The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

entomology when she warns her sons not
To let the wasp live after they have
robbed il Of Its honey.
Aaron says
For an the water n the ocean
Can never trm swans black lsgs - white.
Although she iavs them hourly IN the nood-
This IS not the only time that Shakes
peare ignores the fact that the swan is a
fresh water bird be makes Il sea
bird, likewise, in Antony and Cleopatra
Nightingale Always a Female.
Shakespeare always characterizes the
nightingale who sings as a female bird.
Thus Aaron. ''Harlz, Tamora, PhiIOmeI
must lose her tongue to-day" The entO-
mology OF Titus is on level with that
Of Tsmora encouraging her sons to the
Unremunerative task OF robbing wasps Of
their honey. Later We read:
Wen follow where thou leadest-
Lie singing bees OF hottest sumner DAY
Led by their master % The lowered fields.
Now when Virgil or Ovid speaks OF lead
ing bees 10 fi0wered fields. the poet refers
20 the practice in Southern Europe.
doubtless unknown 70 Shakespeare, Of
transporting whole farms Of hives On
large decked boats from pasturage 70
pastUrage, but is II likely that the Eng
hsh dramatiSt az a time when bee-keep-
ing was universal, would speak Of sting
ing bees following their master in a
friendly spirit. on the hottest summer
day2 The fact is that Shakespeare shared
with his audience the error OF fake" that
bees have a king Pliny is delightful or
this theme, and Virgil has some charm
ing references to the male monarch Of
the hive Il was "the mazister OF the
hive ''the master bee" that led them.
according TO Shakespeare. Elsewhere he
makes the male be- produce honey. and
calls the neuters she. As Maeterlinck
says: 'Tantus amor forum, ct gener-
andi gloria mellisr cries Virgil in the
fourth book Of Georges, wherein he de-
votes himself TO the bees, and hands down
20 Us The charming errors Of the an
clients, who looked on nature with eyes
still dszzled by the presence Of imaginary
gods
Again the Bees.
Witness. likewise. what Shakespeare
makes the Archbishop OF Canterbury say
Of bees in King Henry V:
for 50 work the boney bees.
Creatures that by rule T. rature teach
The art q order ro "a rc7ile led kingdom.
aht. nave p hll- AFRO "aiDtf> 0I SorL-
Where some. Ike magistrates correct 81 home.
Others. lse merchants venture trade abroad
Others. ike soldiers. armed in their sti1gs.
Make boot up0a the summers s velvet buds
Which Tilage they with mCTry msTcl bring hcrre
To tie tent royal of their emperor;
Who. busted IL bis ma ieS,y. surveys
The singing masons building soft roofs of gold
Tie civil citizens kEeadirg up the honey.
The poorer mechanic po-ters crowdng ir
Thcir heavy b-TdeUs Al his uzTrOW gate
The sad-eyed Justice. with his sTly hum
Delivered Ger 20 executors pale
The lay yaUuiug drCne
Shakespeare would have Us believe that
crocodiles shed tears Of pretense. In
Henry ". Queen Margaret SAYS.
and clio z,eT's shrer
BsEules him. the nourufuI crocodile
With soTTuw snzrcs rclenting passengers
and later.
Wat art thou. Ike the adder. wazen deaf
Is the adder deaf2 Here is a matter Of
almost equal N-mOunt 10 the great ques-
ticn. DO chipmunks hibernate?~
To pass from q weeping crocodile TO a
groaning plant IS easy. II the same plav
SuEolk exclaims: a plague upon them,