Thesefewlines,whicharetheoutcomenotofaheedlesspenbutofmaturereflection,willsetpeopletalkingofhatefulparadoxes。Wewillletthemtalkandwewillsubmitthefollowingpropositiontoouradversaries:takeanentomologistofthehighestmerit,aLatreille（PierreAndreLatreille（1762—1833）,oneofthefoundersofmodernentomologicalscience。——Translator\'sNote。）,forinstance,versedinallthedetailsofthestructureofinsectsbututterlyunacquaintedwiththeirhabits。Heknowsthedeadinsectbetterthananybody,buthehasneveroccupiedhimselfwiththelivinginsect。Asaclassifier,heisbeyondcompare;andthatisall。WeaskhimtoexamineaBee,thefirstthatcomestohand,andtonamehertradefromhertools。
Come,behonest:couldhe？Whowoulddareputhimtosuchatest？Haspersonalexperiencenotfullyconvincedusthatthemereexaminationoftheinsectcantellusnothingaboutitsparticularindustry？Thebasketsonitslegsandthebrushonitsabdomenwillcertainlyinformusthatitcollectshoneyandpollen;butitsspecialartwillremainanuttersecret,notwithstandingallthescrutinyofthemicroscope。Inourownindustries,theplanedenotesthejoiner,thetrowelthemason,thescissorsthetailor,theneedletheseamstress。
Arethingsthesameinanimalindustry？Justshowus,ifyouplease,thetrowelthatisacertainsignofthemason—insect,thechiselthatisapositivecharacteristicofthecarpenter—insect,theironthatisanauthenticmarkofthepinking—insect;andasyoushowthem,say:
\'Thisonecutsleaves;thatoneboreswood;thatothermixescement。\'
Andsoon,specifyingthetradefromthetool。