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"run" over the same course. The 

 hunter loads his gun and conceals him- 

 self near a "runway," where he waits 

 hour after hour for the passing of the 

 deer. If his gun is loaded and ready, 

 if he keep close and constant watch, 

 he is quite likely to bag the game. He 

 can't stop to load his gun after he sees 

 the deer; neither can he lean back 



against a tree for a little "snooze," 

 trusting that the deer will wait until 

 he has finished his nap before putting 

 in an appearance. In hunting deer or 

 in securing a crop of honey, there must 

 be preparedness right up to the min- 

 ute, and a watchfulness that knows no 

 relaxation. 



W. Z. H. 



SELECTED ARTICLES 



AND EDITORIAL COMMENTS 



Separating the Honey From the Cap- 

 pings Without the Use of a 

 Capping-Melter. 



In June 15th issue of Gleanings, D. E. 

 L'Hommedieu gives a plan for separat- 

 ing honey from cappings without the use 

 of a melter, which looks feasible. In 

 my own experience I have stirred up 

 the honey and cappings together, getting 

 good results, but didn't tumble to the 

 "principle." The article is as follows : 



"A few years ago, while extracting, 

 we ran out of room, and to make room 

 my brother took a stick and "churned" 

 the cappings till they were completely 

 broken up. There was no strainer in 

 the bottom of the box, nor honey-gate, 

 so the cappings, honey and all were to- 

 gether at the time. Since that time we 

 have always mashed and churned the 

 cappings before trying to strain the 

 honey out. If the honey is drawn off 

 before this is done, the plan does not 

 work as well. 



"To mash the cappings w^e use a small- 

 sized ball-club with the lower end sawed 

 ofif to make it square. It takes only a 

 few minutes to prepare them for strain- 

 ing. 



"After the mashing and turning, the 

 cappings and honey should be trans- 



ferred to a coarse cheese-cloth strainer 

 laid over a heavy galvanized wire 

 screen supported near the top of the 

 tank, as described in Gleanings some 

 years ago. When another lot is to be 

 strained we gather up the corners of 

 the first lot, tie them with a string, and 

 hang it over a can to drain a few days. 

 The more honey cut off with the cap- 

 pings the better the plan works. 



"Those who have capping melters that 

 are satisfactory may not need to follow 

 this method, and it may be a good many 

 will pass this simple plan by without 

 further thought; but I think that if a 

 few would give it a trial it would be 

 found to be very practical, especially 

 with those who do not wish to bother 

 with capping-melters. 



"When the bees and extracting combs 

 are smoked so much that one can smell 

 the smoke while uncapping the honey, 

 that lot of cappings is already tainted, 

 and should not be put in with the tank 

 of good honey. Smoke should be used 

 very sparingly when taking off surplus 

 honey." 



In commenting on the above. Editor 

 Root has this to say : "This certainly 

 looks like a practical method for sepa- 

 rating the honey from the cappings. 



