voured to bring down the official statistics in the several chapters to the latest date, and therefore I trust the work may be found a useful and readable handbook for all those interested in marine productions. While I do not claim any merit for originality in this book, I may state that I have taken every pains to consult all published documents treating on the subject that have come under my notice, especially those issued in the United States and on the Continent, and also the official publications printed by different Governments. As the book professes to deal only with the Products of the Sea, I have necessarily had to exclude much interesting matter relating to the River and Lake Fisheries of various countries. 29, CHEAPSIDE, LONDON, October, 1878. P. L. SIMMONDS. IX. Other Fish Products and their Uses X. Industrial and Manufacturing Uses of Shells 6. Cup-shaped Sponges in natural position, rooted to rock 7. Varieties of Sponges 132 156 166 169 181 20. Saw used by Natives for cutting Segments of the Shell 290 21. Segment of Shell, and Bangle, or Ornamented Bracelet of United Segments 22. 1. Money Cowry. 291 2. Ovulum angulosum. 3. Dentalium Shell (Money of West Coast Indians). 4. Fillet of Nautilus Shells 296 |