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and upon whom sterility is forced by whatever circumstances there 

 is a lesson of value to be drawn from the social insects. The ster- 

 ile members of a colony of ants or bees are forever denied the pos- 

 sibility of having offspring of their own, but they become foster 

 mothers to the offspring of the qneen. They tenderly nurse, care 

 for and rear the young of the colony. There are many children 

 in the world who need foster mothers and fathers ; there are 

 many men and women in the world, both married and unmarried, 

 who need adopted children. "Go to the ant, thou sluggard ; con- 

 sider her ways and be wise." 



