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unalloyed by any debasing mixture — tending to ex- 
pand and harmonize his mind, and elevate it to con- 
ceptions of the majestic, sublime, serene, and beautiful 
arrangements instituted by the God of nature, must 
possess an organization sadly deficient, or be surround- 
ed by circumstances indeed lamentable.” I would 
recommend the study of the honey-bee as one best 
calculated to awaken the interest of the indifferent. 
What can arrest the attention like their structure — 
their diligence in collecting stores for the future — their 
secretion of wax and moulding it into structures with 
a mathematical precision astonishing the profoundest 
philosophers — their maternal and fraternal affection 
in regarding the mother’s every want, and assiduous 
care in nursing her offspring to maturity— their unac- 
countable display of instinct in emergencies or acci- 
dents, filling the beholder with wonder and amaze- 
ment? The mind thus contemplating such astonishing 
operations, cannot well avoid looking beyond these 
results to their divine Author. Therefore let every 
mind that perceives one ray of light from nature’s 
mysterious transactions, and is capable of receiving 
the least enjoyment therefrom, pursue the path still 
inviting onward in the pursuit. Every new acqui- 
sition will bring an additional satisfaction, and assist 
in the next attempt, which will be commenced with a 
renewed and constantly increasing zest; and will 
arise from the contemplation a wiser, better, and a 
nobler being, far superior to those who have never 
soared beyond the gratifications of the mere animal, 
grovelling in the dark. Is there, in the whole circle 
