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Mr. Wildman, whose remarks on the ma- 

 nagement of Bees are well known, possessed 

 a secret by which he could at any time cause 

 a hive of Bees to swarm upon his head, 

 shoulders, or body, in a most surprising 

 manner. He has been seen to diink a glass 

 of wine with the Bees all over his head and 

 face more than an inch deep ; several fell into 

 the glass, but they knew him too well to sting 

 him. He could even act the part of a gene- 

 ral with them, by marshalling them in battle 

 array upon a large table. There he divided 

 them into regiments, battalions, and comp*. 

 nies, according to military discipline, waiting 

 only for his word of command. The moment 

 he uttered the word, march ! they began to 

 march in a very regular manner in rank and 

 file, in the manner of soldiers. To these, 

 his Lilliputians, he also taught so much po- 

 liteness, that they never attempted to sting 

 any of the numerous company, which at dif- 

 ferent times resorted to admire this singular 

 spectacle. 



Stedman relates in his travels, that, dur- 

 ing his stay in Surinam, he had built himself 



