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pages, when he comes to "finis," exclaim, "enough — 

 enough — / want no more." 



Mr. Weeks' "hive, properly denominated the " Ver- 

 mont Hive," is on the same principle of my suspended 

 hives, as illustrated at page 167. The size and shape 

 of his hive is different, however, from mine. His bot- 

 tom-board is suspended by wire hooks and staples in the 

 same manner As I have described, He also has a cham- 

 ber to his hive, in which two boxes are placed with 

 glass fronts, on my plan ; but in order to obtain a greater 

 surface for these supers, or boxes, and not destroy the 

 symmetry of the hive, he has (as I presume) given an in- 

 clination to the back of it. Here is a side view of one 

 of them. 



Now, this shape is not necessary at all ; but if a man 

 expects to have his hives " take" with the public, there 

 must be a mystery about them, — a grand secret, and a 

 novelty pertaining to them. Thus reason men of the 

 present day, in a great measure ; yet, after all, " honesty 

 is the best policy." 



Mr. Weeks gives as a reason for having the back of 



