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otherwise having no ventilation. The last has another 
small opening leading into the third space wherein is 
The Food, 
which is made by thoroughly incorporating with finely 
powdered loaf sugur just sufficient liquid honey to form a 
thick paste; this should be almost dry, and give no sign 
of “ running ” under any temperature. 
It is best made up some time before actually required 
for use, so that any excess of moisture may descend, 
leaving the upper portion just right for the cages. When 
‘the compartment is filled a sheet of wax or a piece of 
parchment covers the opening, while a thin -lid of wood 
fits over the whole, being secured with brads or tacks. 
(See Fig. 67.) For long journeys abroad duplicate © 
compartments are needed, with also a few more bees. 
Cooked and Medicated Food. 
The Author has for many years heated the honey for 
some hours (first adding a little water), and medicated the 
mixture used in his queen-mailing cages, even though 
assured in his own mind the honey may be quite free from 
any germs of disease. 
Mail Candy without Honey. 
Mr. Fuller, an American queen-breeder, claims to have 
perfected the making of mail-cage candy without the use 
of honey.. He got the idea from the “Old Country,” as 
also the method of applying candy in glass covered boxes 
over stocks when short of food. , 
His revised composition for this candy is as follows :— 
Graulated sugar, 5 lbs. ; coffee A sugar, 1 lb.; glucose, r Ib. ; 
water, 14 pints; one teaspoonful of cream tartar. Boil, 
but do not stir until at 240° F. Stir quickly when cooling, 
and pour out. : 
