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about with a rod or ladle, a quantity more of wax 
will be brought out from it, and more still by 
applying to the bag a wet rolling-pin upon a board 
also wet; the additional wax thus obtained may be 
added to the other, and the whole boiled again 
with a very little clean water and over a slow fire. 
Skim off the dross as fast as it appears, and then 
pour the whole again into the greased pan, and, 
after letting it cool slowly, scrape off the settlings. 
The above is in the main Mr. Cheshire’s method. 
Another is that of Mr. Payne, who would pour the 
original boil into a canvas bag of about a quart, 
which should be laid on an inclined board in a tub, 
with cold water in it below the reach of the bag; 
then, applying the roller, the wax is all expressed at 
one process, and may be collected on the water and 
boiled again as before. The operation must be 
carried on where the bees will not be able to get 
admittance, or the odour will bring them in great 
numbers. 
“Virgin comb, being free from cocoons or other 
rubbish, will not require the squeezing process, but 
may simply be melted into the pan, gradually cooled, 
and melted again. If the cooling is artificially de- 
layed, the wax will be all the clearer. If bleaching 
is desired, melt it again and pour it out so as to 
form thin streams or plates, and then lay these for 
a few days in the sun; take care, however, that they 
are not melted.” 
Dysentery.—The presence of this disease may be 
known by the dark-coloured evacuations, offensive 
smell in the hive, and frequent deaths. It often 
