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INTRODUCTION 
nectar which “would else be lost on desert air,” and also to 
mingle the pollen of flowers, for 
Trees will flourish all the more, 
When flowers mate by rifled store. 
The Invalid, by spending a portion of his time in the open 
air, caring for his bees, will not only find his purse replenished, 
but, what is better, returning health. 
He who with health would live at ease, 
Should cultivate both fruit and bees ; 
Much labor though the first demands, 
The second ’s for more feeble hands. 
The Merchant and Professional Man, and all who spend much 
of their time indoors, will find in bee-keeping a pleasant, health- 
ful outdoor pastime, invigorating to both mind and body. 
Those who own no land may keep Bees. In raising horses or 
cattle, one must own or hire his pasture lands. They are very 
serviceable, but they must be fed. Bees require but little room, 
and find their own food ; for “ roam where they will, the whole 
region is their common.” 
The Aged, and in short, every person, who wishes to engage in 
a light occupation, which will secure health, ease and indepen- 
dence, should give this subject an earnest and candid examination 
Bees multiply rapidly, and one who has ten stocks, may, with 
care, soon expect to have a hundred, and a moderate increase 
need not interfere with a large annual harvest of honey. 
To the wants of what class of mankind has not the Creator 
admirably adapted the industry of this insect, and how eloquently 
this adaptation speaks of his goodness, wisdom and care for the 
welfare of his creatures ? 
