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vindicated J. Howe (Blessed. of righteous. Chap. XVII) [from The blessedness of the righteous by John Howe]
This style of guide frame will give the bees [inserted: more than] 4 times as much
space for intercommunicating between their combs, and the bars being only
1/8 inch and the ends closed (and not open as in those of last year) the bees can
easily get up and keep up the heat for comb building. I should
prefer to give them a central sheet of comb, and when I have it to use comb
for guides, and to have no triangular piece, and no waxing. Frame
thus. To remove, have empty hive, [crossed out: illegible] remove
honey board about 4 inches at one end, blow in
smoke until bees leave the guide and first frame (these fastened
together so as to come out together) In empty hive, have only two
nails or brads on bottom board, in above position about 5/8 inches
from front and rear, and 3/8 inches from sides, and about 3/4 inches high
no head. These with the brads on ends of comb frames will prevent
any motion of frames below, to hurt bees, and will keep frames apart below. 
To move hives, merely put some paper wads between frames on the rabbets. 
(May 6th, 1861) Instead of nails in bottom, staples (same as for bradding) on the sides. 
(February 14th, 1862) These frames might be tried as follows. Use only
Guide Frames. three guide and ten comb frames, put two comb
frames on each end, then a guide, then on each side
three comb frames and guide between. In this way sides of hive and
the three guides cause one face of eight frames to be true. This would
not interfere much with bees, and may answer all practical ends. The
two frames which do not come against any guide might have comb
on them. The comb frames slightly bradded. Triangular guides
used, and shaving hung with tin. Such an arrangement
would certainly secure one comb on each frame and save
expense, and probably obviate tendency of bees to abandon the hive. 
(Feb. 17, 1862) Find by trial that ten frames can be used with 3 guides and just
fill up the hive. The two combs which do not come in contact with guides may
have rather less room, leave 1/4 inch space on the two sides. (March 1, 1862)