Excerpt from A Final Report on the Crustacea of Minnesota, Included in the Orders Cladocera and Copepoda: Together With a Synopsis of the Described Species in North America, and Keys to the Known Species of the More Important Genera To the poet only, and the man of science, is it given to meet these unseen people on those familiar terms which warrants the use of the word intimacy; yet may not we who, like Sam Weller, find our vision limited, because we have only eyes, avail our selves of the kind introduction these people give us, and shake hands, as it were, though perhaps a little stiffly, with our neigh bors, the unseen people. Whether we like it or not - Cowper. Intimates we shall not these people, in one way or another, touch us constantly, and like diminutive sprites are ever active in hatching mischief or doing their little favors to humanity. Happily most of these are amiable goblins, and are tireless in endeavors to secure us against our insidious enemies of their own ilk. With your permission we will draw the curtain which separates us from the naiades of our pools and streams. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.