vi PREFACE. 



glass ; and not until this is done, will the singular truth- 

 fulness of their execution be seen. 



The letterpress is a mixture of scientific facts with 

 fanciful invention, sometimes investing insects with 

 human attributes, and sometimes placing mankind on a 

 level with the insect. In all cases the object of the writer 

 has been twofold : firstly, to display graphically the salient 

 points in insect life, and secondly, to promote a kindly 



feeling towards insects. 



J. G. W. 



