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tion of a hive which should admit of only one comb, 

 and that indefatigable apiarian soon succeeded in con- 

 structing one, the sides of which, composed of glass, 

 were separated by so small an interval, that only a 

 single comb could be erected between them. In this 

 he found no difficulty in establishing a swarm; the bees 

 pursued their labours with the same assiduity and re- 

 gularity as in other hives, and, every cell being ex- 

 posed to view, none of their proceedings could be con- 

 cealed. Huber has not given any directions as to the 

 dimensions or the mode of constructing this hive, but 

 they have been supplied by Feburier, though he does 

 not name the inventor. " It consists of a frame 

 from 1^ foot to 2 feet in height, and from 1 foot to 

 1^ foot in breadth. The uprights and cross-bar at 

 the top, are about 2 inches thick, and 1| inch broad. 

 This breadth being sufficient to admit of the bees 

 constructing a com^ forms almost the whole interior 

 of the hive. To this frame is applied on each side 

 another frame of the same dimensions, except that 

 it need not be above ^ inch in thickness. In each 

 of these outer frames is placed a pane or panes of 

 glass, in such a manner, that the distance between, 

 constituting the width of the hive from back to 

 front, shall be 20 lines, that is 12 for the thickness 

 of the comb, and 4 on each side for the passage of 

 the bees. These dimensions must be correctly ob- 

 served ; at least, the width had better be diminished 

 than augmented, otherwise the bees will work against 

 the glass. The frames are attached to one another 

 by hinges on the one side, and hooks on the other, 



