East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-02-10


FoRMIDADLE ArrAcx Br BErs.--Hu-
Der, Bevain and other naturalsts who
studied the extraordinary habits and
instincts Of bees, have not yet succeed
cd in discovering the various ciroum-
stances which lead those insects TO at
took men in hostile spirit. How far
revenge or retaliation for injuries re-
ceived, influences them, is but imper-
fectly known. There is proof, that,
when the queen bee dies, the hive is
thrown into confusion and agitation
and it has been supposed by many
persons that the insects, at such d
time, would seek to attack any one
who may have been concerned in the
death Of tho great mother. This,
whether right or wrong, was the sug-
gested explanation Of an extraordinary
attack by bees, in Prussia, in 1920
As narrated in the Berliner Zeitvag, the
incident was as follows: "On the seth
Of July, M. Eulert, q merchant Of
Berlin, was travelling with his wife
from Witenburg to that city; they
were in private carriage, and a
coachman was driving. While pass
ing along the high road, between
Kroppstadt and SChnogelsdorf, the
coachman observed the horses to iub
uneasily against cath other, asif stung
with horse-fy. Suddenly swarm
Of bees appeared, or collection of
swarms, numerous beyond all reckon
ing. They covered the carriage, hors-
es, travellers and coachman, but espe-
cially the living beings. They at
tackled the mouth, nose, eyes and ears .
of each horse, until. .the poor animals.
quite overcome, lay down unresisting.
The coachman lost his hat while en-
deavoring to aid the horses, and the
bees then fastened upon his head with
such avidity that his poor skull be-
came covered with q matted mass Of
bees, hair and blood; he threw HIM
self on the ground in desperation, and
became for q time insensible. Mad
aIno EulvIt, as coon as tho attack be-
gan, covered her face with her hood,
got out of the carriage and fastened
to a neighboring field, and threw her.
self, face downward, on the grass.
M. Eulert then alghted and shout
ed for help; but while his mouth was
open some of the bees entered it and
increased his troubles. He then COW
cred his face and neck with hand
kerchief, and ran to place where he
saw three peasants looking on; but
they were too much alarmed to help
him, and so he ran on further. He
then met a woodman, a carrier with q
cart and three horses, and some la
borers. After much entreaty the car
rier agreed to put his horses into a
neighboring stable and to accompany
M. Eulert, as did the others, all car
rying dry hay and straw to 7burn.--
Arrived at the spot, they found Mad
anne Eulert still lying face downward,
on tho grass; very little injured. The
poor coachman was lying nearly in
sensible, and for forty eight hours his
case was precarious. After burning
much hay and straw to drive away
the bees, M. Eulert and his helpers
were able to examine the suffering
horses. One was so maddenod by tho
singing it had received, that it died
the same day; the other was taken to
Schmogelsdorf, and placed under the
care Of veterinary surgeon, but the
poor animal died the next day. M.
Eulert, in attempting afterwards to
assign a probable reason for this
fierce attack, supposed that when the
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each other, the queen beo was annoy
ing one of them that the rubbing
crushed her; and that the attack by
the swarm was an expression for the
bees resentment for tho murder Of
their queen. Others sought no fur
ther than this for an explanation
that there werc, at that time, no less
than 1000 hives Of bees in the COM
mune Of Schmogelsdorf; and that this
number .(greatly beyond the usual
limit increased the probability of at
tacks on men and animals" =: ,f
THE TAX on GoLD-A Coon CRIrr-
cIsM.-Wo see a tax Of one per cent
a month on gold has been imposed OH
holders. This is wise. The manner
in which gold has behaved itself since
this war begun is eminently disloyall
1t has presumed 10 be worth half as
much again as the money (S) issued by
the Government and made tho curren-
cy Of the country. Although our en-
inently profound and loyal Admins
tratiod has not been able, as in the