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side of the fire-box, that could stand up and draw like a 

 chimney, and that could laractically be held -with one hand. 

 Bingham aftenvards greatly improved on this smoker. Since 

 then, others have made dif!ferent sty'.cs, all based on Quinby's 

 or on Bingham's ideas. 



The Impru\ed Quinby-Bingham smokers lia'^-e been imitated 

 all over the world, esisecially in England and France, and we 

 are sorry to say, some of these imilr.tions have been sold as 

 personal inventions, without any credit beinu given to the 

 real invent:)rs. 



A bee-smoker is mdispensable to aiiy Apiarist, and should 



Fig. 92. 



COKXEIL SMOKER. 



be properly tilled, when used, with di-y wood, lighted at the 

 but lorn by a few hot coals. "With a cond smoker any kind of 

 wood may be used. "When the Ijces are located in an orchard, 

 dead limbs of apple-trees are handiest and will make good 

 smoke. Shavings, leaves, rags, can also be used, if no wood 

 is at hand. By setting the smoker upright, when not held in 

 the hand, .sii as to create a go^d draft, and refilling it from 

 time to time, a good smnke can he kept up from morning- till 

 night, if necessary'. 



In his book, "Forty Years Among the Bees," Dr. C C Miller 

 advises the use of what he calls "saltpeter-rags" for lighting 

 the smoker. We quote what he says : 



