140 FORTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES. 



in an empty crate lying on one side with the top and one 

 end removed. Of course the sections do not lie flat, but 

 on their edges, the grooves of each tier corresponding 

 with the grooves of the other tiers, so that a small stream 

 of water poured into the grooves at the top will readily 

 find its way clear through to the bottom. If necessary 

 the sections must be wedged together, so there will be no 

 room for water to get between them only at the grooves. 

 A pint funnel is specially prepared for the work. A 

 wooden plug is pushed in from above, projecting below 

 two inches or less. The lower end of the plug is whit- 

 tled to a point, and either by means of a bad fit or by 

 means of a little channel cut in one side of the plug, there 

 is just leak enough so that when the funnel is filled there 

 will be a continuous fine stream of water running from 

 the point of the plug. Holding the funnel* in one hand 

 I pour into it boiling water from a tea-kettle held in the 

 other hand, at the same time holding the funnel so that 

 the stream from the point of the plug shall be directed 

 into the grooves, moving the funnel along just fast 

 enough so that the water shall be sure to go clear through 

 to the bottom. Cold water will not work well. 



FOLDING SECTIONS. 



Sometimes I put sections together myself, but gen- 

 erally some boy or girl does the work unless my wife be 

 pressed into service. The operator seated at the ma- 

 chine (Fig. 57) has a pile of sections laid at a convenient 

 height at her left hand, the sections piled so that the ends 

 correspond. As fast as the sections are taken from the 

 press they are neatly piled in order on a board at the right 

 of the operator. (I know that some throw the sections 

 indiscriminately into a basket as they leave the press, and 

 it seems this ought to take less time, but I think in the 

 long run my way saves time.) It is desirable that the 



