28 BULLETIN 965, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Containers. 
One type of container extensively used was a ^-pound paraffined 
paper bag (fig. 10.) Well-made paper bags were purchased in large 
quantities, punched about 2 inches above the bottom with four holes 
small enough to exclude honeybees, and dipped in molten paraffin of 
Fig. 10.— A paramned paper bag in place on tree. 
a melting point above 124° F. Paraffin, being highly inflammable, 
should be removed from the stove during the dipping. The top of 
the bag is held with a pair of curved forceps or pliers, the bag com- 
pletely submerged in the paraffin, momentarily drained, and stood 
top upward on a greased board or tin. This allows the residue 
paraffin to settle well into the bottom, the part where leakage is most 
apt to occur. Bags were found to be quite satisfactory and the least 
