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sewing the edges together at the three sides by weaving 

 fine wire through. At the top, however, let each of the 

 pieces be folded out, so that a hole large enough to push 

 your finger in will be left. Lay the tent centrally on the 

 robber-cloth, and mark where the three corners of the 

 tent come. Now starting at each of these points, cut 

 the cloth to the center. Cut away the three flaps of cloth 

 all but about 1^ inches, and turn this 1^-inch margin 

 up on the outside of the tent and sew there with heavy 

 thread. 



Another way is a little easier to do, and it is a little 

 better, although a little harder to describe. Take a piece 



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of wire-cloth 2 1-3 times as long as it is wide. ]\Iark 

 a point at the middle of one of the longer sides, and on 

 the other side mark a point half way from each end to 

 the middle, as shown in the figure. Make a fold at each 

 of the dotted lines. The wire-cloth may be cut away 

 at the two outside dotted lines, or, what is better, the end 

 pieces may be folded over and sewed down. Now bring 

 the two parts of the upper margin together and sew with 

 wire, and then proceed to fasten the tent in place as be- 

 fore. In this latter case, of course, a hole must be cut 

 at the top of the tent. Before the tent is sewed together, 

 cut a slit about an inch deep in the two dotted lines at the 

 top, and then fold out the three points. 



When one of these tent-escapes is placed on a pile 

 of supers, or on a hive containing bees, the bees will pass 



