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foundation while the section is being 

 brought to an upright position. 



Mr. R. L. Taylor has used the ma- 

 chine to put foundation in about 2,000 

 sections, and he pronounces it a " Double 

 Daisy." He says it does the work easily 

 and perfectly, and with comfort to the 

 operator. 



From the circular describing the 

 Woodcock Foundation Fastener, we take 

 the following: 



I would respectfully call your atten- 

 tion to the merits of the foundation 





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fastener, as shown in the cut herewith. 

 It puts the foundation straight in the 

 center of the section, thereby securing 

 a neat and straight section of honey. 



It melts the foundation on the wood, 

 causing it to adhere firmly, and, if 

 properly done, the foundation will tear 

 apart before it will part from the sec- 

 tion. 



It saves the foundation that is usually 

 wasted by other methods of fastening, 

 which, in a large apiary, would cover 

 the cost of the machine several times in 

 a single year. 



In the directions for using we find 

 this: 



Fasten the machine to the floor by a 

 screw, letting the top rest against a 

 table or bench. Place a small lamp un- 

 der the steel plate until the plate is hot 

 enough to slowly melt the wax. Now 

 regulate the lamp so as to maintain the 

 right temperature by lowering the lamp, 

 or turning the blaze down ; for, if too 

 hot or too close, it will scorch the sec- 

 tion ; it does not require much heat 

 after the plate is once hot enough. 

 Now, when the flopper is down, as 

 shown in the cut at B, place the section 

 over the block, letting the bottom come 

 under the plate, drop the foundation 

 lightly on top of the plate (use ?io pres- 

 sure), and pull the flopper out. The 

 foundation drops upon the section, and 

 at once becomes a fixture. Continue in 

 the same direction with the flopper until 

 it is in an upright position, when the 

 section may be removed and the flopper 

 returned to its proper position to receive 

 another section. 



This is the only fastner on the market 

 that leaves the section right side up 

 when done. 



With a little practice it will do the 

 work very rapidly and satisfactorily. 



ABiarianExliiMtaltlieMiWiilerFair. 



Written for the American Bee Jmimal 

 BY 'W. A. PRYAL. 



In my last about the honey exhibit at 

 the International Fair in San Francisco, 

 I stated that I would close my notice of 

 honey and apiarian appliances by men- 

 tioning more fully that made by Mr. 

 Mercer, of Ventura. Since my last let- 

 ter was written, I have been to the Fair 

 several times more, and I have found 

 some additional exhibits of honey in 

 out-of-the way corners, which, in justice 

 to the exhibitors, I shall have to men- 

 tion now. 



Mr. Mercer's exhibit is the most novel 

 honey exhibit at the Fair, and it is the 

 only one that contains some of the ap- 

 pliances used in the apiary, excepting, 

 perhaps, that of Mr. Archer, made in 

 the gallery of the Horticultural Building 

 — in truth, the latter may not be desig- 

 nated an exhibit of apiarian fixtures, as 

 there is nothing there worthy of the 

 name, except a bee-hive. 



Mr. Mercer's exhibit is to this Fair 

 what A. I. Root's exhibit was to the 

 late Columbian Fair, although it is far 



