. Scripture natural history: containing a description of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, molluscous animals, corals, plants, trees, precious stones, and metals, mentioned in the Holy Scriptures . n the evening,and one the next morning, and we were forced to leaveone at Sibikellin—in all six; besides which our guidelost his horse, and many of our people were muchstung about the face and hands.—Travels, ii. 37, most wonderful instinct of bees is that shownin the construction of their cells, which are made withconsummate geometrical exactness, so as to occupythe lea
. Scripture natural history: containing a description of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, molluscous animals, corals, plants, trees, precious stones, and metals, mentioned in the Holy Scriptures . n the evening,and one the next morning, and we were forced to leaveone at Sibikellin—in all six; besides which our guidelost his horse, and many of our people were muchstung about the face and hands.—Travels, ii. 37, most wonderful instinct of bees is that shownin the construction of their cells, which are made withconsummate geometrical exactness, so as to occupythe least possible space required for their use, with theleast possible consumption of material. But on this,and many other interesting to-pics, we must refer our readersto the valuable works devotedexpressly to the history of thebee. Cleanliness is one of the mostthe worker. marked qualities of bees; they cannot endure the least filth in their abode. It is notinconsistent with this characteristic that the carcaseof the lion slain by Samson was taken possession ofby a swarm of bees. A short time would suffice insuch a region to render the carcase fit for their fleshy parts would soon be devoured by insects,. BEES. 145 birds, and beasts of prey, and the heat of the sunwould exhale all the moisture. Wild honey was so abundant in Palestine, that it isfrequently described in the Old Testament as theland flowing with milk and honey. Exod. iii. 8; ; Lev. xx. 24; Numb. xiii. 27; xiv. 8; xvi. 13,14;Deut. vi. 3; Josh. v. 6. Allusions and metaphorstaken from this substance are frequent in the Scrip-tures. Thus Solomon, in exhorting to the pursuit ofwisdom, says, My son, eat thou honey, because it isgood; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thytaste. Prov. xxiv. 13. He admonishes against theindulgence of appetite by saying, Hast thou foundhoney? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lestthou be filled therewith, and vomit it. Prov. He reproves the ambitious by saying,
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