ILLINOIS STATE BEE-KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION 



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DR. A. C. BAXTER, 1st V.-P. 111. S. B.-K. Assn. 



HONEY AND ITS COMPARISONS WITH OTHER SWEETS. 



It is the fault of man to praise 

 highly any thing in which he is inter- 

 ested, the bee-keeper being no excep- 

 tion to the rule. He is fond of prais- 

 ing his honey as a food and a "cure-all" 

 for the diseases to which the human 

 body is heir. He does not praise honey 



with the idea to mislead or deceive, but 

 from lack of knowledge of what honey 

 really is. When he tells of the medi- 

 cal value of honey he bases his opinion 

 on what he really thinks has taken 

 place as he has used it in various ail- 

 ments and, being still able to tell the 



