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every household when the honey is gone. As Dr. Mason 
and Mr. Cutting have shown, jelly cups, by simply dip- 
ping the upper edge in melted wax, then quickly filled and 
covered, are quite securely sealed. Others will prefer more 
showy vessels, like the Muth one-pound and two-pound 
jars (Fig. 134), even though they cost more. At present 
the neat tin pails (Fig. 135) holding from one-half pound 
to twelve pounds, are very popular in the markets. The 
Fic. 135. 
covers shut inside, and if the honey is granulated they are 
very excellent. The bails make them more convenient 
and salable. Mr. Jones has a pail that is easily sealed with 
wax strings, and is beautifully decorated with chromoed 
labels. Such pails are cheap, convenient, and leave little 
to be desired. Their beauty aids the sale. Mr. A. I. Root 
pronounces them the best receptacle for extracted honey. 
If the honey is to be sent to a distant market it may be 
put in soft wood—spruce, pine or hemlock—kegs (Fig. 
136). These are light, and if we carefully drive thé hoops, 
Fic. 136, 
and test by use of boiling water, we need not wax them. 
Hard wood barrels must be waxed, then if the honey gran- 
