228 BEES-WAX. 



melted combs and heavily weighted down, causing 

 the wax to rise to the top, while the offal is pressed to 

 the bottom. A tub or other vessel, half full of clear, 

 cold water, is to be ready, into which the wax is to be 

 removed with a dipper, as it rises through the fol- 

 lower. Add more water from time to time, and con- 

 tinue to boil and stir, and lade out the wax as long 

 as any rises. The debris in the vessel may then be 

 thrown away as useless. 



Remelt the wax, adding water as at first. Have 

 at hand a deep dish, pan, or other vessel ; grease the 

 bottom and sides, to cause the cake to part freely 

 when cold. 



Strain the wax through a fine wire screen or coarse 

 open cloth, into* the receiving vessels, and then set 

 them away till cold. When taken out, it is fit for 

 market. 



A press, suited to the purpose of rendering wax, 

 might be made, so as to save time and labor. 



QUANTITY OBTAINED FROM A HIVE. 



The quantity of wax obtained from diiferent hives 

 varies ; a fair average, however, is about two and a 

 half pounds to a hive containing two thousand and 

 two hundred cubic inches in the clear. 



WAX AN ARTICLE OF COMMERCE. 



" Bees-wax forms a considerable article of com- 

 merce. 



