Isubjoin，omittingthecapitals，Derham’s“VindicationofGodbytheInstitutionofHillsandValleys。”andWolff’saltogetherculinaryaccountoftheinstitutionofWater：——
“Theuses。”saysWolff，“whichwaterservesinhumanlifeareplaintoseeandneednotbedescribedatlength。Waterisauniversaldrinkofmanandbeasts。Eventhoughmenhavemadethemselvesdrinksthatareartificial，theycouldnotdothiswithoutwater。Beerisbrewedofwaterandmalt，anditisthewaterinitwhichquenchesthirst。Wineispreparedfromgrapes，whichcouldneverhavegrownwithoutthehelpofwater；andthesameistrueofthosedrinkswhichinEnglandandotherplacestheyproducefromfruit……ThereforesinceGodsoplannedtheworldthatmenandbeastsshouldliveuponitandfindthereeverythingrequiredfortheirnecessityandconvenience，healsomadewaterasonemeanswherebytomaketheearthintosoexcellentadwelling。Andthisisallthemoremanifestwhenweconsidertheadvantageswhichweobtainfromthissamewaterforthecleaningofourhouseholdutensils，ofourclothing，andofothermatters……Whenonegoesintoagrinding-milloneseesthatthegrindstonemustalwaysbekeptwetandthenonewillgetastillgreaterideaoftheuseofwater。”
Ofthehillsandvalleys，Derham，afterpraisingtheirbeauty，discoursesasfollows：“Someconstitutionsareindeedofsohappyastrength，andsoconfirmedanhealth，astobeindifferenttoalmostanyplaceortemperatureoftheair。Butthenothersaresoweaklyandfeeble，asnottobeabletobearone，butcanlivecomfortablyinanotherplace。Withsomethemoresubtleandfinerairofthehillsdothbestagree，whoarelanguishinganddyinginthefeculentandgrosserairofgreattowns，oreventhewarmerandvaporousairofthevalleysandwaters。Butcontrariwise，otherslanguishonthehills，andgrowlustyandstronginthewarmerairofthevalleys。
“Sothatthisopportunityofshiftingourabodefromthehillstothevales，isanadmirableeasement，refreshment，andgreatbenefittothevaletudinarian，feeblepartofmankind；affordingthoseaneasyandcomfortablelife，whowouldotherwiselivemiserably，languish，andpineaway。
“Tothissalutaryconformationoftheearthwemayaddanothergreatconvenienceofthehills，andthatisaffordingcommodiousplacesforhabitation，servingasaneminentauthorwordethit