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successful in our compilation, our satisfaction will 

 be complete. One thing will have struck the atten- 

 tive reader the abundance of forms of life of which 

 he never dreamt ! He has seen they have a life- 

 history which actually exceeds in interest that of 

 the higher animals. And, if he be philosophically 

 disposed, he will feel convinced of the long period of 

 time which has elapsed during which animal life 

 has thus been suited and adapted to every possible 

 physical condition. But none the less will his mind 

 turn with reverence towards the Creatorial Power 

 which has gradually developed this Life-scheme, and 

 rendered it, not a mere freak of Omnipotent force, 

 but a grand plan which unites the most lowly vital- 

 ized atom through distinct and oft-times traceable 

 gradations to the Deity Himself! 



THE END. 



LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET 

 AND CHARING CROSS. 



