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tributed to their being poisoned, not by their 
having fed upon, but by the effluvia of the 
Rhus vernix. 
CHAPTER VI. 
HEARING. 
ConsIDERABLE difference of opinion has 
prevailed among naturalists, both as to the 
existence of this Sense in Bees, and the situa~- 
tion of the organ. Aristotle was doubtful 
whether Bees possess this sense. Linnzus 
and Bonnet denied them this faculty ; and 
Huber seems undecided on the point, while 
a host of others, among whom are ranked 
Kirby and Spence, maintain its existence, 
and place the organ in the antenne. 
We know that Bees dislike noise, for an 
apiary situated near mills, smithies, or other 
noisy work-shops, is seldom prosperous. 
The different modulations of sound, produ- 
