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We may say, however, that such experiments as these — most of 
which remain to be clone — have practical bearings, since they help 
in some degree to fill the vast void of our ignorance with respect to 
the bionomics of the sea. 
A popular account of our researches was given by one of us at 
the Bradford meeting of the British Association. The success of the 
demonstration, as well as that of our work during the summer, was 
largely due to Mr. Meek’s assistance. We wish to acknowledge the 
heavy and lasting debt of gratitude which we owe to Mr. Meek for 
his great kindness during our stay at Cullercoats. Our sincerest 
thanks are also due to Dr. Brady and to the Committee for their 
generosity in putting the resources of the laboratory at our disposal. 
