, 1875-07-17

experiments sighpd 10 tGAt rho rtver, of enn
! nnHicaaIon anil Of co.oI'crat'nn pn.srsncd by
hcrh and Ahta. Thus tar the Developments
hsir1ng from Inn otrersaliun. tcnd 10 slow tIat
hecH have less sayac'tY than has been lotulaflY
a'c,tbed 10 tlton, bat Oh tho other lInhd. tI.ut
ants aro quite AZ wihe poets mud philosophers
| haye ms3e them oat to te. The friends of tho
beea pioseat aph1nst tho cooc]u-iops II Air Tti,,
| l.tbboCi, declaring that hls experiment. have
[ not been sufficiently cstenlnd, and tia. t!les
I hafd been cnhducsrd. not tetiIapH untAitiy. bat
In "a spirit tf pseln'lIce hsanss Tue lard-wuFklng
| honey-lnakiug insect that las hiuderci the c1.
eFcrHs OF perfect justice. Tho history Of hln
latest experiments La- llnt been printed by Sir
JnlIn Lubbock in the jJ1rnal Of tbs Linnran
Society," a'Hl s1 IN hfscf ~ follows:
Ucs. Il tho expe.lncnter ncoctod bee from
| 4 faftcuIar hive, set lunrk nroH f. anu put
it 10 g"'d st'rl Ut honey. Jlls ben wuracd at
Tic ht"y ak days, visiting Il at Intervals Of 1ix
Or acVth minutes for nlany llat. ea:h day. Its
hrHt v'-lt tn tlte Moa Mug waa of mere in
rnection. 1t did not a1ight. b'.t hnrercl ahout
fur few moments. aud then few array on no,ne
ucArl!caIsu esra,pa. On every a,ter visit during
Tie day II bore of 4 l1ad Of luncy. Yet In all
these B!x dayt 1t brought no cotnrnnions with it
| - Hhhre in tle stock Of sweets It H. Acfess IT,
! une or t"o ttEargo becH found t!H nurs, hnt
| tt.tE tcsbc l,u k.enn Of coHutelu." H. lAtCn
I,fir arrivals md tho regular yE-Itd Of tho
| 'e", II ~ ,Rr IN useuula they a.ne"yeled the
| ltonn" by Incident.
4 recond pce .hat Sir ,1ohn tsrbjecscd to
flnlar EXPERIMENT behuvtd III t!,r tt'nc WAY ftE
t.O dayH. uurIlIs ~lI'el It nolkrl diligently ut
tho i,nnty, aud not \ hingo eIE'tr Lcn cane to
The SPOT. Now. II bees labor Tor tic gpoi ii tho
hive. striving 10 Rccure tho l.tgtH: y s+ih:n
r,o1c Of honey for the Wintat1 1se. nhy ,Ili mt
these two lees nbtaln lelp III securing III RI cK
p1nced at their dikpohal Dil tllty tt.'.irliy
psofor 10 acquire credit amonE their rc,i,st for
lis hg1f Aftj, MI,
they no tneuns OF coIninus,ca,,oEs - the ollie; =
the iact tllat they d. awins from a rirh
rtnre of EeaSy.inade honey? S:r Jhhn Lnhbotk
csideltly snelitics tn the latler Inference. and
set l,iH 0t erYat1ons wulc not nullcieNtly elatu~
! rate 10 be concluAYg.
illA rxnerisneuls Will, tile ants wero in this
wise: Into u l.ece Of cork alna, lHctrs tutlsby
inches witle ht PM seventeen pms, and on threo
Ut tho pi,lA placed Lln of rnrd containltl.
!.ouey- An MI: wa~ then put to DIG Of thu car.lr
the oNerhtor arguing thnt'!f after itH visit natiy
I pG,t tc justly inferred tint tho nht lgd tho
rG.et OF communicating where it fund tho
!iotuv. Illc experiment seemed to prove cot.
c1lslvn1y lint 1t nah this pt'aes, for during two
..",,r- u a.ts visited tlie pnn. mil 10 went tlt.
tsc'lr to tho light pm, univ enrg up tho
other riIa. Othtr experiments Eayo Sill more
-Atirfhetnry res Its: Hnu vet others arAin wefb
less ttecirlsu ia tl,ci- ,nat,monr. Uh Qua occs-
eloI nil nlt Torsei Tor Inn1a than t1,re" HoirH at
:nfne ',uEty w4sLoIt bripGlns or soiIdihg Single
| ctIn,n.e.
