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CHESTNUT HILL, PHILADELPHIA, PA., AUGUST, 1886. 
No. 2. 
A PUBLICATION DESIGNED FOR CONCHOLO- 
GISTS AND THEIR INTERESTS. 
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WM. D. AVERELL, 
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. 
Printed by JoHn C. Clark & Sons, Stationers and 
Printers, 228 and 230 Dock Street, 
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SALUTATORY. 
It is customary to salute patrons in the first 
issue of a periodical, but as our space was 
limited to one side of a postal card we were 
necessarily cramped for room, and could not 
say all we desired. The encouragement we 
prayed for has been received, friends have 
wished us success, and better still, they have 
sent their subscriptions. We shall endeavour 
to be concise and plain in language, confining 
our attention to the science of Conchology and 
giving information of vital interest to the stu- 
dent of Mollusca. As an earnest of our good 
intentions in this respect we refer you to the 
columns reserved for Exchanges, by the use 
of which we trust your cabinet and libraries 
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shall adopt them thinking ourselves well re- 
paid if by the kindly intercourse thereby en- 
gendered we spread the seed of knowledge 
which will be enjoyed afterward in the ripened 
state, at the mutual harvest home. 
CHANGE OF ISSUE. 
We intended at the inception of our enter- 
prise to issue our paper semi-monthly, but upon 
sober second thought, backed by the advice of 
friends, we have made a monthly issue of it. 
Among other reasons urged for the alteration is 
that exchangers, especially foreigners, (and it 
is our ardent desire to bring Conchologists of 
all nations into the most happy relations), will 
not have time to correspond before the ex- 
changes are altered or disposed of nearer home. 
This reason was conclusive; hence we must 
ask our patrons to excuse us for the change. 
The price, which is merely nominal will re- 
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EDITORIAL. 
What a fascinating study is Conchology. 
Take a perfect shell. Its globule ready-fused 
by the hand of the Maker is before you; its 
face-marks are plain and _ distinguishable. 
Days need not be spent in determining its 
family. A novice finding several species of 
Murex upon the sea shore may readily see the 
family resemblance by the varices, more or 
less depressed upon the whorls; and by the 
straight anterior canal. And so with other 
families “ad infinitum,” each having a dis- 
tinctive character. The determination of 
