WAX. 



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Beeswax forms a Tery considerable article of com- 

 merce in various parts of the world. Large quantities 

 are used in religious ceremonies, both in Pagan and 

 Christian lands ; especially by the Chinese in their 

 idol worship, as I am informed by my friend, Rev. 

 Mr. Shuck, of Sacramento City, who was long a 

 missionary in China. It is said over eighty thousand 

 pounds are exported annually from the island of Cuba 

 alone. 



COMB, OR ARCHITECTURE OF BEES. 



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Thi.- engraving illustrates the two sizes of 

 fflls, -\iz. drone cells and worker coils jit.i1 

 t'ia transition from oiks to the other. No. 1 

 is the fr-me containing the comb; Nu. -. 

 drone cell ; No. 3, worker cell— both a little 

 under size; No. 4, queen cell, about half 

 built; No. 5, queen cell completed and sealed 

 up. 



The combs of a bee hive consist of a congeries of 



