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No. 1 DRIFTING DUNES
The Fight against Wind-blown Sand in the Conrland
Sea, wind, sand — and man’s fight for a living in a land where this trinity of elemental forces dominate.
Life in the little villages on the eastern shore of the Baltic — the fishing fleet — its catch.
The dunes, migrating before the force of the onshore wind — the day-by-day fight to
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save the villages and fields — the planting of beachgrass to slow the oncoming mounds.
Quicksand — the narrow escape of two of the villagers from its sure death.
Sunday — and the gathering of the entire village at the church for worship and social intercourse.
No. 3 THE MOTHERLY OAK
The Tree and the Animals it Shelters
A study which reveals the amazing variety of animals which may be found around the common oak.
The stag-beetle and its grub — the toad, and the remarkable trick whereby it escapes a snake — the squirrel — its enemy, the hawk — the lizard and its eggs — hornets, ants, and
processional caterpillars — flies and butterflies — a crow’s nest — the owl.
This picture will prove especially valuable for use by the teacher who is engaged in initiating his class in the fascinations of nature study.
No. 7 THE FIGHT FOR LIFE
The Struggle for Survival under the Sea
Beneath the sea we find the fight for life proceeding at its most ferocious pace.
The panther shark falls victim to the giant lobster. The lobster in turn is stunned by the electric ray. The cuttle-fish escapes either by clouding the water, or by hiding in the sand,
or by changing his color. The octopus engages the lobster in a battle from which only one participant emerges alive.
A “struggle for existence” and the survival of the fittest.”
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