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There are some advantages claimed for inversion 
which interchangeability alone will not give, and which 
had better be examined after the Heddon hive has 
become familiar. 
Fig. 53.— The Heddon Hive (Scale, y\). 
st, Stand; bb, bb, Body or Breedinf>-boxes ; hb. Honey-board; sr, sr. Section 
Racks ; c, Cover ; hh, hh. Hand Holds ; lb, lb', Langstroth Blocks : e. Entrance ; 
I, Lath, or Cleat, giving Bee-space ; s, s. Screws ; si, si. Strengthening Slats. 
Although we are discussing this question in the 
light of principles whose application is universal, it 
