"Bees are never nursed by other bees. They are strict utilitarians,
and totally devoid of sympathy. 'Those who cannot work shall not eat,'
is a law applied with stern impartiality alike to the disabled worker
and the useless drone. He, therefore, who would teach or learn a
lesson in charity must look elsewhere."
My reply to this is, I have seen the disabled bee tended with
exquisite and unwearied attention, rolled in the sunshine on the
bee-board, and carried or helped into their homes. His testimony is
negative, mine is positive.