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built comb, would be unable to disdn- 

 guisb between tlie two. I have never 

 tried this, but I know that when a sec- 

 tion of naturally built comb has been giv- 

 en to our children to eat, "all by them- 

 selves," it has been all eaten up, "slick 

 and clean;" if given a comb built upon 

 foundation, the first cut disclosed the 

 fishbone, and then spoonfuls would be 

 scooped from the upper side, cutting 

 down to the septum, until the "upper 

 deck" had been cleared, when the comb 

 would be turned over and the honey taken 

 from the other side, leaving a tough, un- 

 palatable sheet of ica.r. 



It was upon this ground, and this alone, 

 that I opposed the deep-cell foundation — 

 that the comb would be tough, and leath- 

 ery, and lacking in the friability of natur- 

 ally built comb. 



I am aware that the thicker the founda- 

 tion the bigger the "gob" when we chew 

 up the comb, but it will require proof to 

 convince me that comb built upon foun- 

 dation no thicker than the walls of natur- 

 ally built comb, will be identical with the 

 latter. 



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XI.\GARA FALLS. 



Three j-ears ago, when I visited the 

 falls, it was from the American shore that 

 I looked upon them. I also took a trip 

 on the little steamer, the "Maid of the 

 Mist," which gives the best possible view. 

 Besides this, I went down the famous 

 gorge route to Lewiston, fifteen miles be- 

 low the falls. In this route the electric 

 cars run down close by the rushing, tum- 

 bling waters — so close in some places 

 that the wind blows the spray over the 

 passengers. After the Ontario conven- 

 tion had adjourned, Bro. Root and my- 

 self took a car that carried us to a point 

 above the falls, upon the Canadian 

 shore, and from there we walked down 

 the shore until we again reached the vil- 

 lage of Niagara Falls, which is perhaps 

 two miles below the falls proper. Above 

 the falls, we walked down to the water's 

 very edge, and looked up the river. Im- 

 agine a large field, one containing acres, 



and acres, and acres, slanting up gradual- 

 ly and away from you, down over which 

 the waters come roaring, tumbling, dash- 

 ing, hurrying on for the final plunge, 

 and lashing themselves into a foamy 

 whiteness as they go; if you can call up 

 such a picture you may get a faint idea of 

 the view looking up the river above the 

 falls. There is plenty of evidence that 

 the rocks over which the water goes in a 

 great, solemn, majestic curve are gradu- 

 all}' wearing and crumbling away. What 

 were once "horseshcje- falls" are now V- 

 shaped, the center having worn back and 

 fallen down. We walked out several 

 rods upon rocks where the green waters 

 had once gathered themselves for their 

 final plunge. 



The Canadian government has taken 

 great pains to beautify a park that ex- 

 tends a long distance both above and be- 

 low the falls. Upon a point about oppo- 

 site to the American falls is a rustic sum- 

 mer house, over the door of which, spell- 

 ed out in rude letters of bark, are the 

 words INSPIRATION POINT. Well 

 named! It is doubtful if, in the whole 

 world, a more inspiring view can greet 

 the eye. 



Upon the American side the commer- 

 cial spirit has predominated, and great 

 factories stand upon the brink of the 

 gorge, through the rocky walls of which 

 tumbles the water that has turned the 

 wheels above. 



Looking down upon the river as it nar- 

 rows into the "rapids" just below the 

 railroad bridge, it seems not more than 

 four or five rods in width, yet we found it 

 impossible to throw a stone farther than 

 to the water's edge. When first thrown 

 it seemed as though the stone might go 

 half way across the stream. Down, 

 down, it goes; and we begin to doubt its 

 going quite so far. With difficulty the 

 eye follows it as it goes into the bank a 

 rod or two from the water. 1 believe Bro. 

 Root landed one pebble in the water's 

 edge. The height above the water is 

 what deceives the eye as to its width and 

 distance. 



