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AN EASY METHOD OF 
dependent on her to propagate their species, 
treat her with the greatest kindness, tender- 
ness and reverence, and manifest at all times 
the most sincere attachment to her by feed- 
ing and guarding her from all danger. 
The government of a hive is nearer repub- 
lican than any other, because it is adminis- 
tered in exact accordance with their nature. 
It is their peculiar natural instinct, which 
prompts them in all their actions. The Queen 
has no more to do with the government of 
the hive than the other bees, unless influence 
may be called government. It is found by 
experiment that bees will go to work, and 
continue their labors with perfect regularity, 
witli a dead Queen, as long as she is confined 
in the hive in such a manner that the bees 
will keep her in motion; but as she is the 
only female in the hive, no eggs will be laid, 
no brood comb^ made, and no young bees 
raised: notwithstanding there is a plenty of 
drones, as there are no grubs (larva) in the 
hive to consume the polen, the combs will 
be unusually loaded with bread; and the 
bees will finally perish by the depredations 
