QUILTS, SMOKER, VEIL, FEEDER 47 



slit. If all the holes in the cap coincide with the slit in the 

 diaphragm, the maximum amount of syrup capable of being 

 delivered by the feeder is supplied to the bees. On 

 the contrary, if the bottle be revolved one half turn, the 

 supply of syrup is shut off, the perforations in the cap 

 being closed by the uncut portion of the diaphragm. 

 The addition of a pointer to the cap, and numbers cor- 

 responding to the holes in the wooden stage, provides a 

 ready means of regulating the amount of syrup. 



