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Them, thus, undoubtedly all the Queens
Were preserved. 
Last summer (1850) I was requested to take 
Up a swarm of bees which had been
Established for some years on the grounds 
Of the Pennsylvania hospital for the insane. 
The swarm was originally lodged in a 
Box a foot square, which was placed
In a small beehouse, in which were
Shelves like those in stores. The first
Peculiarity was the exceeding irascibility 
Of the bees, they were in the edge of a grove
At a considerable distance from the house
And were seldom visited, they did not act 
At all like domesticated bees. The second
Peculiarity was the immense number of 
Bees going and returning, very many
More than I ever saw before in any single
Swarm. 3rd peculiarity. The long protracted 
Resistance offered by the bees, it
Seemed almost impossible too [illegible] them
Whereas domesticated bees are after their 
First resistance especially when their honey
combs are [illegible] soon subdued. 
This is but a Fourth. The extraordinary amount of brood
Confirmation of comb. More than could have been had
The new view from one Queen according to any theory 
Reflecting the ever yet [illegible] of the number of eggs. 
Astounding fertility 5th. Numerous Queen cells not only
Of Queen in the old box but in the combs
Built in the shelves. From all the 
Queen cells, no proof that they raised Queens in them. 



