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to take out the honey or to attend to the 
bees. In some parts of the country an old- 
fashioned hive called a 
“bee gum” is still used. If you go to the 
mountains of North Carolina, you will see a 
great many bee gums. Nearly every cabin 
has a row of them in its yard, and they are 
made by chopping down hollow sweet- 
gum trees and cutting off lengths of about 
three feet. 
Sometimes other hollow trees are used, 
but they are all called “gums.” The moun- 
taineers stand the “gum” on a board ora 
stone, and put another board or stone on 
top for a roof. All the holes are plastered 
