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Perseverance. Argued from the joy of angels over [illegible]
Patent. Claim feeder. Claim arrangement in bee garden, claim
queen nursery.
Winter passage. Today a new plan for long narrow winter passage has presented
November 27th, 1865. for which I am in part indebted to suggestions of Sheldon
who hung his above and below with waxed cord [illegible] above
and [illegible] below his suggestions. 1st Get out thin shavings of Hickory, or
some elastic wood, 7/8 inches wide, cut them to proper lengths, have strips 7/8 x 3/8 x 1/4 inches to
nail and [illegible] the shavings to. To do this quickly have a small box without top or bottom
length and width of the shavings, deep enough to lay one in (on an iron bottom) then to lay
a block 1/2 inch shorter than box, so that the two 7/8 x 3/8 x 1/4 inch pieces can go in at each end, then
put in the other shaving. Then nail shavings to end pieces with small nails that will clinch
on the iron. Have pieces of [crossed out: galvanized [illegible]] [inserted: very] thin annealed iron wire which twisted round the 7/8 x 3/8 x 1/4 inch
pieces and then over top and bottom of frame will hold the winter passage [illegible] in place. 
Make the shavings 5 1/2 to 6 inches long. If these winter passages can be made (as I suppose) cheaply
they will as the [illegible] make the bees build straighter comb by beginning
at w, w instead of centrally. It may be that shavings can better be glued to the
end pieces than nailed. It may prove better to fasten thus. Having the top wire
about 3 inches long and making the bottom to be wired directly fast to the bottom strip
of the frame. If the bees would not fill it up a slot 1/2 inch wide would be better than 3/8 inches, room to set in a queen
cell. If bees fill up this slot very easy to keep it clean, much more than [illegible] wire. 
November 30th. Have today brought long slot shaving winter passage to suit
me. I use Hickory or some other tough shavings, lap the shaving and
tack, so as to clinch, the top to the bottom nail, then suspend with
fine annealed wire twisted over the top of frame, to prevent wire from cutting through shaving
use a small piece of shaving to make a double thickness at point of suspension,
shaving might be suspended with a piece of fine twine. Let the length of passage be six
inches, cost of this not much more than suspended [illegible] circular shaving and
it is every way better, not near so liable to become disarranged, or filled up, or missed
by contracting bees, and if filled much easier to be clean out. 
Bees will have to begin comb at a, a and will work toward c, c to
make the edges of comb meet. They will run them down to x, x so
as to fasten them against shaving and make a stronger support. This a good comb guide.