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Show Wh the s!'.ar?s Ptrt't t:ck. Fcstraaster-f-cr.pral IP . ' ock is re-calving re-calving complaints from all sections of the country that the ak'e on stamps is worthless and thaL tso.y will not stick. rrorrling to officials of tV department, depart-ment, the glue is damaged bv water bugs that nibble it off the fi r.tns The Washington postofTue is ia'"r ted with these insects, and. as maav rtatnps are kept ready for sale on r'1 sks and in drawers, the ht-s l ave easy access to them. The department has no . seherre'ifor eomb--''-g tho buys. Insecticides, In-secticides, if plated i.i the glue, must poison people who moisten stamps with their tongues. |