Miss Apiss Sting. 79 



about so that you will have hard work 

 to take hold of her where she cannot 

 plunge her sting into you. 



The entrance of this little sting gives rise 

 to sensations out of all proportion to its size. 



A sting so small that you can hardly see it 

 produces a pain so large that you do not 

 seem to have room for any other feeling. 

 Presently the spot about the tiny hole made 

 by the sting begins to swell until it may be- 

 come several times as large as Miss Apis her- 

 self. That, you know, is because she takes 

 good care to pump poison into the wound. 



This poison of hers is a reliable, warranted- 

 never-to-fail irritant. If a whole hive of 

 bees were to set upon you and sting you at 

 once, you might be made very sick by it, as 

 well as have to suffer great torture. 



It is said that people have even died from 

 such mishaps. 



We see that little Miss Pepper-pot is not 

 so innocent as she looks flying about among 

 the flowers. 



