hanging fence separators to each. If shallow frames are used full sheets 
of super foundation may be put in them and the combs can then be cut 
out and sold as chunk honey, or they may be extracted in the usual way. 
They should not be wired. : 
The most perfect sections, that are mostly free from pop-holes, are 
usually obtained by using top and bottom starters. The top starter cf 
thin super foundation should be about 3% inches in depth, placed in the 
centre, and firmly fixed at the top and sides, and the bottom starter about 
54 inch deep. The space between each should be not less than 1% inch 
nor mare than % inch. An easy and expeditious way of fastening the 
foundation is to use liquid wax, melted on the top of hot water, preferably 
in a double boiler. An ordinary glue-pot can be used for this purpose and 
kept heated over a small oil or spirit stove. Water is put in with the wax 
in the top boiler, and a brush about % inch wide, cut in the shape of a 
wedge, is required, which is dipped down low enough to reach well into 
the water every time it is used. The hot water with the wax keeps the 
brush from cooling too quickly and getting clogged. A very thin layer 
of wax can be quickly laid on by this means. It is a good plan. to coat 
all the inside or the section with wax at the same time which will make it 
easier for the bees to form their attachments when building comb. The 
inside cf frames might with advantage be treated in the same way. After 
embedding the wires in the foundation in the frames they can also be 
covered with a thin coating of wax, if this work has been done with a spur 
embedder. If, however, an electric embedder is used, which does the best 
work, this will not be necessary. 
A NEW ELECTRIC EMBEDDER. 
A new type of electric embedder has been designed and has proved a 
great success. It is so simple that anyone can make it at a small cost. 
It does first class work expeditiously and more satisfactorily than if per- 
formed with a spur embedder. Only a little practice is necessary to get 
into the way of using it. The wires will then be firmly embedded and 
waxed over in the centre of the foundation greatly adding to its strength 
aud rendering it less liable to stretch or break down from the weight of 
the bees while being built out into comb. The material required is two 22 
inch lengths of.single flexible electric lighting cord and two pieces of stout 
insulated wire, such as is used for outloor wiring, about seven inches 
long, the latter being for holding in the hands. A small loop is made at 
one end of each of the two flexible wires, so that they can be attached 
to two'dry cell batteries. The other is joined to one ena of the stouter 
insulated wire, which has a losp made for this purpose. The other ends 
are stripped of the insulating material for about three quarters of an 
inch and are flattened with a hammer or filed to a chisel point. All is 
then ready for use after being attached to two dry cell batteries. The 
frame, already wired and filled with foundation, is laid on the board 
ordinarily used for the spur embedder. Commence at one end of each 
wire and hold the chisel points against it a few inches apart. As soon as 
the wire becomes heated and melts the wax sufficiently lift the point at 
one end, so as to break the circuit, pressing the wire into the middle of 
the foundation at the other, and holding it in this position until the, melted 
wax has cooled, which is almost instantaneous. Then start off again. 
The length of wire that can be embedded at one operation depends on the 
strength of the current, and also on the tightness of the wires. The 
wires should be as tight as possible. If there is much embedding to be 
