Only queen bees and workers have the power to sting. The drones cannot sting. The stinger is curved, and is carried sheathed. After the point enters there is a flow of poison. It is believed that a bee cannot sting a second time because, owing to backward pointing barbs, the stinger is left in the wound. Thus the bee dies as a result of its vengeance. Vegetables grown on allotments in England average out in value at about £lO per plot annually. Perfumes remain costly because the materials for making them are still twice as dear as in 1914. Products of dyestuffs factories have the property of killing the germs of about 14 diseases.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3590, 2 January 1923, Page 28
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114Page 28 Advertisements Column 2 Otago Witness, Issue 3590, 2 January 1923, Page 28
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