36o MOSTLY MAMMALS 



shells were of no importance in the study of molluscs, and 

 that attention must be restricted to the soft parts (the so- 

 called " animal ") alone. A wider grasp of the subject 

 shows that nothing in Nature is unworthy of our best 

 attention, and is sure to yield results of interest if only 

 we approach the subject with unbiassed and unprejudiced 

 minds. 



