The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-05
TIE LlTTLs BUSY eee.


John Arnw1ll. Of Baryiown, y. Y, de
l.rerei lecture 80 the Cooper institute on
the little busy boe. ifs anatomy and rhysi
chgy, and illustrated his remarks by stene
OF Iicou ,leas showing the insect aud ~
workings Ia an their details
Wllo in its physical make up the bee Is in
many respects the opposite Of manin bis hoJ'
its an tricks. he very much resembles the
lord ct creation ani wcro bees 20 bo trans
toruc into mon s0uc would undoubtedly 81
into tho police force or in the board OF alder
men. F bile There would bo not lew successors
to Jake charpand go the inexperienced young
tnushs who grt cilhbcl by the police and are
then sent zap To- tto pcnitentiary for dishon.
es;y ana general ",ass.' The occupations OF
valtIng delegate and dude masheri are siso
fouul iu ap.1rIln society
Tho htilo bee that is. Tie worker, is a
horny skinned child Of toll Tie is incased In
rings AMI Shields Of smooth horn % shield
him against attacks Of bis own SPECIES, aud
ho tolls rs l0ngo5 thcro Is light. lie has not
got backbone Ike a man or mule but IN
tcld ne has n little sting that serves his pur-
pose inst as woll and thus manages % main
tain Lis rights. Bctwccu his tongue and
siirr thcrc isn complicated mechanism that
isof orrat ns, to tho farmer and 10 nature
Asilo from the honey that he distilis. and
,,. IN i. worth fh,,,.-n5.of dollars onnt,allv
fotbo f,rner ANA to commerce. his habit of
nolin. Dis head into flowers AMI covering it
with roilou. which be bru hes oT m other
f0rcr. renlrra hima hcHe'act1r o. nature
n nrtili.ng flowers Before the advent of
fh, h,, in Australia "a ,.as impossible to -ot
,nr .,..i. of .f.l ciorcrthor,. Of conr.,. hi.
or...,... ,.- ..iai..a.. h.a. ri-ht mot .ii.t the
r..f ltiinr. f1st.. for ioncr i. n1r,.-ilv
.li-.-t..l can. ri-lr. m.io So bv the old Of
bao saliva. but astlo teela paloctly clean
Httr animal lh1r r.t.'s m nectar 40 dne
l-.. t... MUa irregularities mast hoover.
n.iul Besides. hs ussn different mouth
t.rt,l0l.r
Tn.b..isn .aoI aysr huf as hiswin-sme
smqlf., d. r-.u.rtl.l % his bod. than aic
tl.os, of t.s el-is totla king of birds. hc
has o. nan them NOR. frequently. s0 Doe flaps
away no therala of $50 flaps to the minute
Ho bias no lungs. but ID system of tiny au
tubes oXtaul through 200 part, of the body.
and these he packs with alr when Doe wants
% Ay Neither BIAS boa heart lat "a dorsal
vessel that pumps the blood to the head
Tho head. ai marH.isi oa tle screen. ls not %
beautiful object and as 90 is not tae oeuter of
.he nervous system he would mot miss if Very
muchu rrtoI ii 90 were not ior the eyes.
ta1al which have4 o11 ion-o, each ta aee fhe
hone, flowers ALA, oil. and tao others o.
as in doing lhe mIerosc0pal work in the
Dive
The entrances o. the hive arc very care
FULLY Guarded tF auNncls, and evCry h.e ou
ARRIVING at rs door Is challenged br them
uil tl.r antnrn III ho cm give th.
caurei~i-nh,isaimltfod into the sanctuary
but clo r1arot DE- sin danger. for hoos arc
re,y ..r-ou- in 0c.,. and draw ,ilngs on the
slightest provocation Tho applicant must
ho q tloi. and o.l thieves arc detected by OK
pcr.su.al .ontaals. but the form oi challong
m~ mY,t hs rono Through irt
Iaooll thief iae b, int and sleek and shin
ing ana rery rlre ii caught by sontues
mo viii at once tfg to mako deal AMI offer
tho policemen rra SUGAR. and while they arc
oatin- DO loeih.f slips I'D and dls up 10 tlo