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Excerpt from Scientific Illustrations and Symbols: Moral Truths Mirrored in Scientific Facts This book is an assemblage of striking and interesting scientific facts, arranged so as to be of immediate use to men who require a suggestive topic, a forcible analogy, a cogent symbol, or a suitable illustration. It may also be pleasant reading to busy lovers of Nature who are glad to spare half-hours from time to time in contemplating the marvels of Creation. Anecdotes have long been used to illustrate moral truth; but scientific facts are often preferable. Clergymen and ministers are finding out that their hearers are somewhat tired of such of the former as are drawn chiefly from the sentimental side of life and do not rest upon reliable historical foundation. Scientific facts being revelations of Nature herself, are not open to cavil. Nature is a parable; and if we listen with reverent, loving ears, and look with sincere, eager eyes where she invites us, we receive eternal truths. Every pond, and every star, has its distinctive lesson ready for the man who will learn it. Professor H. Drummond in his suggestive work speaks of "natural law in the spiritual world." From my point of view these terms should be reversed. Spiritual law is the one and only law. The universe is merely the mirror thereof. As regards the mechanical arrangement of the present volume, it is such as should render rapid reference to every part quite easy. All kindred topics are grouped throughout its pages together. Besides this, there is at page 407 an alphabetical index of all the general topics; and on page 416 an index of natural objects, technical terms, places, things, and creatures. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.