VI FEEFACE. 



which will be found of great use for the better under- 

 standing of the text. 



In one word, I have done my best to raise my work 

 to the standard of the actual state of science, and to 

 render it, as far as my humble abilities go, a complete 

 epitome of all that the general reader cares to know 

 about the marvels of the deep. 



G. Haetwig. 



Salon Villas, Ludwigsbceg : 

 June 30, 1873. 



PEEFACE 



TO 



THE FIRST TWO EDITIONS. 



Foe years my daily walks have been upon the beach, and , 

 I have learnt to love the ocean as the Swiss mountaineer 

 loves his native Alps, or the Highlander the heath-covered 

 hills of Caledonia. May these feelings have imparted 

 some warmth to the following pages, and serve to render 

 the reader more indulgent to their faults ! 



G. Haetwig. 



GSttingen : July 17, 1860. 



