224 STRANGE DWELLINGS. 



observation, nor from seeing the Ants do something that 

 looked a little like it, and then guessing the results. I have at 

 all times watched the same ant-cities during the last twelve 

 years, and I know that what I stated in my former letter is 

 true. I visited the same cities yesterday, and found the crop 

 of ant-rice growing finely, and exhibiting also the signs of high 

 cultivation, and not a blade of any other kind of grass or seed 

 was to be seen within twelve inches of the circular row of ant- 

 rice.* 



