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A B C's of Science
By
CHAS. OLIVER
INDEX
I. The Supreme Power of Nature
II. Astronomy
III. The Solar System
IV. Across the Divide
V. Flourishment of the Earth
VI. Animal Magnetism
VII. Miscellaneous
The author of this little book spent several years in composing his
work, to the best of his ability, making the treatise brief and to the
point, so that the reader may not become weary and misunderstand the
true meaning.
His desire is to have the flourishing human know the truth of Science
and to learn what he can of its greatest wonders.
CHAS. OLIVER.
ABC's OF SCIENCE
CHAPTER I
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."]