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or months, without any further trouble. It is more effective 

 than a smoker, without any of its trouble or mess. 



55. Welsster's STibjugator. — This is a liquid which is 

 sprinkled upon pieces of washed calico, and kept in an ordinary 

 Jib. mustard tin to conserve the odour. In use, a piece of this 

 scented calico is laid upon the tops of the frames for a few seconds, 

 or until the bees are thrown into a state of commotion, which can 

 be known by their loud buzzing ; it is then removed, and the 

 colony manipulated. Any return of organisation can be thwarted 

 by applying the calico again. 



55 *. Apifage. — This is a liquid used for scenting the hands, 

 and, to some extent, prevents the bees from stinging them. 



56. Honey Extractors. — These are appliances used for 

 the purpose of extracting the honey from the combs without 

 any injury that would impair their future utility in being re-filled 



by the bees with honey. A tin cylinder, 

 having a treacle valve at the bottom, is 

 furnished with a rod, or pivot, having one 

 end fitted in a centre at the bottom, and 

 the other carried in a cross-bar, which is 

 screwed on the top of the same. A 

 square cage is fitted upon this rod, having 

 very thin, woven wire, this wire being 

 prevented from bulging by strips of tin 

 placed edgeways against it, acting as 

 battens. The combs, after being un- 

 capped — the cell coverings removed — are 

 placed in this cage, it accommodating 

 two, when, by rapidly turning the handle 

 connected with the cage, the contents 

 (honey) of the comb are thrown out into 

 the cylinder by the centrifugal motion 

 imparted thereto. There is another make 

 of extractor, called the " Little Wonder," 

 in which the comb-holder is fitted on a long rod, to which the 

 necessary rotary motion is given by the hand, one end of the rod, 

 or spindle, being fixed in the ground by a spike, and the other 

 grasped by the hand. This is not of much service, especially 

 as cylinder extractors can be purchased for a very little more 

 money. The best cylinder extractor is one invented by Mr. Raynor, 

 and bearing his name. 



57. Wax Extractors. — The trouble and inconvenience 

 experienced by bee-keepers in the separation of wax from 

 the dross contained in the combs, brought forth the inventive 

 genius of a Swiss gentleman named Gerster, who produced 

 an appliance called the " Gerster Wax Extractor." This is, almost 



The Raynor Honey Ex- 

 tractor. 



