On Artificial Swarms, 
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either along the glass or along the sides of the 
hive, as the case may be. The parts of the 
comb adhering to the hive being thus detached, 
the comb itself may easily be removed from 
above ; and, when removed, it can be placed in 
any empty hive at hand. 
It is well in this, as in all other operations in 
which it is necessary to come in contact with 
the bees, to puff some tobacco smoke into the 
hive before beginning operations. This may be 
done, either by means of an ordinary pipe, or 
with a pipe specially appropriated to this use. 
A kind of tinder, made into a cord the thick- 
ness of the finger, may be also used for this 
purpose with great advantage. This is intro- 
duced into the hive by means of a tube of tin 
riveted together, but the tinder must first be 
steeped in a solution of water and saltpetre, 
and afterwards allowed to dry. By keeping this 
cord hung up in the bee-house, a means of 
smoking the bees when necessary is always at 
hand for the bee-master’s use. 
