Yol. X. 



DEC. 1, 1883. 



No. 13. 



A. I. ROOT, I Published Mouthly. 



Publisher and Proprietor, \ 



medina, o. J EstahUshed in 1873. 



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NOTES FROM THE BANNER APIARY. 



KO. 37. 



A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMKNT — WHAT IT WILL SOME- 

 TIMES DO. 



' ' It seems a story from the world of spirits, 

 When any one obtains that which he merits, 

 Or merits that which he obtains." 



!0B^.5f ELL, 1 ihink that the last number of Gle.an- 

 tra INOS contained all the praiSR that / nit^rit. 

 I had no Idea that that short extmct that I 

 gave would bring down upon my bend such a t-hower 

 of praise. I expected that the replj' would be some- 

 thing like this: "'Friend Hutchinson Ijeing the only 

 one who furnishes us with an article each month, we 

 thought it best to publish his 'No'es' in the fame 

 part of the paper each month." Yes, friend Root, I 

 think I know how to bear either praise or censure; 

 but I do not mean by this that 1 am iniVffcrail to 

 either. When I have worked hard, it is very pleas- 

 ant to know that my efforts are appreciated. It is 

 ■working simply for the sake of being praised that I 

 detest. If I am in the wrong, I am thankful to the 

 one who points out my mistake. There are quite a 

 number of apiarian writers who are, I think, more 

 deserving of praise than myself, and 1 should be 

 very much pleased Indeed to see them rec<ivo it. 

 Before leaving this subject I wish to especially thank 

 you, friend Koot, for the encouraging and instruc- 

 tive words that you used to send me occasionally, 

 when I first began to contribute to Glranings 

 Had it not been tor your kindly recognition of my 

 one Utile "talent," it Is doubtful if I should now be 

 earning $3t0, or thereabouts, each year, writing for 

 the bee journals and agricultural papers. 



A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THAT BUZZ-SAW. 



The illustration of my buzz-snw,in the last Glean- 

 ings, is cxc*-llent, and, with the exception of the 

 bearing of the main shaft, shows every part quite 

 distinctly. Had 1 ki own how to properly use tho 

 sketching camera, I do not think there would have 

 been any exception. Stanfting at the end of the ma- 

 chine, the bearing of the main shaft looks some- 

 thing like this: — 



In tho Ocf. Gleanings, 



this p.trt of tho raiichine Is 

 described as follows: ''The 

 li gs (A A) are 5 feet 6 In. 

 long, and cross each other 

 3 feut 4: inches from their 

 lower ends. Where they 

 cross, a perpendicular slot 

 % of an Inch deep and 4 in. 

 wide is made upon the in- 

 side of each leg, and into 

 this slot is tilted a piece 

 of hard wood (IJ) 4 in. wide, 

 one inch thick, and one 

 foot long. The bolt that passes through the lugs 

 where they cross also passes through a slot cut in 

 this piece of hard wood. Through tho lower end of 

 this piece of wood is a hole (C) in Avhich runs tho 

 iron ^iudgeon on tho end of tho main shaft. Of 

 cour-e, each pair of legs is furnlt^hed with such a 

 piece of wood." Had I gone more into details when 

 writing the above description, I 9hr)uld have said 

 that the hole (C) is an elongated hole, or, rather, a 

 slot, throngh whl<'h can be passed tho crank upon 

 the end of the main shaft. The slot D, in the end of 

 the pitman E, enables a careless visitor to get his 



FIXING THE TRE.\DLE. 



