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Chap,- XII. Theory os the Earth .

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The Theory illustrated , by adducing examplesfrom the different Quarters of the Globe.

T HE system which we investigate is uni-versal on this earth ; it hangs upon thegrowth of plants, and life of animals ; it can-not have one rule in Europe, and another inIndia, although there may be animals andplants, the constitutions of which are proper-ly adapted to certain climates, and not toothers. The operation of a central fire, in.making solid land on which the breathing ani-mals are placed, and the influences of the at-mosphere, in making of that solid land loosesoil for the service of the vegetable system,are parts in the economy of this world whichmust be every where distinguishable. Butthis the reader is not to take upon my bareassertion ; and I would wish to carry him, bythe observations of other men, to all the quar-ters of the globe.

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