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in the lower vessel melts the wax ; it runs out of the perforated 

 cage down to the false bottom, the edges of which stand up 

 about half an inch. The wax is conveyed to the outside by 

 means of a spout connected to the bottom on which the cage 

 stands. 



The wax may then be moulded into different sized cakes for 

 Belling. Moulds for making cakes of varying size caii he 

 made by boring holes in a piece of hard wood the requisite 

 size to hold, say, loz., 2oz., 3oz., etc., of wax; these can then 



be retailed to customers, but the best value is obtained, as 

 previously stated, by having the wax made into foundation. 



In all cases when wax is being melted it should be done in 

 a vessel standing in another containing rain water. If the 

 vessel containing wax is placed in direct contact with the fire 

 or oven shelf it will be blackened and its texture spoilt. 



XIV.— OBTAINING HEATHER HONEY. 



Heather honey is obtained principally in Scotland, Wales, 

 and the northern counties of England. The heather harvest is 

 derived from the common ling of the moors about August, 

 when all othffir crops are over, and it is not unusual for the bee- 



