136 THE HiSTORY-OF BEES. 
my pocket, and placing them im the fun-beams, ot lay- 
ing them before the firey ‘But if their vitals are impaired 
_and hurt, and the animal {pirits entirely diffipated, it is 
ae to recover them. . 
-Snails-are doubtlefs an offence to them, a give them 
fome trouble and difturbance, by reafon of their flime 
and excrements. But whether they are any further de- 
trimental or injurious, is doubtful. 
A modern author has told us, a fnail made bold to 
fteal into one of his glafs-hives. The porters at the 
lodge gave him but a feurvy reception. Their firft fa- 
lutations, with their ftings, made him mend his pace. 
But the fenfelefs creature, inftead of maikng a retreat, 
marched forward into the middle of the hive; where a 
whole band fet upon him at once, and killed him upon 
the fpot. . Upon which occafion there was a council ime 
mediately convened. It was beyond their ftrength to 
remove the carcafe ; therefore thefe fhrewd politicians* 
argued. and confulted the beft method to prevent any 
_infection arifing from the: putrified carcafe, to which end 
__ they covered it all over with glue, 
Here again I am conftrained to difagree with the gen- 
_tleman, and acquaint my readers, that very frequently I 
have feen fnails within the boxes, and at the back-win- 
dow, moving about, changing their fituation, and con- 
tinuing at times for feveral days together: but not fo 
much as a fingle Bee aflaulting the offenfive animal, or 
offering the leaft refiftance ; but on the contrary, fhuns 
ning, and flying from him. 
tg ati I have 
| ¥ Nat, Delin, p. 104. 
