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it fast to the wood. Afterward we used a Parker 

 fastener, and found it a great improvement over the 

 primitive method. But this Daisy foundation- 

 fastener as described in the catalogue appealed to 

 the modern spirit in us. Wien we tried to use the 

 machine, we were bitterly disappointed at the end 

 of five minutes, but that was because the iron was 

 not hot enough to properly melt the wax. After a 

 little we learned to hold the foundation on the plate 

 just long enough to melt it to a proper consistency 

 so that it adhered to the section as soon as it was 

 dropped upon it. Then it was that filling sections 

 was placed on the list of sports. The rapidity with 

 which we filled four dozen sections almost took our 

 breath away. 



ONE VAN DEUSEN WAX-TUBE FASTENER 



This was ordered under the impression that it 

 would be needed for fastening the foundation in the 

 brood-frames, but when the hives came we found 

 that a much better method of fastening the founda- 

 tions had been devised. This is described in Chap- 

 ter VIII. (Plate HI.) 



TINNED WIRE 



This is used for strengthening the foundation in 

 the brood-frames, as described later. 



ONE PORTER BEE-ESCAPE 



The Porter bee-escape is a simple and most use- 

 ful device. It is set in a thin board just the size of 

 the top of the hive ; in the middle is a bit of tin which 



