MANAGEMENT OF HONEY BEES. 53 
queen and taking hold of her gently, place 
her on his hand. But he was unfortunately ° 
attacked with a violent fever, and long con- 
fined by it. On his recovery he attempted 
to resume his favorite amusement among 
the Bees, returning to them with all that con- 
fidence and pleasure which he had felt on 
former occasions; when, to his great sur- 
prise and disappointment, he discovered that 
he was no longer in possession of their fa- 
vor; and that, instead of being received by 
them as an old friend, he was treated asa 
trespasser; nor was he ever able after this 
period to perform any operation with them, 
or to approach within their precincts, with- 
out exciting theiranger. Here then itis pretty 
evident, that some change had taken place 
in the counsellor’s secretions in consequence 
of the fever, which, though not noticeable by 
his friends, was offensive to the Bees. 
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