1906 



GLEAKIXGS IN BEZ CULTURE. 



1579 



DIRECTIONS. 



Seat yourself on a high stool or chair at a 

 bench or low table al)out as high as your 

 knees ( if you prefer to stand up you can use 

 a higher table.) Lay the frame on the ta- 



MILLER S TOOL FOR IMBEDDING WEDGES. 



ble in front of you, top-bar down, the one 

 end toward you, and the groove for the 

 wedge to the right. Place the foundation in 

 the groove intended for it, and see that it is 

 done right. Now place the end of the wedge 

 in the end of the groove furthest from you 

 (it is not necessary to start it in its entire 

 length). Next grasp the tool with the end 

 of the handle pointing toward you; that is, 

 have the thuml) neare . to you. Place the 

 tongue A on top of the wedge, letting the 

 tongue B I'est against the side of the top-bar 

 to act as a gu'ile. Now with a downward 

 pressure draw ihe tool toward you and see 

 how nicely the wedge sinks into the groove 

 and beneath the surface. 



A FEW MORE HINTS. 



See that the beveled 

 side of the wedge is next 

 to the foundation when 

 you start it in. Remem- 

 ber that the best time to 

 do this work is when 

 the weather is dry. In 

 the rain-belt all soft 

 woods have a tendency 

 to swell more than one 

 might suppose during a 

 protracted wet or damp 

 spell of weather, which 

 causes the wedges to be- 

 come larger and the 

 grooves smaller, and it 

 is then harder to force 

 the wedge into proper 

 position. If the first 

 draw of the wedge from 

 end to end does not sink it below the level, 

 repeat the dose, and do not be afraid to bear 

 down on it. I do not claim that the work 



is child's play. In fact, it will tax the mus- 

 cles of your ai'm rather severely if you work 

 at it long; but you will get used to it after 

 a while as the Dutchman said about the 

 Irishman being used to hanging. 



I guess you will ask why that offset in the 

 tool. Why is it not made all in one piece? 

 I will answer the question. That is to give 

 room for the fingers when putting in full 

 sheets of foundation, and I think it is better, 

 even when putting in starters only. 



If properly used, no moi-e complaints of 

 wedges falling out would be heaixl, even 

 from Colorado or Arizona. I am satisfied 

 that, with this little tool, I can put in the 

 wedges and put them in to stay, faster than 

 one man can properly put the foundation in 

 the other groove. That hole in the handle 

 is to hang it up by when through using. 



Bluff ton. Mo. 



BEE DEMONSTRATION IN MEDINA. 



Dr. Bi^elow's Second Visit to Medina with 

 the Schoolma'ms and Sdioolmasters ; Avhy 

 Bees will not Sting a Crowd of People 

 wlien they will Attack Individuals. 



BY E. R ROOT. 



Very soon after the big field meeting at 

 Jenkintown, at which over a thousand bee- 

 keepers wei-'e present, we had another field- 

 day on a smaller scale here at Medina, July 

 7, 1906. 



On this occasion Dr. Bigelow, so well and 

 favorably known to our readers, was the 

 field marshal, so to speak, for he took 

 charge. 



He had been lecturing at the summer 

 school at Wooster, Ohio, where schoolteach- 

 ers from all over the country are wont to 

 assemble. As the visit of a similar lot of 

 teachers of over a year ago had been found 

 so enjoyable as we'll as profitable it was de- 



FIG. 1.— DR. BIGELOW^ LECTURING BEFORE HIS CLASS AT THE 

 FIELD-DAY MEET AT MEDINA. 



cided to make another trip to Medina; and 

 accordingly another crowd took the trolley 

 and landed here about noon. The number 



