BIOGRAPHY OF L. L. LANGSTROTH. v 
From the very beginning, his hive was adopted by such 
men as Quinby, Grimm and others, while the inventions of 
Munn and Debeauvoys are now buried in oblivion. 
Removing to Oxford, Ohio, in 1858, Mr. Langstroth, with 
the help of his son, engaged in the propagation of the 
Italian bee. From his large apiary he sold in one season 
$2,000 worth of Italian queens. This amount looks small 
at the present stage of bee-keeping, but it was enormous at 
a time when so few people were interested in it. 
The death of his only son, and repeated attacks of a 
serious head trouble, together with physical infirmities 
caused by a railroad accident, compelled Mr. Langstroth to 
abandon extensive bee-culture in 1874. But when his health 
permitted, his ideas were always turned toward improve- 
ments in bee-culture. On the 19th of August, 1895, he 
wrote us, asking us to try the feeding of bees with malted 
milk, to induce the rearing of brood. He had also written 
to others on the same subject. On the 19th of September 
he wrote in the American Bee Journal, that, after compar- 
ative experiments he had found that a thirteen comb Lang- 
stroth hive gave more honey than the ordinary ten frame 
hive, thus showing that his mind was at all times occupied 
with bees. 
Mr. Langstroth died October 6th, 1895, at Dayton, Ohio, 
while delivering a sermon. He was nearly eighty-five years 
old. His name is now ‘‘venerated’’ by American bee- 
keepers, who are aware of the great debt due him by the 
fraternity. He is to them what Dzierzon* is to German 
Apiarists. A master whose teachings will be retained for 
ages. 
Mr. Langstroth was an eminent scholar. His bee library 
was one of the most extensive in the world. He learned 
French without a teacher, simply through his knowledge of 
* Pronounce Tseertsone. 
