Do so, and remember that there are many other things which you despise, only because you cannot discern their use, or have not thought about it.
EMILIA.
What kind of an understanding have the bees?
DR. BARTLETT.
We distinguish it by the name of instinct. It is instilled at once; and does not grow gradually, and improve as our faculties, if properly employed, always will.
WILLIAM.
Are there no means to enable men to procure honey? for they see the bees collect it from the flowers and herbs.
DR. BARTLETT.
No certainly. We will look at a bee through the microscope, and then you will discover the instrument, with which they collect their treasure; an instrument which all the art of man cannot prepare.
Dr. Bartlett said very true; we took a bee home, and looked at it through our glass—I wish I could give you a description of it; but you shall see it in my microscope, when we meet in your little room, which I think of with more pleasure than the sight of the finest English house ever inspired.