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UNDER THE PLANTAIN LEAF 
plants. We use it to spread over 
the inside of our hives, and to stop 
up the cracks. Of course we did 
not want it for that this morning, 
as we have been in this hive ever 
since May. But this morning a sad 
thing happened to us. The sentinels 
that we always keep at the door 
of the hive must have fallen asleep, 
or wandered away for a minute, for 
a bold snail came walking in. Of 
course he was promptly attacked, 
but he drew himself into his shell 
house. (So convenient, that—to 
have your house on your back!) 
Then we at once began to cover 
up his snailship with propolis, and 
for fear the supply would run short 
I was sent out after some. 