Anu:hcr interesting experiment was raado
| with rolEe aryr vi ants lHnYerv case each ait
to winch Sir J.ltn Lubbock SLOWED a supply Of
| lurvu' wnrkcd hard ut removing them to tho
ncrt. nll day nnl tun,rti1nes ftr m.re tlan day,
| wltlmtt invoking tt,1 arAssta,re of nnv Other
nat, ~ HRs dnno in III but one Of tho lnatahc~a
nf experiments NTH honey. What lnfesenre js
10 he tlelncch from this prorndn,ef Cr,tuinly
none hHt III crtlc'llBv'. II, tho c0uso Of his
lrnm +. Mailer lnciaen. confirming the tllcury
TIM: bee. have n limited power Of coinmunieat-
lpe facts. a1r. I. Mullor aays:
<fn*e es.thtei at curious cs,1tr4 which took ri,ce
hiycs, ami which t4rows Hight tbs Intellectual
f4cul.en pf ths'e nnl.u's of fartysevr ccI.. .
1iry~ss IN s following, a., four aro,ni tho i1rt
;ei af neT comb. Mhon t!s queen hal
nes shss sso went t. se9efa @ te. roua no s rro o.
tttenre IN ti!e alwa,s doet In nrer 10 ascertain
to ,s II into r cry a y sa
roam. lJh ~ tie bal overlooked tic four eells Ut
tie c@inI' e w"rterz .n'ratisrty from thls
last t. tho qurch, lsltuK her IN MI oal mannrr with
hrtr hradr. they lid aso other WORKERS sry met
IL ts s e hn n .h ss'd ri to
hpi my cell wHnt.g an eHr. shs tsssl 70 81 send lu
hsss rae ". ssa tuck hs ~gfte,. M
fna. a. ~:rks.. knfw how = adstss e. a.ssn tta
snnttlLtg Was as 10. 10 ho t,nc, but thcy knuw Ho
hos to zhow her Hh<rt II had to be done.
cantuvoRous PLANTS,
The Britia. Medical Jotrna! states that. At tho
last meeting Of tlso Edsnburs botanical Society,"
pr. 7. A. g. Dafour reported Home interesting
experiments OIL tho Dionaea ntHscipdid {yenus
Fiy.trap, uasiye Of Wilmington. N. C.1.
| The rritability Under wlch tho loaf contracts
seonas to 10 limited to six delicate liairs that
a1o so situated oh tho surface of tho leaf that
An lnaect must brush the'n in crowding over II.
Dr. naltour tonct,od ovesy ot!.or raft Of tho
aoaf with . noe's1o, nnd no retponho followed /;
but tho instant the baso Of ono Of tia lelycs
was hit tho leaf clossd quick as lash. Cllioro-
form dropped OIL . lair caused tho lenf 10 closo
, immediately, but water had no nurh effect.
: When tho loaf shut upon an object
incapable OF n1ording nutrition, 1Eo bit OF
| Mnod o. dried ny, it opened nEalb very SOON.
Dnt when it coaea upon 1.-Two tl~.catarpltlaF, or
spider, tho contraction !aAtrd for about three
wsphs, during which time tic inner surface Of
r the leaf gaye out = vfacots aci1 secretion. 1t
. MAJ noted, hlAo. that this yisc,l secrctiou was
nny produced when nn inAoct was "a pturei. ln
Tho caHe of a tat hp:aer 1t VAS very abundant.
ons, when hhrlyoted f'y waa incoaea, VERY III
TO WAS poured out. As cyiticneo that tho
0 plant ohalna nOurIahn,cnt froa tin insrc's tAua
captured and dsested. Dr. IalfonE pointed to The
facts that young plants OF tho bioaEa placod
nnder ooll EaSses. from which ot COURSE. tu-
those shat wore istt FREQ: aud that wh11o hit Of
beet wrApt.cd iu loaf OF any other plans tcca1ue
r"trld. a bit inetoHcd by tho DHaad remained
entirely lnod0rons, hut hnnn lnht isa rcd tn}or,
and was gradually dlsntegrated aud reduced to
pulp.
POISONOUS DYES.
Tho cnloslng matter. eesallin, has been for
!, | some tlMe SUSPECTED Of 1oxiona qualities. as
Tho bright rod woolon garments dyed with 1t
have occasionally produced vioIent cruptions on
a tloae wearing the ARTICLES. Experiments GU
q animals have proved that ruso coratn is 1nnoou-
onH, but In dye'ng II Is generally associated with