508 miscellaneous wosd^ks of nature 
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wild bulls to stand as centinels upon them, wh'}® * jj fieiT 
tlie herd are niminating below, yy ncn at i*'--- 
of ten or twelve feet, they are used by the Europe^® 
L hKotr o'jrt tHft ffr3SS> 
fill 
When at their |oO>^ 
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out stations whence they can see over the t, 
Africa is on an average of the height of thirteen ijs' ^ 
or five persons may stand on tire top of one of tn 
ings to look out for a vessel the approach ® 
expected. 
THE BEE. 
To their delicious task the frrvcnt 
In swarming millions tend : around, 
Through the soft air, the busy nations nyi 
Cling to the bud, and with inserted tube, 
Suck its pure essence, its ethereal soul ; 
And oft, with bolder wing, they soaring “ ^jo 
The purple heath, or where the wild thy" j|_ 
And yellow load them with the luscious •P.jjjoJl* ^ 
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The wisdom of tlie bees, the perfection aud 
tiieir government, tlieir persevering indust^'^g 
wonderful economy, have been celebrated by jg); ^ 
historians of every age, Indeed, the skill at 
displayed by the honey bees, in the construe 
combs, or nests, are truly wonderful. ^ These a . 0 ii" ^<1? 
of cells regularly applied to each other’s 
of an hexagonal or six-sided figure. In^ a ft'^jif 
part is arranged with such symmetry, and so J 
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that, if limited to the same materials, the most 
man would find himself unqualified to constr 
habitation, or rather a similar city. to 
In tlie formation of their combs, bees itC 
solved a problem which' would perplex S^^jotP'^Vi 
little ; namely, a quantity of wax being gi'h®'’’ 
att®’’, <. lii' ,n'' 
equal and similar cells of 
largest size in proportion to the quantity of c^'p 
and disposed in such a manner as to occupy '’jd,, 
least possible space. Every part of this 
pletely executed by the bees. By applying ’ ■' ‘ 
to each other’s sides, not any void spaces 
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them ; and, altliough the same end might pit® 
by other figures, yet tliey would necessarily 
