The Life of the Bee 



In fact it becomes necessary, in order to 

 stimulate her activity, to deprive her 

 systematically of the fruits of her labour. 



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So much for what our own eyes can 

 see. It will be admitted that we have 

 mentioned some curious facts, which by 

 no means support the theory that every 

 intelligence is arrested, every future clear- 

 ly defined, save only the intelligence and 

 future of man. 



But if we choose to accept for one mo- 

 ment the hypothesis of evolution, the 

 spectacle widens, and its uncertain, gran- 

 diose light soon attains our own destinies. 

 Whoever brings careful attention to bear 

 will scarcely deny, even though it be not 

 evident, the presence in nature of a will 

 that tends to raise a portion of matter to 



where they find sugar in abundance during the whole 



year, will entirely abandon their visits to the flowers. 



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