Excerpt from The Utilization of Minute Life: Being Practical Studies on Insects, Crustacea, Mollusca, Worms, Polypes, Infusoria, and SpongesTo exhibit the actual state of this inte resting question is the task I have imposed upon myself in the present work, which em braces the practical history of a great number of animals, and from which I find it impos sible to exclude even the microscopic In fusoria.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.