8; THE HISTORY OF BEES, 
has been about the fpace of twenty years very curious 
in his remarks and exper'ments, having kept Bees both 
in hives and colonies : whom my firft propofals brought 
_ into my acquaintance. 
He objects, faying, he cannot believe the faid matter 
is converted or applied to any fuch ufe, becaufe the li- 
quid, in which the worm or maggot fwims, is not in the 
leaft difcoloured by fuch a compofition or mixture. I 
cannot fay fuch a thing ever occurred to my own thoughts, 
yet to me the objection feems not to carry fufficient 
weight to turn the balance, nor to be of force enough 
to invalidate the contrary evidence, becaufe the quantity 
is fo fmall, and the mixture fo exceeding fine, that they 
cannot be eafily diftinguifhed one from the other. 
~ Af it be further objected, that there are frequent oc- 
cafional additions of the faid grofs matter to the other in- 
gredient i in this alimentory compofition, I reply, it is the 
fame as to the water, both together being duly i intermin- 
~ gied i in the fitteft and moft jut proportions. 
Who then will, or dare affirm, the element of water 
alone would as certainly and effectually anfwer the noble 
defign, as water together with felect and peculiar mate 
ter collected from the flowers, when nature hath taught 
thefe infects this neceflary compofition. 
_ It is perfectly needlefs to obferve the many noble and 
moft excellent defigns, fubferved and accomplifhed by 
a prudent mixture of flower and water, which is the 
conftant fupport of human life. Men cannot live with- 
out bread; yet thefe feparate and alone could never an< 
iwer fuch a purpole. Why then may not thefe two in« 
ray ‘a eredients 
