Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09

hncu tne! are transformed into the perfect
winged insects. finally biting their way out ana
Immediately taking up the duty OF nurses in
their turn
WATERFRONT cxIIS
So carefully /. the w.x o,.ho-...a -.
t.sh;o,o, A.. a.. - -. =, ~"a
= 80 49, sne Seus are always
so-oiu'ei. ~a'et ugnI iheir dwelling, onoe
completed, Is marvel OF construction Tia
combs are rows Of rooms unsurpassably suit
able Tor feeding and nur~ing the young lArvn.
for safely warehousing the provisions gathered
and FOR accommodating the tired workers when
uneE need rest corridors run between. afford
ins eNeis ,soinE W 'ne osss throns waking
ments supply. while the plasninc ~ AZ. -.
Il such that the exactions Of modern hygiene
are fully met in respect 10 ventilation. pure air
sweeping past the doorway Of every inhAbitant
OF the insect city.
Unfortunately the swarm Of bees which has
taken up Its quarters IN the over the door
OF the Department of Agriculture did not make
= very good choice OF a location There cannot
be much space IN the interstices Of the iron
work for the storage Of honey. and IL seems
probable that they vii soon use up what stor-
age room there is. Then, a. Is the custom ~
the insects under such circumstance. they will
renhqu,sh labor and devote themselves 70 idle
ness: Atew weeks hence the casual pa-serby
WI be likely TO zee them hanging in bunch
from the fruit at the top Of the column. When
winner mas arrived and they have undertaken
70 hibernate IN the vase, the heatof their bodies
INSIDE OF the receptacle and the cold and snow
OUTSIDE VIII be apt TO render the hive damp, and
,ney win all die perhaps: But II is likely that
hir. FRANK Benton, the bee expert OF the de-
Par'ment, VIII rescue them by taking them
gown ana putting them into a proper sort Of
ooa; us worth mentioning, by the way. that
IN the orient ssnrms OF bees Of Wild or domes-
uoA,eo STOCKS are very commonly found residing
IN .ne pillars or other portions OF Odd ruins
- .nok are thes IN some runs that the investi-
sas suris' Is oohged 10 Jake great care 10
prevent oeing SUING
THE BEE srISos.
Mr. Benton saws that ths bees in the vase
are the common brown kind, which came origi-
many from Germany. Tie is not afraid lest
they VIII sting him. because there is an art In
nanulIns these insects which he thoroughly
nfi,uehua. phoe IN while he does get
ss Su' IN tines past Ne mas received 30 many
Sa;~I,. ~ =; poison py SUCH accidents that he Is
a. - ~ ssa.hst tts enectS- Inc sting
80 "a =. tenla'es among the bees IL
~ 20 wv , "a. " IN shesth- lhe latter
Ia. u a. 'nih cutting edge which en-
- ~ I Hn ~ Va 'io'lh hrrt ana Is held
- =. 'e,e.A osf ". Ah soon Is hold has
- IL mr.. one dart ana then the
o'.ei y iisen III WIN successive blows These
- - ~ oy the sneatl when The
60 f:..I ptuise more ueepiy untu the muir
-. -, - ~ - :, ", ", 10" W we mt, II leit
~ "olN ner WI the pee VIII then obtain her
srnnnd ga $3.50 ~ IL ss os gong
The ins,rnn,on, So -, I'M, uslns
o., So 81 n, pinI h'er a
10 nsr,ni, ,ho ."o..'D'., "i'ue i~ ee Enough
o-d,na-il,, -. nv, 80 oe "ithI ina,
=, So. -. $3.50 ,"o 'reA'te soohSeo
hor e.. 80. a.. s~a', teasii Oenihd no, only
$500, 81 siiru' out AIso the lower
as,a- r, ~ u. ooHol, 80 tl,A1 she dies soon
,ho r.. = ia. su' ilSer uAs .ne venom OF
- - o. tul a. tlAl o. ratuernAke
;s;,;i,i - -. ~ s'a man quahu,, a single
,r,-s,,.ai = a. WIN " caPspie' "neh m
a W mo ths elrcuiaton OF human being,
"a P'ONu1ii's Suon pAi'liui enec,S.
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM OF BEE
consists Of a number Of ganglia or little masses
of brainlike substauce strunsy tbronsh a.. h,a,
lengthwise Though consciousness res;aa.
only in the head. after the latter has been en-,
of the balance OF the insect will apparently
continue to live and viii execute various nAtu-
"a cuons Oh oeihg Tor considerable time.
,a aI,oi! enousn, urohes IN confinement VIII
IN m, N ., NSt. uiuon longer without Their
n nc man Win them- Inc uetached abdomen
VI o.. WI val sung seVereis II irritated But
VIE ~ lol 80 yer. astonishiIg ihasinnch as The
saine phenomenon may he observed With other
a a ana even WIN man III the spine Of q
huiiian oeins pe uNiaed oN shot the lower
par VI us Doc! VIII be entirely paralyzed and
tne hhuisiduai VIII neither have sensation in
nor control over ms legs NJ the same time II