The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place.

It is not half so important to know as to feel.

It is ironic to think that man might determine his own future by something so seemingly trivial as the choice of an insect spray.

The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place.

It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know the sense of wonder and humility.

A Who's Who of pesticides is therefore of concern to us all. If we are going to live so intimately with these chemicals eating and drinking them, taking them into the very marrow of our bones - we had better know something about their nature and their power.

Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of the world.