, constitute a 

 range or chain, 7, 8, 9. Several 



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chains constitute a group, and 

 several groups form a mountain 

 system. An opening in a mountain, 

 apparently caused by a disrup- 

 ture, and too narrow and, rugged 

 to become a pass or footway, 

 is a chasm, 10. The monks 

 of St. Bernard, keep a noble 

 breed of Alpine spaniels, 11, 

 which they employ to find tra- 

 vellers who may have fallen 

 into the chasms of the mountain, 

 or have lost their way, or be- 

 come benumbed by the snow- 

 storm. These dogs carry little 



