| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Madam How and Lady Why by Charles Kingsley: What pretty smooth things, turning head over heels, and saying,
"Hush, Hush!"
They don't really turn clean over; and that "Hush" is their way of
breathing.
Are they the young ones of that great monster?
No; they are porpoises. That big one is, I believe, a bottle-
nose. But if you want to know about the kinds of whales, you must
ask Dr. Flower at the Royal College of Surgeons, and not me: and
he will tell you wonderful things about them.--How some of them
have mouths full of strong teeth, like these porpoises; and
others, like the great sperm whale in the South Sea, have huge
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from Tom Grogan by F. Hopkinson Smith: "Will he drink?" said Tom, awakening to the importance of the
information.
"Yas; 'mos' two buckets."
"It's fever he's got," she said, turning to Pop. "I thought that
yisterday noon when I sees him a-workin'. All right, Carl; I'll
be down before I go to the board meetin'. And see here, Carl;
ye'd better git ready to go wid me. I'll start in a couple o'
hours. Will it suit ye, Gran'pop, if Carl goes with me?"--patting
her father's shoulder. "If ye keep on a-worritin' I'll hev to
hire a cop to follow me round."
Carl lingered for a moment on the steps. Perhaps Tom had some
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