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eat it up ; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall 

 be in thy mouth sweet as honey.' 



" And I took the litde book out of the angel's hand, and 

 ate it up ; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey." 



The following is a description of Palestine by a Sanebat 

 from Egypt, the time supposed to be some 2500 years b. c. : 



" There were figs and grapes ; its wine was more plen- 

 tiful than water ; abundant was its honey, many were its 

 oil-trees, and all fruits were upon its trees ; there, too, was 

 barley and spelt, and cattle of all kinds without end." 



Palestine may be less of a garden than in those days, 

 still, flowers and bees abound there, and the bees of the 

 Holy Land are said to be a race distinct by themselves. 

 Their near relation, the Syrian bees, whose home is north 

 of Mount Carmel, have been brought to this country, where 

 they have won the favor of the bee-keepers, who consider 

 them among the best that have been imported to enrich 

 our apiaries. 



