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THE BiiE-KEHl'ERS' REVIEW. 



that be might not again be without it. 

 He gave me a calve to bring home, and 

 the boys that work in the printing 

 office gave it a trial, and are enthu 

 siastic over it. It is the tirst thing they 

 had tried that wouUl completely re- 

 move the ink stains from their fingers. 

 Then I tried it when my fingers were 

 all stained np with "pyro" in develop- 

 ing photographic plates, and the stains 

 disappeared as by magic. Heretofore 

 I have been compelled to go aroiuul 

 for several days Avith my fingers stain- 

 ed — go until it finally wore off. It is 

 particularly adapted to the use of any 

 one handling greasy, inky, or sticky 

 substances. Every bee-keeper knows 

 what a comfort it would be to have 

 his fingers cleaned of the sticky pro- 

 polis after his day's work was done, 

 and Mr. Fowls says that it will do this. 

 I think it would be a good thing if 

 some dealer, like the Roots, for in- 

 stance, would handle this soap, then 

 bee-keepers, wlien ordering their sup- 

 plies, could order a few cakes of this 

 soap. I might add that while the 

 soap is such an excellent resolvent of 

 sticky, greasy substances, it is perfect- 

 ly harmless to tlie skin. 



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PREVENTING GRANUI.ATION OE HONEY. 



Mr. H. R. Boardman, of East Towns- 

 end, Ohio, professes to have discover- 

 ed a practical method of preventing 

 granulation of extracted honey, with- 

 out in the least impairing its qiiality. 

 When visiting him recently, he show- 

 ed me some jelly glasses filled wit'i 

 houej^ that had been treated two year.-' 

 ago, it having withstood the rigors 

 of two winters, exposed to a low 

 temperature, without having lost its 

 clear and liquid character. He said 

 that he did not care to give it to the 

 public, and then have a lot of lu'c- 

 keepers exclaim: "Oh, I knew and 

 practiced that years ago," as has been 



done regarding nearly all of the dis- 

 coveries and inventions that he has 

 given to the public. He sa.vs that if 

 any one now" knows of any practica., 

 effective method of preventing gi'anu- 

 lation, without impairing the <iualit.\ 

 of extracted honey, he would like t ) 

 have them now come forward and des- 

 cribe it, or else "forever after hold 

 their peace." 



Now then, friends, you can read- 

 ily see that the discovery of a iirno 

 tical method of preventing granulation 

 is of vast importance, and, if you 

 know of such a method, let us hear of 

 it at once; because, having been giv- 

 en this warning, you cannot fairly lay 

 claim to it if you do not pul)lish it 

 until after Mr. Broadnian has niad<^ 

 public his method. 



THE USE OF FORMAI^DEHYDE IN DES- 

 TROYING FOUI^ BROOD. 



Bee-keepers are greatly given to fads 

 and enthusiasm over new things. It's 

 hurrah boys, here is something that is 

 going to turn things topsy turvy, and 

 revolutionize bee-keeping, and tlie .ioni- 

 nals are full of the subject, and then, 

 almost before we know it. it is a ca'^" 

 of "the old love off and th(» new love 

 on." One fad has l)een dropned for 

 another. Enthusiasm is a good thing. 

 It moves the world. I'.ut cjire and 

 caution, and "proving all things, 

 holding fast that which is good." are 

 also excellent. The latest thing to at 

 tract attention seems to be that of tli^ 

 Vse of formalin gas for desLroying foul 

 l)rood in combs. The scieiitilic ni.an, 

 .••nd the coniinon bee-kei'per sceni to 

 have succeeded. When a l;irva h.-is 

 died from foul brood, and has dri(Ml 

 down into a liard scale, ;ind the cell 

 has been lilhMl with honey, and sealed 

 over with wax, it does not look reason 

 able to iii(> that the gas coidd reach 

 the germs in, th^it scal(> and destroy 



