756 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Oct. 15. 



Mr. Eddy's ofiBce was visited by a larg-e oumlDer of sibly make them desirable; but I am very cer- 



victims or their representatives yesterday, and he +„;„ (^^re sn than T have ever been beforel 



has a large number of claims which he is preparing- lain (moie so man 1 nave ever Deen oeiore; 



tocoUect if possible. The following are on the list that pure beeswax is the o?i?!y article in the 



of those who have lost money. ^ ^^ foundation that ought to be put into a 



C. A. Dare, Chesterville, III $640 ,„.)„„ 



J. A. Kemp Grocery Co., Wicliita Falls, Tex.... 500 Dee-Hive. 



L. Malmstadt, Gillette. Wis 240 



P. R Sanders, Brooken, I. T 26 PARAFFINE SUKFACES IN BEE-HIVES; DANZEN- 



C. C. Trowell, Bradish. Neb 108 BAKER HIVE AND SYSTEM. 



W. G. Brookes iS: Co., Colono, Iowa 118 t.^ tti t-> * tut i.- 



Jules Worst, Lebanon, S. D. 16 MR. Fbancis Danzenbaker, of Washington, 



H. Grab & Marvis, Marion, Wis 40 D. C, the one who called our attention to the 



Childs & Coulter, Kasbur, 111 176 ,'.,,,. , ,, ^ . 



J. S. Hall, Bo.x Elder, Texas 121 dovetailed hive corner, and the one who in- 

 Cooperative Creamery Co., Hoilendale, Wis 36 vented the Danzenbaker hive and system, is 



J. W. Mokme. Bridg-eport, Tex 29 .^, . , - , tt ■ * 



W. H. Coursey, Louisburg, Ky 20 With US again for a few days. He is a strong 



Joim Voca, Wesley, Tex 56 advocate of closed-end frames, tall sections, 



W. M. Koonce, Boyd, Tex 26 * . ^ . ... 



^, , / =, f ^.^ 1 • 4^„ „k;„i, -1^x5, such sectioHS being notched at the corners, 

 There are hundreds of these complaints which ' " ' 

 have been accumulating lor several years, and as as was illustrated in Gleanings some time last 

 many as possible of them will be broug;ht forward spring. When became here a couple of years 

 One of the first results of the hunt by Eddy for the , , ^ , , „, , 

 head of the concerns was a personal encounter with ago he advocated the use of paraftine paper, the 

 Terrill. in which the latter, it is said, threatened to g^me crowded down close upon the tops of the 

 kill the detective. t> j- ,-i j ax -u -a ^ 

 sections. Bees disliked paraftine he said; and 



PARAFFINE VERSUS BEESWAX. the paper being Impervious to the action of 



The new Weed-process machinery for sheet- moisture or air, it retained the warmth of the 



Ing wax has enabled us to compete for the den- brood-nest; and as its surface was paraffined, 



tal trade. In making artificial teeth, dentists the bees were not inclined to deposit propolis to 



use sheets of wax about ^ Inch thick by 5 it.* 



inches long by 23:^ wide. These sometimes are Indeed, he exhibited sections that were shown 



pure beeswax, and sometimes contain a portion at the Michigan State Fair, and won first prize, 



of paraffine. Of course, the former is sold at a that had not been scraped at all, so perfectly 



higher price. We have been supplying some had the paraffined paper done its work. His 



wholesale dental houses with both articles, plan of using the paper is to lay the sheet on 



One thing that surprised us greatly is that the top of the sections, and then over it a quilt or 



new Weed machine will not handle satisfacto- folds of other paper and over all the hive cover, 



rlly a mixture of parafBne and beeswax. For This, he explains, makes a super tight and 



the foundation business this is of no impor- warm; and as the surface of the paper is a llt- 



tance, because we can't use aj)d don't want tie greasy, the bees are not inclined to deposit 



adulterated foundation, but in the manufacture propolis against it. 



of dental wax it was somewhat of a disappoint- He has used paraffined paper for separators, 



ment. but has abandoned the paper for that purpose, 



We have never handled paraffine before in and is experimenting with wood coated with 



our experience, except some 20 years ago, when paraffine Instead. 



we tried a few pounds of beeswax and paraffine Mr. Geo. E. Hilton, a bee keeper whose opln- 



foundatlon. The result was that the comb Ion I value highly. I understand is going to use 



built from the foundation " caved in " on hot the paraffine on all his supers another season, 



days, and we had damages to pay. It is suffi- .particularly because it saves so much time in 



cient to state that paraffine in any mixture for scraping the sections. The use of paiaffined 



bee-hives was condemned by A. I. R., and has paper as above specified has been incorporated, 



been looked on with suspicion ever since by the I understand, in a patent. 



junior members of the firm. But the dental As the years goby I feel sure that Mr. Dan- 

 trade calls for paraffine mixtures, and, if I am zenbaker will be accorded the honor of giving 

 correct, the wholesalers of dental goods sell it the bee-keeping world a number of valuable 

 for just what it is, and therefore it is a legltl- ideas and inventions. Be is an enthusiast up- 

 mate article of manufacture. on the subject of hive construction, and haS 

 In our experiments in making dental wax. we been studying thr t matter, and carefully test- 

 have been Impressed more and more with the ing various hives for a period of twenty years 

 great superiority of beeswax over any other or more, and he now feels that he has finally 

 wax known. The product from the hive is less reached the ne jjIus ultra in bee-hives. He has 

 affected by varying temperature, is much more succeeded in devising and combining very many 

 ductile, and will stand greater strains. Par- valuable features in his hive; and we like it so 

 affine and its mixtures, on the other hand, have well that we have arranged with Mr. Danzen- 

 a disagreeable fashion of crumbling up. If the ' 

 atmoSDhere is a little cool thin sheets will al- * Propolis is gathered to seal the super air-tight, 

 dimospnere IS d utile cooi, tnin sneeis win ai n this is done for them with paraffine paper Mr. D. 



most snap into pieces. If It is a little warm, says the bees begin work at once in the supers, 



like a hot day, it will fairly tumble all over !T'"S^i'rifVi'L''ct^'^?^''° o^i^I ^''L''°i-lfv^*'n^^^^^ 



•' •' the bees have to stop to gather and chink in pro- 



itself. These qualities in dental work may pos- polis. 



