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entirely of the let-alone system just described, 

 terminating with' the concomitant horrors of the 

 brimstone pit and the garnering of a mess of in- 

 describable components, by cburtesy called honey. 

 This honey was extracted from the brood combs 

 by means of a press or the aid of fire. 



The honey of to-day bears no resemblance, I 

 am thankful to say, to the honey of our grand- 

 sires, while our modern systems are alike bene- 

 ficial to bee-keeper and to bee. 



