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PLEASUBABLE BEE-KEEPING. 



The " Hill " smoker lately invented is thus described : 

 "The fire-box is three inches in diameter, and when 

 full of good hard chips or bark affords as much fire 

 and smoke as any one can desire. The bottom of the 

 fire-box is solid, not perforated like a grate. The vent 

 is through holes in the side, consequently the bottom 

 holds the ashes, which aid in keeping the smoker 

 alight for a long time when not in use. Its greatest 

 convenience is the ease and readiness with which one 

 can build a fire in it, on account of the ample vent at 

 the Ijottom. Light a match, stand it up inside the 



Fig. (i. 



fire-box, drop in a few shavings, making them coarse 

 as the fire increases, and finally top with hardwood. 

 Work the bellows and you have a fire before you can 

 read these directions." 



In some apiaries it has been found possible to dis- 

 card smoke altogether since Mr. Webster introduced a 

 means, always at hand, of producing an effective inti- 

 midant. The barrel of a smoker (Fig. 6) is made the 

 receptacle for a sponge that has been saturated in a 

 carbolic solution, the recipe for which has not been 

 divulged ; but a bottle of the preparation can be 

 purchased for a few pence and lasts some months. 



