Si 



TO 



THE GIFTED LITTERATETTSE WHOSE NOM DE PLUME IS 

 THIS SUCCINCT TREATISE ON 



''the family aquarium,'^ 



DESIGNED TO FAMILIARIZE 



AMATEURS IN A NOVEL BRANCH OP NATURAL SCIENCE WITH AN 

 ATTRACTIVE INSTRUMENT ENABLING THEM TO 



"LOOK THROUGH NATURE UP TO NATURE'S GOD" 



WITH DELIGHT AS WELL AS REVERENCE, 

 IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY 



THE AUTHOR. 



