书城公版ABC's of Science
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第2章

THE SUPREME POWER OF NATURE

1.

Supreme power of Nature is comprised of all.

2.

It may be divided into three parts: Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal.

3.

Mineral is comprised of Mineral Matter and Mineral Magnetism.

4.

Animal is comprised of Animal Matter and Animal Magnetism.

5.

Vegetable is comprised of Vegetable Matter and Vegetable Magnetism.

6.

Each of the foregoing have life, and by cooperating with each other produce life that flourishes.

7.

There being as many different kinds of Magnetism as there are matter which is beyond the strength of human to classify.

8.

The supreme power of Nature had no beginning so it has no end; its life is indestructible.

[Figures: Five line-drawings, captioned as follows. "Comet of 1881, the year Mother Shipton prophecied the Earth to come to an end.""Comet of 1744." "Comet of 1857." "Biela's comet discovered in 1827.

returned at intervals of 6 1/2 years. In 1846 it returned split, returned in 1852, but never appeared since." "Saturn."]