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cause — he who says they don^t, errs ; but here the 
mischief is considerably increased by the two ledges 
on which the frames rest.” In addition to Mr. Carr’s 
stricture, may it not be added, that the difficulty of 
manipulating the broad-ended brood-frames is even 
exceeded in the Heddon arrangement of the section- 
boxes? These, as already explained, are pushed into 
frames, to be, of course, stained by propolisation around 
the four sides, on both faces, which would make their 
removal so awkward that cracking of the sealing 
would be a most likely accident. 
Besides, the tightening screw, especially if used 
throughout the year, as applied to brood-boxes has 
many objections. If brought up so as to prevent 
the sinking of combs at the time of inversion, swelling 
of the wood would tend, with almost irresistible force, 
to drive the hive side from its place ; while shrinking 
would permit the frames to drop, and close absolutely 
the entrance, to the destruction of the colony — a diffi- 
culty which has been already encountered in a less 
changeable climate than our own. Mr. D. S. Hall, 
writing to the Canadian Bee Journal, utters his com- 
plaint respecting this very matter, and suggests, instead 
of tightening-screws, iron rods, passing all the frame 
ends in the thickness of the hive side, and having a 
bent portion to grasp the last frame behind it. On 
the near end of the rod, which is external to the hive, 
he would place a thick indiarubber washer, to give, by 
its elasticity, a certain play for swelling or shrinking, 
and upon this washer a screw nut. It is, however, 
needless to dwell longer on the unsuitability of the 
Heddon frame, for two reasons : First, that further 
