PURE BEESWAX. 871 
Fig. 117. 
VANDERVORT MILLe 
685. The wax used for thin surplus-foundation is a se- 
lected grade. Wax from cappings (772) and Southern 
wax are the best for this purpose. In every case, whether 
the foundation is to be used for surplus (728), or for 
brood-combs (228), the wax should be thoroughly cleaned 
by heating it to a high temperature and allowing it to cool 
slowly in flaring vessels, from which the cold wax can ‘be 
easily removed. Wax, that is allowed to retain impurities, 
has less consistency, and will sag more readily. The 
method used by wax-bleachers of purifying with acids 
should not be resorted to, as the bees have a dislike for any 
disagreeable smell or taste. 
686. Nothing but pure wax should be used in any grade of 
foundation. Paraffine, ceresine, etc., have been tried with 
disastrous results. Aside from the fact that these compounds 
melt at a lower degree than beeswax* and break down in 
¢**Paraffine melts at 110° Fahr., Beeswax at 162.’’—(Bloxam’s Chemistry.) 
