GENERAL NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 4942, 16 September 1914, Page 7

GENERAL NEWS.

In a lecture on the wonder of the honey bee at tlie Concert. Chamber. Wellington, Mr O. R. Bostock, of Hawke’s Bay referred to the socialistic habits of the insect, remarking that the bee had solved tin* problem of perfect socialism thousands of years before man <‘oramenced to fret and fume about the subject. A careful study, however, of the social system of the beehive had filled him with doubts as to its application to the human race. For example, he remarked that the very hour that the worker bee ceased to be a producer be either went away ;nd died or was put to death by the official executioners of the hive. The wings of the worker in a busy season lasted about three weeks, certainly never more than six weeks at the very outside, and as soon as he found he was unable to fly with his load of nectar he knew that his little day was done. There was no sentiment about the bee, no feeling for one another. They lived for the general good of the community, but had not the slightest, compunction in killing off those past work, and oven the queen, who in the heyday of her producing powers was tended by a whole retinue of ladies in waiting, lind the mortification of seeing her successor nu t.urod to take her place, knowing full well, that it portended her death. Complaint is made by chemists and the medical fraternity at the unjustifiable rise in the price of chemicals and artcles sold by chemists which rise, of course, has to be passed on to the consumers. Sugar of milk, which is largely used in food for infants, and is one of the main ingredients recommended by the Plunket nurses in the preparation of milk, has gone up from Is 3d to 2s per pound, and generally there has been an advance from 10 to 100 per cent. Many of t.hia goods raised in price are manufactured in the colonies, and the considerable stocks of some lines held by the wlwil esnlie houses and manufacturers, 1 which have not been affected by the war. have also gone up ifi price. This matter might, well engage the attention of tlie Government.

When you see a man—smiling lastly GOLDEN EAGLET- it doesn’t “hang that I’ve got the genuine comforting woman in the world” if vou smoko GOLDEN EAGLE.” Also’ in tins. A big broad day of sun and sky—solid boots, a good road, and the ’ole pouch chock up with FULL DERBY —talk about a holiday—what P Well, just try itP Tins or ulus.