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be restored to the moral, as it has always prevailed in the 

 physical world. 



It has been our intention, at some future time, to prepare 

 for the public a full account of the instincts and habits of the 

 honey-bee, but we have not yet found time to do so. 



It is not surprising that this branch of rural economy, in 

 consequence of the depredations of the moth, is so much 

 neglected. Notwithstanding, in some parts of our country, 

 the business of managing bees has been entirely abandoned 

 for years, we are confident they may be cultivated in such a 

 manner as to render them more profitable to their owners 

 than any branch of agriculture, in proportion to the capital 

 necessary to be invested in their stock. 



It does not require a large land investment, nor fences ; 

 nor, does it require the owner to labor through the summer 

 to support them through the winter. Care is indeed neces- 

 sary ; but a child or superannuated person can perform most 

 of the duties of an apiarian. The cobwebs must be kept 

 away from the immediate vicinity of the hive, and all other 

 annoyances removed. 



The management of bees is a delightful employment, and 

 may be pursued with the best success in cities and villages, 

 as well as towns and country. It is a source of great amuse- 

 ment, as well as comfort and profit. They collect honey and 

 bread from most kinds of forest trees, as well as garden 

 flowers, orchards, forests, and fields ; — all contribute to their 

 wants, and their owner is gratified with a taste of the whole. 

 Sweet mignioneti.e cannot be too highly recommended. This 

 plant is easily cultivated by drills in the garden, and is one 

 of the finest and rithest flowers in the world from which the 

 honey-bee can extract its food. 



Most trees, plants, and shrubs yield honey and pollen from 

 their blossoms. Honey lies at thfe base of the filament in 



