Excerpt from Earthquakes and Volcanoes: Hot Springs Earthquakes and volcanoes are among the most frequent and terrible phenomena which affect the physical condition of our globe. Having seen so many and varied Opinions and theories concerning the cause, the impression came upon me, that surely, with all our boasted learning, and all our recent discoveries in physical, electrical, magnetical and astronomical science, a correct theory could be established beyond a reasonable doubt. I am now writing thoroughly imbued with that impression. I will say, however, that I do not intend to leave God out of the creation as most scientists do. It simply remains for us to discover the laws by which He created the heavens and the earth, and the power by which He controls them in the hollow of His hand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.