The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-09-21
Tiffia'attrhlp Tribnue,
HfIAglmIMak
Bees, Socially und POlitiOallyi

sIo'The aueou Of tho hive born like
the uueensu earth, no better thau
her meanest sistcrhood, like them, IS
soes FROM the ogg a helpless grub
hnt the chamber OF her birth, as com
pared with theirs is of right royal di.
.,men sjgus, vertical IN position, aud OF
,ayliudric, iustopd of ootagonal form
Ample room is thus Afforded Tor all
her members, as she progresses to.
wards maturity while to hasten and
improve her growth the food supplict
by her assiduous nurses aud future
uad6ets. Bs,of the most mltr'tiOus an,
delicate description, not the simpl,
bee bread, composed of common pol
Ion eaisl eonfdrred good enough f6I
common Bee infancy, but far curl
Gus preparation nicely concoctcd from
aowery .ioiees. and as reserved OK
presly for royal nutrimont, called by
bee iarmors "royHl Jelly. ~ Thus
spnciously lodged and dclicatoly fed,
tl,a tn,orod grub whcu il arrives at
fnti rt'@ih spius Within her cell a
silkcn shroud; therein changes to a
uaynph or pupa; aud thence, in due
timd. issucs forth in all her dignity
cf Majestic size, in al the rcsrlcndcn-
az Of her roldcn ringcd body suit -
,ii,e more conspicuous for the scanti-
ness Of her gauzo drapcry-those FL
my wings in which alone her outward
pats ihstoad of surprising, are interi-
or TO those of her subjects. Como we
now TO the busy works, of whom the
the rumerous sisterhoOd--thc million
oi,thp hive Is made up From thcsc
fhc bee character has always beon
painted Justly, as loyal aud patriotic,
laborious, patient, and skilllul to
winch might be- added materially at
fectionhlSf lior hdyci' mothers them.
selves. the latter propensity possesses
thdm 30 .strpngy,os to convert their
office A. namrs to tho queen progeny
1ato an hr,short OF the infant comnu-
nity-into what would seem truly q
labor of love, Although thoir in
stiuctivo virtue Of we may use The
term) are 30 immcasurcahly expanded
bcyond tho narrow growth Of those
rnirnani in their royal mistress, com,
preston is one of the agents employed
10 effect this mighty difference between
tham aud the worker bee is, itwould
seem, made q useful mpmbcr OF Inc
body polite ,abyN process very siml'
lar 10 that which renders the foot ot n
Chinese lady somewhat useless mem
bcr.o OF her llody natuml. lsiJs "
The baby bee. destined TO become
bee laborcr, dnds hcrseli,,on omerg-
lug from the cgg, an inhabiantof one
of those common six sided cells which
AS Il wvpld Rppeu--7is so proper
toned as in some measure to limit
thof, full development 10 this out
ward restriction il supcraddcd an in
ward check in the quality ofiood ad-
ministcred by her nurses. In lieu of
the rcyal,lelly,s that Stimulating aud
nutritious extracts prepared only Tor
the queen, her nlhncy is supported
on ehe simple Fare bfbco bread, which,
while it suGccs to,bring to maturity
cvtry useinl endowment OF activity,
aiTords 40 food for the development
Of the sep,ual aud vindicitNq pas
sious; aud with all these apothorcd
in the cradle or worker oomos forth
mature in Apianexoellcuces --mUd.
est in habits, o. man Ummg ihscdts,
and veryI"-si5ter Of charity among
lErfvfl6ws. '.'i