THE HONEY-BEE CAPABLE OF BEIN8 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 on this smoker. 

 Since then, others have made different styles, all based on 

 Quinby's or on Bingham's ideas. 



The Improved Quinby-Bingham smokers have been 

 imitated 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 indispensable 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 or- 

 chard, 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, 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 volatile 

 oils of plants, such as wintergreen, turpentine, bergamot, 

 cloves, thyme, etc. Mr. Grimshaw, after divers trials, in- 

 vented 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 calls it 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-Journal.) 



Mr. Cowan presented us with a vial of Apifuge, but. 



