HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



water. The melted wax is now drawn off 

 from the top, and poured into any sort of 

 receptacles with flaring sides. When the wax 

 is nearly to the bottom, or when it shows 

 evidence of coming near the dirt, the rest 

 is allowed to stand. As soon as it is caked 

 in the tank it is lifted out, and the dirt cling- 

 ing to the bottom scraped off. 



Rendering wax at best is a troublesome 

 and messy job, and it is possible to work much 

 damage to a carpet or a suit of clothes that 

 is of far more value than the little wax that 

 may be secured where the beekeeper has but 

 a few hives. 



If the rendering is done in the house kitchen, 

 spread some paper — newspapers will do — on 

 the floor, and go about the work slowly and 

 carefully. If at the close of the work the wax 

 is smeared over kettles and pans, it can be 

 removed by immersing the utensils in boiling 

 water for a while, and rubbing them with 

 a cloth that has been saturated with benzine. 



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