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honey-maker than of the insect itself when you sat 

 down at your breakfast-table to enjoy the sweet fruits 

 of its labours, in which these very instruments were 

 employed ! 



But rest assured that the consideration of the vari- 

 ous appliances wherewith the Bee is furnished (the 

 greater portion of which can be easily distinguished 

 even with a pocket lens) would in no way detract 

 from the enjoyment of the sweets that they help to 

 produce ; and let us therefore recommend them, when 

 the opportunity next presents itself, to your careful 

 study and investigation. 



