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at the front and rear of the hive have been found efficient. A cheap 
hive stand can be secured by hewing round sticks of wood on one or 
two sides, and using them in the same manner as the tile. 
Toots AND OTHER APPARATUS. 
Among the necessities of any apiary, large or small, are a good 
smoker (fig. 7.) to subdue the bees, and a veil, (fig. 8.), of some light 
material to protect the face. Some sort of tool for separating bodies 
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Fig. 8.—Veil. 
and frames, and for scraping propolis and bits of wax from hives and 
fixtures is desirable. The ones figured have been found satisfactory 
(fig. 9.). Queen cages of which there are many kinds in use, will be 
found indispensable. Foundation fasteners, feeders, (figs. 16, 17, 18, 
