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melting, {training, and boiling it in wa- 

 ter and wood- a flies. From this wax 

 they make all their candles, by dipping 

 long wicks of cotton into it, and then 

 rolling them into balls, tho' the light 

 they give is not fo clear as the tallow 

 or wax candles of Europe. 



Ants in Guiana are very nume- 

 rous, various, and troublefome. They 

 form themfelves into a kind of republic, 

 governed by laws, like thofe of Europe : 

 but that provident induftry with which 

 the latter provide for their fuftenance 

 during winter, is unneceffary for the 

 Ants of Guiana, who confequently lead 

 a life of more eafe and luxury. The 

 largeft fpecies of Ants in this country 

 are black, and about an inch in length. 

 They build their nefts very high and 

 capacious ; but in good weather, in the 

 day time, they almoft cover the trunks 



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