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Page 51
... cells , take care of the young , and defend the hive , so far as they are able , from enemies of every kind . A Worker Bee . The worker bee has a long , slender trunk or tube , with which it gathers the honey from the flowers ; and its ...
... cells , take care of the young , and defend the hive , so far as they are able , from enemies of every kind . A Worker Bee . The worker bee has a long , slender trunk or tube , with which it gathers the honey from the flowers ; and its ...
Page 52
... cells prepared by the workers for that pur- pose . These cells differ in size or shape , as they are intended to contain eggs that are to become drones , or those that are to become workers . The royal cell , or that of the queen , is ...
... cells prepared by the workers for that pur- pose . These cells differ in size or shape , as they are intended to contain eggs that are to become drones , or those that are to become workers . The royal cell , or that of the queen , is ...
Page 53
... cell , and seal it over . This lid or covering is very different from that which the bees place over the honey - cells . The honey - lid is of the purest wax ; but the lid which closes the cells containing the young is made of wax and ...
... cell , and seal it over . This lid or covering is very different from that which the bees place over the honey - cells . The honey - lid is of the purest wax ; but the lid which closes the cells containing the young is made of wax and ...
Page 92
... cell , the young bee is pale in colour , feeble , and un- able to fly . But it soon gains strength , walks about upon the comb , seeks for the door of the hive , and prepares to go abroad , and to be use- ful . From that hour the worker ...
... cell , the young bee is pale in colour , feeble , and un- able to fly . But it soon gains strength , walks about upon the comb , seeks for the door of the hive , and prepares to go abroad , and to be use- ful . From that hour the worker ...
Page 95
... cell will hold the contents of many honey - bags . The honey intended for daily use is easy of access ; but that which is stored up for winter and early spring is placed more out of the way , and each cell is carefully sealed with a ...
... cell will hold the contents of many honey - bags . The honey intended for daily use is easy of access ; but that which is stored up for winter and early spring is placed more out of the way , and each cell is carefully sealed with a ...
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Page 203 - And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand. And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse : and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in arid dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
Page 202 - And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, "As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
Page 283 - Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him : for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe unto the wicked ! it shall be ill with him : for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
Page 362 - The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Page 166 - Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity.
Page 192 - But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Page 316 - I SAID, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue : I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
Page 163 - ... the eyes of the Lord are in every place beholding the evil and the good...
Page 67 - Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Page 283 - The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.