Show I 1 agriculture in the news bees importance more than years ago man vas using beeswax in mummification tion ond and the coffins in which the embalmed embalm ed bodies were placed were made airtight by means of beeswax before the war av the main use for 4 beeswax was in cosmetics lip s sticks t I 1 c k s cold cream and rouge now its number one use is for wa ter proofing and protecting shells belts coils ana and machinery as aa well as airD airplanes lanes 4 today as years ago the bee serves another very essential use the pollin izing of flowers to aid in the increased production of fruit and many forage crops while always recognized the value of honey as a sugar substitute has increased materially during the war beeswax has played another important part in commerce it has been employed employ sd in the making of artificial tiffi cial flowers and other articles of art its present war uses however have discouraged further development along this oils line |