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THH HONEY— MAKERS. 
tongue appears during the process like a trowel, 
and at other times like a pencil. Again the 
wax is pushed into the jaws, to be a second time 
worked over; and at last, the little particle thus 
made ready is fastened to the roof of the 
hive, the bee adjusting it with the point of her 
jaws. In this manner the successive scales are 
placed. 
As the work proceeds, we discover another 
wonderful example of the division of labor among 
the little artificers. The material may, at this 
stage, be compared to the rough-hewn founda- 
tions of a building. A second band of workers 
now appear, who examine and adjust the angles, 
remove superfluous wax, and complete the work. 
Attendant upon these is a third party, which, 
with propriety, might be called the “ provision 
train.” These are always in waiting, as the 
workers who are finishing the cells never stop 
until the whole is completed, and so, whenever 
they are hungry, their luncheon is ready. The 
worker, when hungry, bends down her head upon 
the waiter, as if telling her wants. The waiter 
then opens her bottle of honey and pours out a 
