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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