THE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, ETC. 
VI.—THE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, AND 
THE NORTHERN COUNTRIES. 
Hol’-land. Am’-ster-dam. 
Bel’/-gi-um. Swe’-den. 
Den’-mark. 
Nor-we’-gi-an 
1. THE Netherlands (or Holland), a small but very 
interesting country, lies in the low plains about the 
mouth of the Rhine. The ground is so low and flat 
Amsterdam. 
that it is hard work to keep the sea from overflowing, 
and covering it entirely. 'Chere are many lakes and 
marshes along the shore. "The people build, arcınd 
these, banks of earth, callı „il, io kecn 0uL IB, 
then pump the water from tlıcm u... ur 
and so chanm. them into” b end; we.