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FIFTY YEARS A^IOXG THE BEES 



of the foundation without the trouble of cutting it care- 

 fully to the right size. A\'ith the bottom-bar all in one 

 piece, the foundation fitting down close upon it. and 

 melted wax run along the joint, the bees may be les> 

 inclined to gnaw a passage under the foundation than 

 with the double bottom-bar without the melted wax. 



SPACIXG-NAILS. y 



The side-spacing, which holds the frame at the proper 

 distance from its next neighbor, is accomplished by means 



Fig. 26 — Pounding Bees Off Comb. 



of comm.on wire-nails. These nails are IV4 inches long 

 and rather heavy, about 3-32 inch in thickness, with a head 

 less than one-fourth inch across. By means of a wooden 

 gauge which allows them to be driven only to a fixed 

 depth, they are driven in to such a depth that the head 

 remains projecting out a fourth of an inch. 



Each frame has four spacing-nails. A nail is driven 

 into each end of the top-bar on opposite 'sides, the nail 



