CHAPTER 2X1, 
BEES-WAX. 
I rivo that there are many persons that have kept bees for years, 
that do not rightly understand the method of making wax from the 
combs. 
The way I generally manage is as follows: After the combs have 
been cut from the hive and the honey separated from them, press 
them together and put them into a flannel bag, (the smaller the bag 
the better, if it will contain the desired amount of combs); put the bag 
into a kettle and a flat stone on the top, to keep it under the water 
while boiling, fill the kettle with water, and set it over the fire, and let 
it boil 40 or 50 minutes, take it from the fire, and if the kettle is large 
enough to afford sufficient room for the wax to rise above the stone, 
the stone nor bag need not be removed until after the wax has become 
cold, and been removed ; for if they arc taken from the kettle before 
the wax is, much of it will adhere to the stone and bag, and be 
roasted. 
If the wax is not as pure as desired, wash the bag and put the wax 
into it the second time, and melt it with water as at first. The wax 
may then be put in a smaller vessel and melted, and poured into cups 
or pans, and formed into cakes as desired. The pans should first be 
rubbed over with a little grease to prevent adhesion. 
CHAPTER XLIII. 
BEE DRESS. /" 
Every bee-keeper that has much to do with bees, should prepare 
himself with a bee-dress of some description, so as to be prepared for 
any emergency that may occur. 
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