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all in their places) till the laft is difengaged. 

 The combs being thus preferved entire^ lay 

 them in a cleanly manner on difhes, and 

 Hieing off the cover of thofe fealed up, let 

 the honey run out. 



The combs of common hives cannot be 

 taken out whole (though fpleeted according 

 to my directions) without an iron injirument 

 in form of an L. The fhaft to be that of the 

 depth of the hives, exclufive of the wooden 

 handle; the ihort foot is to be two inches 

 long, and half an inch wide, made fharp to cut 

 both ways ; the handle, of wood, four-fquare. 

 This is to be paffed down between the 

 combs to the hive top ; then turning the 

 inflrument half round, and drawing it to 

 you, the combs will be difengaged from 

 their fattening to the top of the hive. 



Proceed then to loofen them from the 

 J&ksi &c. as above directed, and they may be 

 taken out without crufhing and breaking 

 them to pieces. 



The taking out the combs whole, or 

 nearly fo, is of great advantage to the pre- 

 fervation of the brood, and the purity of the 

 honey ; which may by thefe means be ex- 

 tracted 



