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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



June 1. 



interest that we may have in one of the 

 smokers; for, as we have said before, we always 

 want the truth to prevail, no matter where it 

 cuts; and if subsequent developments prove 

 that we are wrong, we will back down. 



P. S.— Since writing the above, the following 

 has come from E. E. Hasty, and will explain It- 

 self: 



Friend Ernest:— I see by last GiiEANiNGS, page 405, 

 that you. as well as the rest of us. have overlooked 

 the main point in Corneil's induction smoker. Real- 

 ly the thing- is simply an economical device for 

 transforming' speed Into volume. If we should try 

 to do the same thing by g-ieiitly increasing tlie size 

 of the orifice we should have each puff all starting 

 and stopping, and no steadiness to it. So far as a 

 current of air moves by its own momentum, it must 

 of necessity suffer a heavy percentage of loss in 

 getting through a filled smoker— so many collisions 

 and so manj- sharp turns to make. Whether a cer- 

 tain speed and volume would give tlie minimum 

 per cent of loss, as compared with half that speed 

 with twice the volume, is a veiy legitimate subject 

 for experiment. Mr. Corneil's experiments seem to 

 indicate tliat the latter is very much the more eco- 

 nomical. In fact, our unaided thoughts would 

 probably lead us to the conclusion that a slender 

 stream of air moving at a very high rate of speed 

 would lose over 90 per cent of its force in getting 

 tlirough. whiiea more voluminousand slower stream 

 might get tJiiough with a loss as small as 50 per cent. 



Certainly the experiments should be repeated in 

 other hands, and tlie Crane smoker should liave its 

 fair show; but all the while let us remember that 

 arguing that a tiling can not be, when it aciually (s. 

 rather Ijeflts an ecclesiastic of 1493 than a practical 

 man of 1893. Fraternally. E. E. Hasty. 



Richards, Ohio, May 23. 



We are open to conviction, and in the mean 

 time shall await further results from S. Cornell. 

 We have to-day sent him one of the latest Crane 

 smokers. Some time between now and our next 

 issue we hope to make a Corneil smoker, using 

 the same bellows and the same tire- cup as the 

 Crane, but putting in a blast-tube as we tind in 

 the Corneil, then we can compare the blast of 

 the two smokers on an exactly equal footing. 



Later. — After writing the above we made 

 two smokers, exactly alike, both on the Crane 

 line, but diflfering in the manner of communi- 

 cating the air from the bellows to the fire-cup. 

 Both have the same-sized holes in the grate; 

 the same-sized bellows and fire-cup; both curv- 

 ed nozzles, and mounted on the bellows in the 

 same way, with the exception noted. We per- 

 formed the experiment by blowing upon some 

 nails lying upon a iDench, before several of our 

 workmen. u>ing the same effort on each bellows; 

 and the result in every case, was, that the Crane 

 was ahead. After loading the two equally, or, 

 more exactly, packing the nozzles of each tight 

 with handkerchiefs, the Crane was very decid- 

 edly ahead in strength of blast; in fact, it made 

 very little difference whether it was loaded or 

 not. The experiment was tried by two of our 

 men, with like results. 



LOOK OUT FOR HIM. 



Be careful how you send money to A. D. El- 

 liugwood, of Groveton, N. H. He has not only 

 received money for work which he solicited, and 

 made no retuims, but he damages those who in- 

 trust him with orders, ever so much more than 

 the money amounts to. As an illustration: He 

 solicits the work of printing catalogues for bee- 

 keepers. After he receives the money he keeps 

 putting his customers off, and finally does not 

 answer at all; and the consequence of placing 

 some faith in his promises is, that our friends 

 are prevented from getting out their catalogues 

 in time to be of any service to their customers. 

 In some cases, after having delayed the matter 

 until the catalogue was of but little use, they 

 finally, in despei'ation, paid over the money to 



have the work done elsewhere. We have been 

 corresponding with him for some time past, and 

 have waited for him to return the money, which 

 he has agreed to do ; but as he does not do any 

 thing but disappoint and vex good folks, we 

 now make good our promise to /lim, and warn 

 people against sending him any more money. 

 One of the saddest things about It is, beseems 

 to be justice of the peace in his own neighbor- 

 hood, and may be, in some respects, a very good 

 sort of man. The complaints from different 

 ones, for months, can be produced if need be. 



THE OLD-FA.SHIONED TWO-STORY HIVES VERSUS 

 THE NEW AND SMAIXER HIVES. 



There was some ta k in some quarters, to the 

 effect that the large two-story chaff hives were 

 things to be relegated to the past ; but during 

 the very cold winter and inclement spring just 

 past, the " old reliables " have shown that they 

 are not to be lightly esteemed. Reports from 

 all quarters seem to show that colonies in large 

 chaff hives, with loose chaff' packing on top— no 

 sealed covers — have wintered their colonies the 

 best. No. nol let us not be in too great haste 

 to cast aside those old devices that are true and 

 tried. Big chaff hives are cumbersome and un- 

 wieldy; but ours, that have been in use for the 

 last ten or twelve years, are practically as good 

 as new; and we see no reason why, with an oc- 

 casional coat of paint of pure lead, they should 

 not last ten years more. The original cost, di- 

 vided by 30, makes the price insignificant; and 

 as to their being cumbersome, the majority of 

 ours have stood in the same.location year after 

 year, it being unnecessary to move them. These 

 hives have their legitimate and proper place. 

 Where it is not necessary to move bees, and 

 where the winters are not so severe but that 

 the outdoor method can be practiced with suc- 

 cess, the large chaff hives are a good invest- 

 ment. But one who moves his bees from one 

 apiary to another, and who winters in the cel- 

 lar, had better use the single-walled hives; or, 

 preferably, the small one-story chaff. 



N. B. — If there is any thing in the above that 

 conflicts with our former published statements, 

 all right. We want the truth, even if we do 

 have to cross our tracks. 



PATENT - MEDICINE ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE 

 READING-COLUMNS OF YOUR HOME PAPER. 



Here is what the Philadelphia Fm^TiJour- 

 iial says about it: 



We do not remember ever liaving seen .so many 

 trashy advertisements in the newspapers as there 

 are to-day. Miserable lies are told, right on the ed- 

 itorial pages, about some so-called wonderful cure 

 of the man whose pontrait is given. Why not give 

 the quacks the entire, paper? The Farm Jimnial 

 does not regret its rule, which for fifteen years has 

 never been deviated from, excluding quacks from its 

 columns. While we probably cut out six or seven 

 thousand dollars a year, we think it pays to give our 

 readers a clean, dectnt paper. What do Our Folks 

 think ? 



And here is what A. I. Root has to say in the 

 matter: Every editor who gives place to these 

 pictures of people who have been cured by " al- 

 most a miracle" is obliged to say, " We believe 

 it is true," or something in substance amount- 

 ing to the same. Unless the editor of the paper 

 will do this, the proprietor of the swindle will 

 not give him a job. He must sell his good 

 name or else he can not get the large sum of 

 money that these chaps offer. I know, because 

 the matter has been presented to me. These 

 fellows say, "You must put the advertisement 

 just where we tell you to put it; you must say 

 the exact words we tell you to say; in fact, you 

 must have nothing to say in the matter what- 

 ever, and we insist on saying what we have to 



