96 On the Land and Fresh-water Shells of Wilts. 



country walk; the intense amusement afforded by watching fresh- 

 water snails in an aquarium, or land shells in a vivarium ; the 

 delight that is given by examining the parts of snails and slugs 

 bodies under a good microscope ; combined with the far higher 

 advantage of seeing the handiwork of God in his wonders, not 

 only of redemption but of nature as well, raise the thoughts, elevate 

 the feelings, and make man share somewhat the sensations of 

 angels themselves, yes even of God who rejoices in his works. 

 " All things were made by him, by him all things consist." 



J. E. VizE. 



[Note. 



A list of the Land and Fresh-water Shells already known to occur in Wilt- 

 shire, and the localities where they have been found, will be printed in a future 

 number of the Magazine. Meanwhile, for father information on the general 

 subject of Land and Fresh-water Shells, their habits, their abodes, their classi- 

 fication, and their place m the scale of animated nature, the enquirer cannot 

 do better than consult Dr. Gray's edition of Turton's " Manual of the Land and 

 Fresh-water Shells of the British Islands," or Mr. Reeve's work on the same 

 subject. — A. C. S.] 



H. BULL, Printer and Publisher, Devizes. 



