CONTENTS. Vll 



but contains no "Wax, 276. — The Pollen is manufactured into "Wax 

 in their Stomachs, 276. — Honey is collected by them from the 

 Nectarium of Flowers, 277. — "Which Plants are the best Pasture 

 for Bees? 277. — How they build their Combs, 278. — "Wax and 

 Honey Harvest, 278. — Ho^v Honey and "Wax are taken from the 

 Hive, 278. — Arguments for the Suffocation of the Bees, 279. — 

 Arguments against the Suffocation, 281. — Methods to drive the 

 Bees from one Hive into the other, 282. — Hydropathic Kemedy to 

 unite two hostile Parties, 283. — Large Profits obtained by Api- 

 culture, 284. — The Island of Corsica produced annually 400,000 

 Pounds of Wax and about eight millions of Honey, 284. — The 

 Kingdom of Hanover produces annually 300,000 Pounds of "Wax 

 and over four million Pounds of Honey, 284. — "Wax an important 

 Article of Commerce in Russia, 285. — Apiculture neglected in 

 England and France, 285. — Produce of "Wax and Honey in the 

 United States of North America, 285. — Apiculture a part of Edu- 

 cation in Germany, 285. — Apiculture theoretically and practically 

 taught in Germany, 285. — The patriotic Apiarian Society in Ba- 

 varia, 286. — Use of "Wax and Honey, 287. — Honey a considerable 

 Article of Commerce, 287. — Honey used as Medicine, 287. — The 

 celebrated Honey -Cakes and Gingerbread of Nuremberg and 

 Pressburg, 288. — The Honey-"Wine of Hungary, Aiistria, Poland, 

 and Russia, 288. — How Mead is prepared, 288. — How compound 

 Mead is prepared, 289. — Mr. Huish's Preparation of Mead, 290. 

 — How to imitate the Wines of Malaga and Muscat, and some 

 other Sweet Wines, by means of Mead, 292. — Method to prepare 

 very good Vinegar from Honey, 292. 



Order YH.— TWO-WDsGED DTSECTS {DIPTERA). 



Character of this Order, 294. — Injuries done by Flies, 295. — The 

 Horse Gad-Fly, or large Bot-Fly, 295. — How she deposes her Eggs 

 upon the Horse, 295. — How the Maggots are transported to the 

 Stomach, 296. — Symptoms of their presence in a Horse, 296. — 

 Remedies against,'296. — The small red-tailed Bot-Fly, 296. — The 

 Ox Bot-Fly, 297. — Description of it, 297. — Deposition of the Eggs 

 of this Fly, and their Development, 297. — The Sheep Bot-Fly, 

 297. — Its Description, 297. — The Female deposits her Eggs on the 

 Nostrils, 297. — The Maggots creeping into the Frontal Cavitv, 

 297. — Homeopathic cure of Epilepsy in Ancient Times, 298.— 

 Homeopathic cure of other Diseases in Ancient Times, 298. — The 

 Horse-Flies, 299.— Description of their Sting, 299.— The Black 

 Horse-Fly, 800.— The Belted Horse-Flv, 300.— The Lined Horse- 

 Fly, 300.— The House-Fly, 300.— Description of it, 300.— How 

 they annoy rich and poor People, 301. — Deposition of their Eggs, 

 301.— Their Metamorphosis, 301.— Their Diseases, 301.— Expe'ri- 

 ment for observing their Development, 302. — Use of their fore 

 Feet, 302.— An innocent Remedv for killing them, 302.— The 

 Meat-Fly, 302.— Description of it, 302.— Their Maggots, 303.— 

 How quick they Grow, 303. — Remarks with regard "to Corpses, 

 303. — The Hessian-Fly, 304. — Was it brought "to this Country 

 from Germany? 304. — Arguments for and against, 304. — Descrip- 

 tion of this Insect, and its Development, 305. — Its Injuries, 305.— 



