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CHAPTER VIII. 
RESEARCHES INTO THE ORIGIN OF MIXED 
OR COMPOUND ANT-HILLS. 
‘Lue discovery of societies composed 
of different species, apparently living 
tranquilly together, was of but trifling 
consideration ; an object of by far higher 
interest was, to ascertain the real nature 
and. intent of this association, and to 
decide to which of the two casts the ant-' 
hill appertained. The most effectual 
method of acquiring this information, 
was. undoubtedly that of inspecting the 
interior of their common abode, and of 
thus coming to the fact, whether there 
were males and females of the two 
species, or of one only; as a previous 
