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ness seems likewise to be the same kind of sub- 
stance. 
“ The nurseries are inclosed in chambers of 
clay, like those which contain the provisions, but 
much larger. In the early state of the nest they 
are not bigger than an hazel-nut, but in great 
hills are often as large as a child’s head of a year 
old. 
“ The disposition of the interior parts of these 
hills is pretty much alike, except when some in- 
surmountable obstacle prevents; for instance, when 
the king and queen have been first lodged near 
the foot of a rock or of a tree, they are certainly 
built out of the usual form, otherwise pretty 
nearly according to the following plan. 
“ The royal chamber is situated at about a level 
with the surface of the ground, at an equal di- 
stance from all the sides of the building, and di- 
rectly under the apex of the hill. 
“ It is on all sides, both above and below, sur- 
rounded by what I should call the royal apart- 
ments, wdiich have only labourers and soldiers in 
them, and can be intended for no other purpose 
than for these to wait in, either to guard or serve 
their common father and mother, on whose safety 
depends the happiness, and, according to the ne- 
groes, even the existence of the wiiole community. 
“ These apartments compose an intricate laby- 
rinth, which extends a foot or more in diameter 
from the royal chamber on every side. Here the 
nurseries and magazines of provisions begin, aiul. 
