Snow is made up of six-sided ice crystals.
Light is reflected by the surface of the crystals and makes snow appear white. In the writings of the Italian author Dante, we can read of a strange encounter between a man and a serpent, bitter enemies. After afflicting each other with dreadful wounds, they stand and glare at each other. A cloud surrounds them, and a fascinating metamorphosis ensues. The Pan-American Union, formed in 1890, consisted of the United States and twenty Latin American countries south of the United States.