122 HyMKyOPTKKA. 



tb^ etAht of wUu:h are afUrrwanU (^eatly hwrreawirl In niimticr 

 adUifr tli<t firjrt \ir')tA of ffUinU^ 5ij»|Htar), <^>rivJrK;«fd u« that 

 tiM; Wa*p \f*tf4UtM with tJMt drcuUr <ru|>-^Juipt;'l fonn of w;ll, ari«l 

 irtMru a^iout (ii^^^iting an t^gg in it, c;imng(.ii ii«r mod^ of c>pe- 

 ratinjf, buil'U m|> tiiAr ifWgt'x into a. iufxujional foi-rn, and rfirri«H 

 tt|> iUt: run of tta/-'h ct'il in«l«f|;«:n'h'rit|y to itx rtr'|iiir«'fl hfigiit, 

 ^i)m tttfw a(4>ar«ntly ciiangtf* i»*fr plan at u c:<frtain ntagcr of th«! 

 WK/fk, an'l i* *</ far a fr«'«! agitnt, 



Mr/ hniith ai*'^ t!»hihit<"i a jx/rtion of tin* iM>^t of uiioth^T 

 wm^^ Tuitm Moth i\*\AUi /), Fig. y), thai |*rovf«l to hin rninci 

 i\w \ff\umry InU'ntJon of tinj wasi|» Irjsitjm-tivirly to hiiil<l cf IU 

 witi* »^»a/rt|y mIk *\iU'm. 'JIm- flguM; n-pM-sn-nts^ pait of otn' of 

 Um? flat fUntrn^ on whi<;ii tix* foumlallonH of tho wIIh an? Iai«l in 

 tt'uiiUit h«'isat/otM, jns»t«'fi/| of i«'ginr»inj; in h<*nii»t))h«*ric';il <mij>h. 



Mt, hn»ith (\i. I tl) «:',on''hi'l«?»», "that all ln-xairotitil <'<'IU ar<! 

 Uffi Mmi*irm^ui uptm a dr«;ular |>rin<;l|»l«', ari<l th.-it th*- pritnary 

 UU*fi of all wx'jal Uf*!** an'l wasipa* i^* not to pr<xiii<'(; i'yliri'lrical 

 ii^iiU with l»*'fnl'»plM'ri<'al ha**'*." 



In iU\t* i•4tm^^'*•i\ol^ th«? follfmlng »'Xtra<t from Mr, .Srnith'K 

 r*^niarl»« )» of )nt*'r»'e»t! »♦ It may not \iv kttowtj that in onU-r to 

 «*p*''tjt*' tin* hulhlinjf of hon«'y''onilw, it \n a <'ofinnon |»ra<tif<» 

 wjth hw-l»G4'pt?r(* in Cif'rrnany to furnis'h hiv«'^ with artilliial 

 fonn'lrttjons for th** <'»'lh j th«w! i'on««ii>it of «h«'«'ti>i of wax, upon 

 whjf'h h Jn(prf«»*"l a fH'tWn of fjyrarril«hil hollows ; in fa«'t, th« 

 r<f/nnU'rprtrt of a fonih hnjlt hy th«? Ihh'm <h«>ni>iclv(>M, ••nliri'ly 

 i^t*\tr\\p'\ of thM »'f'll-wrtll»i rtn«l It U (Voni wik-Ii a piece «»f <'omh 

 that th*' ''tt'»t« for the artllU'lnl roiui'laHoMai are ohtaln<"l. A 

 pjw*'^ of ett«stlnjit of this* <h'£»erlpllon I Iny Ixfoie you, (in<l I |i:ii 

 iJf'nlarly f'«ll yonr attention (a<l«lre«ainjj; fh«' tneniheri* '•( iln- 

 KnUnnologleal Honlety of l,oinlon) to the coinnieneenieui «t('ili«( 



»7nf^r f'*^ll« i yon will nee, in nonie lnn1nn<eq, a eilnjile phni' <»(■ 



IIm?! l»e*tt(jonal eell emnrrnMieefl, in others lw«» f»r three an' in 

 |>f ojjf **«» J |j»*rp! you littVf* « j4»*onnol-plnn Mupplierl, or, I mny wiy, 



th^ ffHUclfifioni '>f file hftltHntloiiet if.fidy p)«'pfir«'<l, U|i<in whieh 

 tlif* Iflhoretfl fue to raiae (he wallfl, aiifl you tuny «ee how mlnii- 

 f«lily tbev have »1onp It, ln«tl»n't enrthlen tin* hee to e«ntNtru«it 

 he^«{ion<il »'<||c! without tedehiuif, ami. we are lol«|, iti one un- 

 tlevifitlMtJ nninner, Hurely the e^miuple l»«'l«»re \m exhIlillH nn 

 aniottnt of Intf^lUgMitee on the partof tht" \w.(*n In avalllny ili«in 



