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smoker in establishing a direct draft (Fig. 116). Mr. Clark 
next added the cold draft (Fig. 117). This has a large 
fire chamber, but it is awkward in form and the small cold 
air tube soon chokes with soot. 
There are now several smokers on the market, each of 
which has its merits and its friends. I have tried all, and 
in my opinion the Bingham is incomparably superior to - 
any other. I should have it at double or triple the price of 
any other. Still I know excellent bee-keepers who prefer 
the Clark. No person who keeps even a single colony of 
bees, can afford to do without some one of them, 
TO SMOKE BEES. 
Approach the hive, blow a little smoke in at the entrance, 
then open from above, and blow in smoke as required. If, 
Fie. 1147. 
Clark Smoker. : 
at any time, the bees seem irritable, a few puffs from the 
smoker will subdue them. Thus, any person may handle 
his bees with perfect freedom and safety. If, at any time, 
the fire-chamber and escape-pipe of the smoker become 
filled with soot, they can easily be cleaned by revolving an 
iron or hard-wood stick inside of them. : 
CHLOROFORM. 
Mr. Jones finds that chloroform is very useful in quieting 
bees. He putsa dry sponge in the tube of the smoker, then 
