THE PARMER'S MANUAL-. 
155 
try ill its little body, apparently contemptible, and so 
little admired by ignorant and inattentive persons ! 
As in the greater number of animals, so we observe 
in the Bee, vessels without number, liejuids, motions, 
often united in an imperceptible point; all the organs 
of lile, the instruments of labour, weapons to com- 
mand victory when attacked, or the instruments of es- 
cape Irom a superior foe, with a thousand others that 
adorn its exterior form. Every thing in these in.sects 
announces thatsupreme Wisdom, that presided at the 
formation of a work so perfect, so industrious, so su- 
perior in structure and sagacity to ever) thing that 
art could ever produce. All this, when combined with 
the rich blessings which they impart to man, call for 
his homage, gratitude, admiration and love. 
CHAP. V. 
On Hives in general. 
The forest is the original and natural dwelling for 
the Bee, and the recess of some cavern, or hojlow 
trunk of a tree, the ancient and most natural resi- 
dence, and place of dcjiosit for this sagacious inSbet. 
It is the art of the Apiarian, which has taught the Bee 
to become domesticated, and veld part of his labc urs 
and rich treasure, for the comforts and conveniences 
ol man. To as.sist the Apiarian, the farmer, and 
even all classes of people, who may posse.ss me ad- 
vantages and the disposition, in deriving the greatest 
possible good from this store house of nature, is the 
immediate design of this Treatise, or ratlier of these 
extracu. In order to iioite the Bee into our domes- 
tic employment, it became nece>sary to substilule a 
new dwelling in place of the hollow tree of the forest ; 
hence the reason why hives were first made of a sec- 
tion of a hollow tree. The difficulty of obtaining this, 
