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ought to be waxed before using them, to make assurance 

 doubly sure against any leakage. To wax the barrels, we may 

 use beeswax, but paraffine is cheaper, and just as efficient. 

 Three or four quarts of the hot paraffine or wax should be 

 turned into the barrel, the bung driven in tight, the barrel 

 twirled in every position, after which the bung is loosened by 

 a blow with the hammer, and the residue of the wax turned 

 out. Economy requires that the barrels be warm when waxed, 

 so that only a thin coat will be appropriated. 



Large tin cans, waxed and soldered at the openings after 

 being filled, are cheap, and may be the most desirable recep- 

 tacles for extracted honey. 



Extracted honey should always be kept in dry apartments. 

 If thin when extracted, it should be kept in open barrels or 

 cans in a warm dry room till it has thoroughly ripened. 



