SHELLS AND THEIR INMATES. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE MOLL use A — THEIR STRUCTURE, USE, AND ARRANGEMENT. 



" All thy works," says the psalmist, " shall praise 

 thee, O Lord." They clearly bear the impress of the 

 Divine wisdom and goodness, and should receive the 

 attention of intelligent beings, that they may offer the 

 great and glorious Creator " the tribute which is due to 

 his name." In the hope of aiding the study of one 

 department of animated nature, and of directing the 

 mind to Him who has formed such curious creatures, 

 the Mollusca, as they are called by Cuvier, are now 

 brought before the reader. 



The number of these animated beings almost ex- 

 ceeds our imagination ; nor is the variety of form, of 

 structure, and of habits, which they exhibit, less astonish- 

 ing. Here the inquirer beholds diverse assemblages 



B 



