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bule to the nest interior. The tube varies in length 



I have seen one six inches long. I know nothing of 

 the habits of the little architect, but greatly admire the 

 skill with which it shapes its paper nursery and domi- 

 cile." (Fig. 140). 



Good-nights were then said, and as our friend the 

 Manufacturer left he expressed a hearty satisfaction 

 and pride in his mute fellow-craftsmen of the insect 

 world, and gave a warm invitation to visit his mill, and 

 compare his methods of paper making with that of the 

 wasps and hornets. The invitation, by the way, was 

 accepted, and the whole party had the pleasure of 

 making a tour of the factory under the personal conduct 

 of the proprietor. The visit had an interest which was 

 much keener and more intelligent because of our even^ 

 ing companionship with Nature's first paper makers. 



