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WINTERING BEES 



pose. He can usually obtain quite a quantity of these by 

 going to the farmer or miller;, and he may (and probably 

 will) receive free all he can take away. 



In selecting a roofing-paper for the purpose, avoid the 

 heavy grades, as they are expensive, and do not fold readily ; 

 and, when folded, they will break on removing the string. 



A winter case niade of second-hand > wrapping-paper as used at Medina. 



A greased manijla paper, about like fl[our-sacking, gives very 

 good results ; any paper which will stand weather, and, yet 

 fold up flat again in summer after the cold winter and 

 spring are over, will answer. The, next two illustrations' show 

 a bettet arrangement — paper wrapping, a cushion, and, last 

 of all, a wooden case to telescope over the whole. 



Sbmeuse, instead of the string to fasten the paper down, 

 strips of wood tacked on. These hold the paper close against 



