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sheet on the under side of the top bar, and nailing upon 
it a thin strip of wood, one-half as wide as the bar, even 
with one edge of it, so that when the frame is raised to 
an upright position the foundation will turn down against 
the strip, and hang directly in the center of the frame. 
C. C. Van Deusen says that he finds it practicable with 
the wired foundation to cut off with a pair of wooden 
shears about '/, inch of the edge of the sheet that is to go 
next to the top-bar. The shears will only cut away the 
wax, and leave the ends of the wires exposed. He bends 
these ends to aright angle with the sheet, and glues them 
to the bar in the proper position. I consider the latter 
method the best. Foundations to be placed in frames 
should be cut so that they will not come within */, inch 
of the sides, or */, inch of the bottom. I cut them most 
satisfactorily by laying a thin board of the required size 
upon the sheets, and cutting around the edge with a 
sharp knife. 
EXPENSE OF FOUNDATION MACHINES, 
The expense of a machine for manufacturing founda- 
tion will vary from $30 to $100. Where but a small 
amount is required, it may be purchased cheaper than to 
procure a machine, or wax may be sent to those manu- 
facturing foundation, to be made up at a certain price 
per pound, or for a-share. I think, however, that ma- 
chines must soon be furnished at a much reduced price. 
RENDERING WAX. 
The ordinary -process of rendering wax as hitherto 
practised, has not only been vexatious, but wasteful, and 
I shall, therefore, pass it unnoticed, and give the more 
convenient and economical methods.. The most approved 
plan is by the use of a wax-extractor. The first one I 
shall describe is a foreign invention, which was first made 
