THE HONEY-BEE CAPABLE OF BEING TAMED. 189 
Quinby, one of the veterans of progressive Apiculture, 
invented the first bellows-smoker that had the bellows on 
the side of the fire-box, that could stand up and draw like a 
chimney, and that could practically be held with one hand. 
Bingham afterwards greatly improved this smoker, Since 
then, others have made different styles, all based on Quin- 
by’s or on Bingham’s ideas. 
The Improved Quinby- Bingham smokers have been im- 
itated all over the world, especially in England and France, 
and we are sorry to say, some of these imitations have been 
sold as personal inventions, without any credit being given 
to the real inventors. 
A bee-smoker is indispensible to any Apiarist, and should 
be properly filled, when used, with dry wood, lighted at 
the bottom by a few hot coals. With a good smoker any 
kind of wood may be used. When the bees are located in 
an orchard, dead limbs of apple-trees, are handiest and will 
make good amoke. Shavings, leaves, rags, can also be 
used, if no wood is at hand. By setting the smoker up- 
right, when not held in the hand, so as to create a good 
draft, and refilling it from time to time, a good smoke can 
be kept up from morning till night, if necessary. 
383. Some Apiarists of England have tried several 
liquids, for rubbing on the hands, to pacify the bees. 
Most of these liquids are hydro-carbonous fluids, or vola- 
tile oils of plants, such as wintergreen, turpentine, berga- 
mot, cloves, thyme, etc. Mr, Girmshaw, after diverse 
trials, invented a compound of several of these oils, to 
which he seems to have added ether and chloroform, if 
our sense of smell does not mislead us, He callsit Apifuge. 
Several Apiarists praise this drug, while others say that 
their bees did not mind it, and sting them as usual; and 
some complain of blisters on their hands after its use.— 
(British Bee-Fournal.) 
Mr. Cowan presented us with a vial of Apifuge, but, 
