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muscles. They detect fallacies of opinion, and discover advan- 

 tages of action more readily than is usually supposed. 



Hence the importance of obtaining suitable Essays, to be made 

 part of our annual publication. Several such Essays are already 

 embraced in our former volumes. We had hoped that the premiums 

 still offered would have secured a continued supply of them. But, 

 we regret to say, that only one Essay has been submitted to our 

 examination the present year. This is upon the subject of Bees ; 

 — their history, their habits and their wants, &c. The writer 

 signs himself " A llembe}',''^ and he is evidently one who feels 

 much interest in the subject. But your Committee have found in 

 this Essay no opinions and no mode of practice, in relation to Bee 

 culture, not already known, of sufficient value or utility to justify 

 the allowance of so much space in the Transactions of the Society, 

 as its publication would require. They, therefore, feel obliged, 

 after deliberate consideration, to withhold it. 



For the Committee, 



MARSHALL P. WILDER, Chairman. 



