76 THE REV. J. G. WOOD. 



in print, and elicited a further letter from the same 

 correspondent, evidently written in all sober earnest 

 and good faith. He was much obliged to the editor 

 for his kindly advice ; he was anxious to follow that 

 advice without loss of time. But as he did not know 

 at what shops racks were to be bought, would the editor 

 be so kind as to tell him where he might procure one ! 



It is scarcely necessary to state that this second 

 epistle remained unanswered. 



Next in order came the fourth of the " Common 

 Objects" Series, ''Common Shells of the Sea-shore" being 

 the title of the little work in question. This appeared 

 in 1867, in which year was also issued, as a companion 

 volume, " The Fresh and Salt Water Aquarium," con- 

 sisting of a reprint of a number of articles which had 

 originally been contributed to the pages of The Boys 

 Own Magazine. Save and except that a chapter was 

 .specially devoted to aquarium construction and manage- 

 ment, this last might for all practical purposes have 

 been termed " Common Objects of the Fresh and Salt 

 Water " ; for there is scarcely one of the common 

 inmates of pond, stream, or ocean which is not therein 

 described, or at the least mentioned. 



In the same year " Our Garden Friends and Foes " 

 saw the light : a book whose title is sufficiently self- 

 explanatory. But the principal business of the year 

 was the commencement of the great " Natural History 

 of Man," comprising an exhaustive account of all 

 the savage races of mankind, with details of their 

 habits, dress, hunting, warfare, and all else that ap- 



