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in two or three days liberate the queen themselves. 
They reach her one at a time ; there is no contagious 
excitement, and, in every instance in which I have 
If a strip of wire cloth, about qin. by 3in., be bent 
round two wooden slips 2^in. long by fin. thick, the 
cage (Fig. 89) will be formed : this will adjust itself to 
any inequality in the comb better than the Peet, and 
may, by the aid of a zinc strip (5^, C, Fig. 90), be held in 
position with perfect security by a string (s^) ; but the 
best form of fixing is undoubtedly the wire shown in 
Fig. 89. The turned point A just grips the opposite 
angle of the top bar, while the projection C passes 
beneath the latter, and so the cage is held with a 
gentle pressure by a weak spring, which nothing can 
dislodge. The workers (w, C, Fig. 90) gnaw their way 
into the Royal box, and find at the same time an 
exit for the queen. Mr. Holland has arranged and 
tried it, the queen has been well received. 
Fig. 89.— Cheshire Introducing-cage (Scale, i). 
