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HANDLING BEES. 



side of the flre-box, that could stand up and draw like a 

 chimney, and that could practically be held with one hand. 

 Bingham afterwards greatly improved on this smoker. Since 

 then, others have made different styles, all based on Quinby's 

 or on Bingham's ideas. 



The Improved Quinby-Bingham smokers have been imitated 

 all over the world, especially in England and France, and we 

 are sorry to say, some of these imitations have been sold as 

 personal inventions, without any credit being given to the 

 real inventors. 



A bee-smoker is indispensable to any Apiarist, and should 



Fig. 92. 



CORNEIL SMOKEH. 



be properly filled, when used, with dry wood, lighted at the 

 bottom by a few hot coals. With a good smoker any kind of 

 wood may be used. When the bees are located in an orchard, 

 dead limbs of apple-trees are handiest and will make good 

 smoke. Shavings, leaves, rags, can also be used, if no wood 

 is at hand. By setting the smoker upright, when not held in 

 the hand, so as to create a good draft, and refilling it from 

 time to time, a good smoke can be kept up from morning till 

 night, if necessary. 



In his book, "Forty Years Among the Bees," Dr. C. C. Miller 

 advises the use of what he calls "saltpeter-rags" for lighting 

 the smoker. We quote what he says : 



