Intelligent Ants

'OiH' day.l' iv rites my leamed triend J. Lemlla&g, I followed au ant for a loog tJni ; Bte was tar from the ant dilill and seemed to have 110 intcntion dl Won retiwning. In tlie middle of tdie patJi she carne iuxmi the dead body of agood Bised siuiil etue iirst w-alkod ;ill around it, theo climbed upi.ii ilie ngiy oreature's back, crawled Bil over il, and aftor this thorough ex[i.nnnaUoii, insicad of advanciiiir as pe, Immedteitely retarned toward nest. When hall way there she met ene oí her eoinpamions ; Ín an iiist;iini Hn'.v had toiKiiod, or rubbed Baña with great antmatlon and w:i ]ht courae. The aame performanc toot place nimi sllr ni.. i a m ■nuil .uní tllivd oí companlofw, and, ;is soon aa shc had lefi tlicm. Uicy quivkly turned toward the siHit wlirrc ilic snail lay. The first tari m entered tibe neei and i io,?t BOgbt oí Jicr : bul sh doubtless cont'inuvd her work oí Intorming and excjtlng tin. reat, for a long line of aiits in.iuidiatcly carne out and set fortli íor tlie prey. Ten minutes alterward tUe Bnajl was eatlrely cwered wlth tlie swarm, and by evening not