CHAPTER XIV.

Natural History of Geysers and other Thermal Springs--Iceland Geysers--History of _The Geyser_--The Strokr--Eruption of _the_ Geyser--Growth of _the_ Geyser--Mechanism of Geysers--Artificial Geysers--Life and Death of Geysers--Laugs--New Zealand Hot Springs--_Te Tarata_--Hot Springs of the Waikato--Origin of Mineral Springs--Chemistry of Mineral Springs 180