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when all the bees have returned from the fields, and 

 the sulphureous exhalations will prove their instant 

 death. Mr. Huish, however, recommends in those 

 cases where recourse is had to suffocation, to obtain 

 the produce of the hive, not to make use of sulphur, 

 but of dried leaves, or any other substance which 

 emits a good volume of smoke, and by this means 

 merely to stupify the bees, and then to join them to 

 any of the weak hives of the apiary. The fume of 

 the sulphur is said to injure the quality of the honey, 

 but that opinion certainly is not corroborated by the 

 experience or complaint of the body of consumers, 

 although perhaps nine parts in ten of the honey 

 consumed is obtained by suffocating bees. 



Drawing off the virgin or first honey, squeezing 

 the second sort, management of the wax, and stor- 

 ing the whole, must necessarily be confined to prac- 

 tical and experienced hands ; and with respect to 

 those Apiarians who are desirous of entering exten- 

 sively into the culture, their own personal attention 

 will be necessary, and they will find their account 

 .in proceeding with Mr. Huish's comprehensive 

 Treatise in their hands. 



A considerable stock will require a storehouse or 

 room, expressly for the purpose, having a south 

 aspect; and the bees, should they have been suf- 

 fered to live, should be completely shut out, as they 

 will instantly smell the sweet spoil, and soon cover 

 it if admitted. EARTHEN VESSELS, HORSE-HAIR 

 CLOTHS, LINEN CLOTHS for pressing, BUCKETS, or 

 GLAZED EARTHEN two-handled vessels, are the im- 

 plements for use, and CLEAN WASHED HANDS with 



