A PRACTICAL TREATISE 
ON 
HUMANITY TO HONEY BEES; 
or 
PRACTICAL DIRECTIONS 
MANAGEMENT OF HONEY BEES, 
Upon an Improved and Humane Plan 
THE LIVES OF BEES MAY BE PRESERVED, AND 
ABUNDANCE OF HONEY OF A SUPERIOR 
QUALITY OBTAINED. 
BY 
EDWARD TOWNLEY. 
NEW YORK: 
PRINTED BY G. B. MAIGNE, 183 WILLIAM STREET. 
