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yours, touch her every day with their an- 

 tennae. Should the queen die, or be removed, 

 such is the affection of her subjects for her, 

 that the whole colony disperse themselves, and 

 are seen in the hive no more perishing, every 

 one of them, and quitting all their store of 

 honey which they had laboured so industriously 

 to collect, On the contrary, should the queen 

 be put into a very small wire cage, placed at the 

 bottom of the hive, so that her subjects could 

 touch and feed her, they are perfectly con- 

 tented, and the business of the hive proceeds 

 as usual. 



You see, then, that this antennal language is 

 a wonderful and curious gift, bestowed by a 

 Benevolent Creator on little insects; but who 

 are all, like you, objects of His love and care. 

 You should always bear this in mind; for, if 

 God clothes the flowers of the field, and feeds 

 the young ravens that call upon Him, be sure 

 that He will both clothe and feed you if you 

 trust in him, and endeavour to do what is 

 pleasing to - Him. 



There is another class of insect, the common 

 house-fly, well worth your notice. On examin- 

 ing them, you will see that each has two pro- 



