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all the time except when the cans are changed. An electrica 
alarm, as first described by Mr. Hutchinson, is used to give u 
warning when the can is full—see Fig. 2. No one should hesitat: 
about trying one of these alarms, for they are very simple. Thi 
engraving shows the method of connecting the bell to the battery 
In brief, two wires run from the two posts on the battery to thi 
two posts on the bell; but one wire is broken, one of the ends bein; 
fastened to the scale-beam at the pivot, and the other being locatec 
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Fig. 2.—E. D. Townsend’s arrangement of strainer and scales, illustral 
ing the Hutchinson Automatic Alarm. 
just above the outside end of the beam. It can be seen that, whe 
the can is full, the scale-beam rises and the circuit is completed s 
that the bell rings. It is necessary to have all of the connection 
tight, as the bell may fail to ring if there are any loose contact 
We set the scales as usual at the 62144-pound mark to allow for th 
60 pounds of honey and the weight of the can, and then lay a twi 
pound weight on top of the can and turn on the honey and go 0 
