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NOTES BY THE WAY. 



Dear Reader, to enable you the better to succeed, set up a 

 standard of perfection that you wish to attain in your manage- 

 ment. Never mind if it appears almost impossible to gain that 

 end ; if you will only keep the desired object in view, and work 

 earnestly, depend upon it you will be almost certain to reach your 

 goal. 



The reader will have little idea of the great difficulty expe- 

 rienced in obtaining a good photo of the bees on a comb, even 

 with the most approved apparatus. Many negatives were taken, 

 and a number of visits made by the photographer before anything 

 like a respectable picture could be obtained. We hope to try 

 again and have something better for future copies. 



The first photo in the book also required the exercise of a 

 great deal of patience before all the babies could be induced to 

 remain still ; and then, perhaps, the position of the entire number 

 would not be just right. Though the mother may appear a 

 little worried with such a tribe, we have selected the best general 

 arrangement, and to those to whom we are thus introduced our 

 very best wishes are offered for their prosperity. 



The process of contraction has long been practised by bee- 

 keepers, but it was left for Mr. J. E. Pond, jun., of America, to 

 reduce the plan to a system. He shows that stock combs may be 



