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an ingenious manner that the queen arrives with all 
that is needful ready placed for her introduction. The 
cage (A) is round, with a returned edge about Jin. 
broad. It is packed for travelling as at B. Two 
auger-holes [ah, ah) are run consecutively from the 
Fig. 90.— Ciieshire-Hollam) Cage and Postal Arkangeme.nt (Scale, i). 
A, Cage (Front View). B, Section of Cage as Packed with Queen and Workers for 
Post— c, Cage ; ie. Inner Chamber ; /c, Food Chamber and Food ; v, v. Ven- 
tilating Holes ; co, Cover ; bl, Block ; 2^, P, Partition. C, Cage I'ixed to Comb by 
(sQ String— /f, Knot ; z, Zinc Strip ; q, ()ueen ; ?r, Worker liberating her. 
same centre into a block (h/) ; in the deeper, smaller 
hole, Good candy* is placed, under a cover (fc). Above 
* For this and similar purposes Viallon candy (so called from M. Paul 
Viallon) may be employed; and it has the advantage of containing a very 
small amount of nitrogenous food, while it long remains moist and soft. To 
make it, take i2oz. of powdered loaf sugar, 40Z. of brown ditto, one 
tablespoonful of flour, and two of honey. Mix well ; add enough water 
to make into a stiff batter, boil for one minute, and continue to stir 
during cooling. 
VoL. II. 
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