. St. Nicholas [serial] . ta, it is inferred that the firstripples were made by a south wind and thetransverse ripples by a wind blowing fromthe north. Of all the millions of sand-ripples, only afavored few, of course, are preserved instone. This happens when their formation isfollowed soon by a quiet flow of tide withoutwind, that deposits a protective sediment overthem as it rises. Or the protective sedimentmay come from the waters of a river flowinginto the sea. In course of time, layer afterlayer is laid above them. Then rock stratadevelop above and below them by the usualprocess, and the
. St. Nicholas [serial] . ta, it is inferred that the firstripples were made by a south wind and thetransverse ripples by a wind blowing fromthe north. Of all the millions of sand-ripples, only afavored few, of course, are preserved instone. This happens when their formation isfollowed soon by a quiet flow of tide withoutwind, that deposits a protective sediment overthem as it rises. Or the protective sedimentmay come from the waters of a river flowinginto the sea. In course of time, layer afterlayer is laid above them. Then rock stratadevelop above and below them by the usualprocess, and the ripples themselves are turnedto stone. And what a sermon! How many pompousdynasties have risen and passed away whichtime has not troubled to note by the breadthof a pen-scratch—while here we have care-fully and minutely set forth for us, in records,ages and asons older than the inscriptions onthe obelisks, the fact that once upon a day asouth wind rippled the waters of a summersea and then shifted slightly to the north!.
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