"Take care, my son, never to make game of
aged, sickly, or deformed persons; nor of sinners.
Do not treat them haughtily; do not hate them;
but humble yourself before the Lord, fearing to
fall into like misfortunes.

"Do not poison anybody; for you would
offend the Deity through his creature, your
crime would be discovered, you would have to
bear the punishment, and die by the same
death.

"Do not meddle with matters where you are
not asked to do so, lest you give offence and be
charged with indiscretion.

"Be modest in your speech. Do not
interrupt people who are speaking. If they express
themselves ill, if they state what is incorrect,
content yourself with avoiding those faults.
Keep silence when it is not your turn to speak;
and if you are asked a question, give a frank
reply, without passion and without falsehood.
Be careful of others' interests, and your
conversation will be listened to with respect and
attention. If, my son, you refrain from tale-bearing
and from repeating jokes, you will avoid the
fault of spreading untruths and sowing discord,
which is a cause of confusion for him who
commits it.

"Be not a loiterer in the streets. Waste not
your time in the markets or the baths, for fear
the evil one should tempt you and make you his
victim. Neither be affected nor over-nice in your
dress; for it is a mark of little judgment.

"Keep secret what you hear said. Let it be
learned through others rather than through you.
If you cannot help mentioning it, speak openly
without concealing any thing, even if you thought
you would be right in doing so. Do not relate
what you have witnessed. Be prudent, for
prating is an ugly vice, and if you lie you will
certainly be punished. Be silent; nothing is
gained by talking.

"When you are spoken to, do not move
either your hands or your feet, nor look on
one side to the right or the left. Avoid rising
if you are seated, or sitting down if you are
standing; you would be considered giddy and
unpolite."

Amongst the maxims for ladies are:
"If your parents choose you a husband, you
are bound to love, listen to, and to obey him; to
do with pleasure what he tells you; not to turn
away your head when he speaks to you; and if
he says anything which annoys you, try to master
your vexation. If he lives on your property, do
not despise him on that account. Be neither
morose nor uncivil, for you would offend the
Deity, and your husband would be angry with
you. Tell him gently whatever you think proper
to say to him. Do not make offensive remarks
to him before others, nor even alone, for the
shame and disgrace will fall upon yourself. If
any one pays a visit to your husband, receive
him well and show him friendly attentions."

These maxims of the ancient Mexicans are not
masterpieces of literary skill; but they do not
contain a word which Christian parents of the
nineteenth century might not teach their children:
while the matter required to complete the
code would, in substance, not be much.

   QUEEN GUENNIVAR'S ROUND.

NAIAD, for Grecian waters!
     Nymph for the fountain-side:
But old Cornwall's bounding daughters
     For grey Dundagel's tide!

  The wild wind proudly gathers
      Round the ladies of the land,
   And the blue wave of their fathers
      Is joyful where they stand.

   Naiad, for Grecian waters!
       Nymph for the fountain-side:
    But old Cornwall's bounding daughters
       For grey Dundagel's tide!

   Yes! when memory rejoices
        In her long-beloved theme:
    Fair forms, and thrilling voices,
        Will mingle with my dream.

    Naiad, for Grecian waters!
        Nymph for the fountain-side:
    But old Cornwall's bounding daughters
        For grey Dundagel's tide!

QUITE ALONE.

THE continuation of this Serial Story is unavoidably
postponed until this day fortnight.

BEES.

IT is not by casually looking into several beehives,
or even by carefully watching one, that an
observer can be justified in contradicting general
conclusions. Bees, according to some observers,
modify their conduct according to circumstances.
This is a far more surprising fact—if it be a fact—
than that they should be guided by an unvarying
instinct.

There are three classes of bees in a hive: the
queen bee, the drones or males, and the workers,
which are of neither gender, with a few
occasional exceptions, arising from causes which will
be mentioned presently. The queen bee may be
readily distinguished from the other members of
the hive by her size, she being about twice as
large as the commoners. Without venturing to
say positively that this depends solely on the size
of the cell in which the egg is deposited, and to
the larva issuing from it being fed on a different
kind of food, it is almost certain that this is the
case. The royal cells are placed in a different
position to the other cells, are considerably
larger, and built near the centre of the hive.
The worms hatched from these eggs are attended
by the other bees with especial care, are more
abundantly fed, and with a food which is said to
be better in quality from that supplied to the