HONEY EXHIBITS 
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as near the building as possible. This 
should be a demonstration of the method 
of handling live bees inside a wire cage, 
the operator taking them up by handfuls 
and forming artificial swarms. Where the 
two . exhibits, one of honey and bee-sup¬ 
plies, and the bee-show itself, can be lo¬ 
cated outdoors, it will be better. The for¬ 
mer should then be in a temporary booth 
or tent, since it would not be advisable to 
have the exhibits of wax and comb honey 
exposed to the direct action of the sun. The 
demonstrating cage should be located close 
by, within ten or twenty feet. Tt consists 
of a wire-cloth structure large enough to 
take in a man, a hive of bees, and room 
enough to practice ordinary bee-manipula¬ 
tion. This cage should be elevated on a 
stand four or five feet above the ground— 
the higher the better, because there will be 
a great jam of people around to see the 
man inside pick up live bees by the hand¬ 
ful. 
Announcement should be made from out¬ 
side of the cage that, during certain hours, 
Mr. Wallace with his fine cape of bee’s. 
an operator, bareheaded and barearmed, 
will perform some wonderful stunts in 
handling bees. When the performance be¬ 
gins, the people will surge around the 
stands, and that is just what is desired in 
order to sell honey at the other stand a few 
feet away. 
'flie operator begins his performance by 
stepping inside the cage of live bees, and 
closing the door. He then tells the crowd 
Such stunts draw large crowds. 
that he is going to handle live bees, every 
one of which is armed with a sting; and if 
any one doubts it to come forward and he 
will furnish the “proof.” He proceeds to 
take oft' his coat and vest and roll up his 
sleeves, take off his collar, and tuck down 
his shirt-band. It will then be necessary 
l or him to put on bicycle pants-guards, or 
slip his trousers into his stockings. The 
crowd will quickly appreciate this part of 
the performance, because the operator tells 
them the bees will sting if they get inside 
of his clothing. With a lighted smoker he 
opens up the hive. After pulling out the 
frames he shows the bees and queen on the 
comb; then he calls out for everybody to 
