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Prayer. Insincere [illegible] in a masterly style. Shakespeare. Hamlet
Paradoxes. Ingenious attempt to account for the impressions
frequently made by them. (Berks works. Volume 1, page XXII. III)
Patriotism. Inculcation of not neglected in N. T. R. Hall. Volume 1, page 206. 
Patent hives. It cannot be [illegible] with that persons who are content to remain
in almost entire ignorance of the habits of the bee
will ever have much success with improved hives, such persons are only fit to use
the common box or straw hives on the old plan of killing the bees and they will in the long run have
more success on this plan than any other all that they need to know is how to hive
their bees when they swarm and how to kill such as they mean to take up. 
From this system of management sure results may be obtained. As all feeble swarms
are taken up in the fall the increase of the moth is discouraged. I have little doubt that
in this way more honey would be obtained on the whole than is now obtained. It is
more cruel to starve bees in the winter than to kill them at once. In a word the
old system of management should be adhered to by all who are either too careless or
too ignorant to adopt the new. Those who mismanage the new do not obtain as
great an increase in the number of their colonies as those who adhere to the old. 
If any change is recommended to these will not take the trouble to acquaint themselves
with improved systems of management, it is to keep the larger part of their colonies in non swarming
hives with ample space for storing surplus honey, and to keep some in swarming
hives to increase their stock or keep it good. 
Paint. White best to resist sun, reflect heat, inside, and under
[illegible] might be [illegible] paint, first coat of hive also, [illegible]
[illegible] mixed with lead or mineral paint. 
Patent. April 27, 1852. Let agents as far as possible be discarded, sell no right to
make glass hives. Let self supporting apiaries be established. April 28, 1852. Let
patent be taken for arranging the hives, leave openings for [illegible]
Let A be spring position, when gathering season come, let it be B
thus very strong stocks may be made for surplus honey gathering. 



