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EVERAL of our notable as well 

 as notorious human, social, and 

 civic customs find their prehis- 

 toric prototypes in the insect 

 kingdom. The monarchical in- 

 stitution sees its singular proph- 

 ecy in the domestic economy of 

 the bees. War and slavery have 

 always been carried on system- 

 atically and effectually by ants, and, according to 

 Huber and other authorities, agriculture, gardening, 

 and an industry very like dairy farming have been 

 time -honored customs among this same wise and 



