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Scientific American, Vol. 69, No. 19 (1893) (1893)

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297 stomach of the bee in the form of scales and carried to ed to it, causing it to become plastic. In this state it is formed into the cells or comb, in which the bees de- posit theirhoney. Thecombsare formed in hives built for that purpose, some of what they at first sup- … amined and the sword of easily. The bleached wax the fish found, broken off is used mostly by sperm candle manufacturers, wax flower makers, druggists, and in the manufacture of carbon paper. The large— cakes are first broken up into small pieces and put into a large circular tub or vat made of…

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