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It has been shown how the foul damp air is disposed of ; 
consequently bees are warmer in this hive than they are in . 
the old-fashioned close-fitting hives that retain the cold 
damp air; and it is passing strange that so many teachers 
do not yet understand the first principles of hive construc- 
tion and bee-control, . 
Bee-Paralysis 
has been both cured and prevented by the use of this 
hive and its method of ventilation, without any other aid 
whatever ; but those “authorities” who are frightened by 
revolutionary, but rational methods, will not allow them- 
selves to believe these statements. 
The Complete Success 
accorded to this hive and system must be the final proof 
of a correct construction and management, and the 
results of 100 lbs. to 200 lbs. of comb honey per hive, 
even in poor seasons, leave little to be desired by the 
ardent and persevering apiculturist. 
The Conqueror Supers 
are all fitted with double walls on two sides, while slatted 
dividers (fence separators) are placed at each end of the rows 
of sections, with a clear bee-space between them and the 
walls of the super, thus giving exceptionally free admission 
to the sections, and at the same time disposing of the old 
trouble of thin combs in the sections at the ends. Hence 
the process of comb-building is very rapid, and consequently 
the brood combs are not crowded to the exclusion of the 
queen, and the population of the colony is therefore 
maintained at the highest power. 
For the sake of uniformity, the Standard Stock Chamber 
is also made with double sides; but the Commercial 
Chamber has single sides. All chambers are then of the 
