?f^^?^*v EVER A L of our notable as well 



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as notorit)us liuman, social, and 

 civic customs find their prehis- 

 toric protot)'])es in the insect 

 kingdom. The monarchical in- 

 stitution sees its singular ])roph- 

 ec)' in the domestic economy of 

 the bees. War and slaver)- ha\'e 

 always been carried on s}'stem- 

 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 



