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ever they are known. I have availed myself also of the information 
of several American authors, and with my own, which is the result 
of many years’ practical experience, I have endeavored in as brief 
and explicit a manner as possible, to lay them before the reader, hop- 
ing that they may accomplish the object aimed at by the author, viz. : 
a more easy, pleasant, profitable, and humane method of managing 
the Honey Bee. - 
