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screws, M, the case is drawn so tight on the sections that all 
cracks between them are closed up, thus protecting the surface 
of the boxes from being soiled. 
‘To prevent the spreading of the case when the clamp is 
removed, four simple tin wedges, F, F, are slipped under the 
flange, and the nail head. 
“This bottomless case of sections is then placed on the hive on 
a slotted honey board, which is level on top and has slots to cor- 
respond with those between the sections, save that the slots in 
the board are a little narrower, to secure perfect protection to the 
sections. If separators are used, they are simply dropped in be- 
tween the rows ofsections aseach row is put in. (See 0, fig. 177). 
They rest on the edges of two narrow strips of tin, P, P, that 
pass across each end of the case between the rows of sections at 
the bottom. ‘These strips are movable, and securely held in 
place while handling, like the sections, by the lateral pressure 
of the case. The iron clamp is not a necessity, but it is very 
convenient where several colonies are kept. The case is equally 
adapted to use with or without separators. It can be used 
with or without an outer case. It canbe ‘tiered up’, ‘reversed’, 
(inverted) or placed on endor on one side for ‘side storing ’.” 
743. In removing the cases from the hive, apply the clamp 
and lift all together, or open the case and take out one box ata 
time, using a little smoke, and shaking and brushing off the 
bees. Nearly all of the bees can be shaken from a single case- 
full before opening it; but the neatest way to get them out is to 
place the cases in an empty hive a little to one side of the front of 
the hive from which they were taken. Fasten a wire cloth tube 
over the only opening at the entrance of thisempty hive. Make 
the tube 6 inches long, $ inch in diameter at the small end, and 13 
inch at the end attached to the hive. Place the hive in position 
so that the point of the tube will touch the front end of the hive 
containing the colony. Ina few moments, the bees willbe march- 
ing ‘double quick’ out through the tube, and in an hour or so 
every bee will be out.” (Oliver Foster, ‘‘How to Raise Comb 
Honey.” 1886.) 
We advise every bee-keeper to procure this small pam- 
phlet. 
744. In support of what Mr. Foster wrote in behalf of 
the open-side sections, we may add that bees seem to con- 
sider a row of these sections as formed of a single comb, 
