. of all had devolved the task of pre-serving and improving the soil which the indolent human in-habitants do not appreciate. They are appointed to the her-culean task of clearing away and burying the vast quantities ofdecaying vegetable matter which abounds in the vast wilder-nesses. It is wonderful by what puny agents many of the mostcolossal works of time are accomplished. The tiny toilers onland and tiny toilers in the sea are rearing monuments to in-dustry and instinct which shame the boastful wisdom and strengthof man. These li
. of all had devolved the task of pre-serving and improving the soil which the indolent human in-habitants do not appreciate. They are appointed to the her-culean task of clearing away and burying the vast quantities ofdecaying vegetable matter which abounds in the vast wilder-nesses. It is wonderful by what puny agents many of the mostcolossal works of time are accomplished. The tiny toilers onland and tiny toilers in the sea are rearing monuments to in-dustry and instinct which shame the boastful wisdom and strengthof man. These little ants labor too with much system and generally perform their work without coming where theymay be seen more than they are obliged to, and it is astonish-ing how rapidly they work. Dr. Livingstone was accustomedto spread grass in considerable quantities under the mat onwhich he slept, and frequently these little sawyers would re-move the entire supply during a single day and necessitate anew bed for the second night. Indeed, we need only a fuller. WHITE ANTS NEST AN ELEPHANT HUNT. 235 knowledge of the world we live in, with all its wonderful sys-tem of adaptations, that we may praise God more heartily,and adore him more devoutly for his wisdom and goodness,and prefer the keeping of his love. As the journey extended the country became more and morebeautiful and abounding in large game. On the 14th of De-cember, in a lovely valley, they came upon a buffalo, and whileattempting to secure him, found themselves suddenly confrontedby three elephants, one of which Dr. Livingstone managed tocripple by a first shot. This one they then easily killed. Thenext day was distinguished by a grand elephant-hunt, in whichthe devoted followers engaged to show their father what sortof men he had. Although scenes of the kind were only pain-ful to Livingstone, and possessed of none of the charm whichcauses the ordinary traveller to revel in stories of slaughter,he has still furnished a t
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