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smoker in establishing a direct draft (Fig. 116). Mr. Clark 

 next added the cold draft (Fig. 117). This has a large 

 fire chamber, but it is awkward in form and the small cold 

 air tube soon chokes with soot. 



There are now several smokers on the market, each of 

 which has its merits and its friends, I ha(.'e tried all, and 

 in my opinion the Bingham is incomparably superior to 

 any other. I should have it at double or triple the price of 

 any other. Still I know excellent bee-keepers who prefer 

 the Clark. No person who keeps even a single colony of 

 bees, can afford to do without some one of them. 



TO SMOKE BEES. 



Approach the hive, blow a little smoke in at the entrance, 

 then open from above, and blow in smoke as required. If, 



Fig. 117. 



Clark Smoker. 



at any time, the bees seem irritable, a few puffs from the 

 smoker will subdue them. Thus, any person may handle 

 his bees with perfect freedom and safety. If, at any time, 

 the fire-chamber and escape-pipe of the smoker become 

 filled with soot, they can easily be cleaned by revolving an 

 iron or hard-wood stick inside of them. 



CHLOROFORM. 



Mr. Jones finds that chloroform is very useful in quieting 

 bees. He puts a dry sponge in the tube of the smoker, then 



