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Dr. Millc-r — 1 (Ion"!, kimw llirit it i-- ims^ihlr. 

 Mr. Sniitli — I lia\c- liad tlial cxi)ci"ieiioc. 



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'"Is il a fact that I)crs draw nut ciunl)?"' 



Dr. Miller — I sliiuild '-a.y yes as far as i know. I think 

 (he hecs do. 



.Mr. Stone — f a^kt'd that (pu'^iiun. I )(> they draw it d<nvn? 

 1 heard a man say that he put in the hrood- frames a strii) 



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of foundation one inch wide; they drew it down two inches 

 wide. I claim that is an imi)ossiI)ility : how can they draw 

 it out? Will they draw it down and make drone-cells out 

 of it? They could not draw it down without makijij^- the 

 cells larger and all out of shape, or else taking off bits of 

 comb and building it on at the bottom, which I doubt, as 

 they begin first by widening at the top of the comb. I read 

 about bees drawing out comb bitt I never can believe it. 



Dr. Miller — The common understanding is the fact that 



