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instance which afforded me very satisfactory proof of his 

 correctness, was on an occasion, when I set my bees from 

 the cellar on the 3d and 4th days of May, after they had 

 been housed since November 17th, in a dry and well- ven- 

 tilated room, and kept exceedingly quiet, during the 

 entire period. When set upon their summer stands, the 

 bees were in so nearly a dormant condition, that they 

 were slowly aroused ; the weather being quite warm, the 

 usual voiding of faeces in a liquid state did not take 

 place, and clean, new roofs were not soiled in the least. 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



HONEY. 



The careful Bible reader cannot fail to be impressed 

 with the prominence of honey as an article of food in all 

 early times. Indeed, it seems to have been an element in 

 sacred rites, and to have been held in especial esteem 

 through all the primitive ages. It would appear that 

 in the estimation of moderns, honey and its uses have 

 lost much of their ancient reputation. At the present 

 day, honey is generally considered as merely a luxury, 

 without any special, nutritive, or medicinal value. 



USES AS FOOD AND MEDICINE. 



There is a growing interest, however, in these particu- 

 lars, and I anticipate a period not far distant, when its 

 value will be more fully recognized. In his little pam- 

 phlet on "Honey as Food and Medicine," Thos. Gr. 

 Newman gives us much information on this topic. 



Honey is not only desirable when combined with our 

 food, but is regarded by many as useful in some forms of 



