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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



of a swarm i-ushing from a liive pellmell; 

 one showing- the various manipulations con- 

 nected with extracting, using an eight-frame 

 power-driven extractor, a capping-melter, 

 and a steam uncapping-knife, and still 

 another showing the handling of live bees. 

 These and numerous other tricks of the 

 trade were taken. 



This film has now been released for the 

 public, and is being shown at some of the 

 principal moving-picture theaters in the 

 country. We have been told by those who 

 have seen it that it is an extraordinarily 

 good one. 



We suggest that our readers apply to 

 theaters using Universal films, and ask to 

 have this shown. It is a fine film, and will 

 do not a little to educate the public in 

 regard to the kind of work that is carried on 

 ii-i an ordinary beeyard, and, what is more, 

 will advertise honey by showing how it is 

 taken from the bees by modern methods. 



THE SAFE ARRIVAL OF THAT CAR OF BEES TO 

 FLORIDA. 



That carload of 300 colonies of bees that 

 we started on the 14th of November reached 

 its destination at Ranlett's Landing, on the 

 Apalaehicola River, Fla., just one week 

 later — namely, the 21st. Every thing work- 

 ed out exactly as per schedule. This quick 

 trip could not have been accomplished ex- 

 cept by careful planning in advance. We 

 personally visited the general freight agents 

 of the principal lines over which the bees 

 were to go. We explained that this was 

 something of an experiment, and that, if it 

 worked out favorably, we could do a greater 

 business of the kind in the future. We told 

 them stories about bees, and left with them 

 samples of honey. It is wonderful what a 

 little honey will do when applied at the 

 right time and in the right way. The rail- 

 road people became very much interested, 

 and promised to get that car through on 

 fast freight trains. 



The bees were loaded into an ordinary 

 fruit-car with a door at each end and at 

 each side. Unfortunately the weather turn- 

 ed very warm after the blizzard. But the 

 hives were arranged so as to secure plenty 

 of ventilation by opening the front and rear 

 as well as the side doors. In spite of the 

 hot weather for almost the entire journey 

 the bees arrived at destination in good con- 

 dition. Along with this carload of bees was 

 another carload of bee-supplies — enough to 

 make 600 hives more with frames of foun- 

 dation. We aim to increase this 600 to 900, 

 but may hardly reach that figure. If con- 

 ditions are favorable for pollen and nectar 

 we ought to be able to do it. If so, we shall 



then load the bees into thi-ee cattle-cars and 

 send them back north. So far our program 

 has worked out according to schedule. It 

 remains to be seen now what the future will 

 develop. 



THE PURE-FOOD LAW AS IT RELATES TO OHIO. 



A SHORT time ago we had occasion to 

 send an inquiry from one of our customers 

 to the office of the Dairy and Food Com- 

 missioner of Ohio. The nature of the in- 

 quiiy will be understood by the reply. 



Mr. Root: — We have received your letter of the 

 10th and the enclosed copy of a letter from one of 

 your subscribers inquiring about the labeling of 

 honey. Complying with your request for a reply 

 concerning the labeling of foods for publication, we 

 are pleased to suggest the following : 



Section 5774 of the General Code of Ohio says 

 that no person within this State shall ****** offer 

 for sale, sell, or deliver, or have in his possession 

 with intent to sell or deliver, a drug or article of 

 food or drink which is misbranded within the mean- 

 ing of this chapter. 



Section 5785 defines what shall constitute a mis 

 branding of a food product: 1. If the package fails 

 to bear a statement on the label of the quantity or 

 proportion of morphine and other habit-forming 

 drugs or any derivative of such contained in any 

 food preparation; 2. If it is labeled or branded so 

 as to deceive or mislead the purchaser, or purports 

 to be a foreign product when not so; 3. If in pack- 

 age form, and the contents are stated in terms of 

 weights and measures, if they are not plainly and 

 correctly stamped on the outside of the package , 

 4. In case of a flavoring extract for which no stan 

 dard exists, if it is not labeled " artificial " or " imi 

 tation," and the formula printed in the manner 

 hereinafter provided for the labeling of "compounds" 

 and " mixtures with their formulae;" 5. If the pack- 

 age containing it, or a label thereon bears a state 

 ment, design, or device regarding it, or an ingredi- 

 ent or substance contained therein, which is false or 

 misleading in any particular. This section then 

 contains an exception clause which says that the 

 section shall not apply to mixtures or compounds 

 recognized as ordinary articles or ingredients of 

 articles of food or drink, if each package is distinct- 

 ly labeled in words of the English language as mix- 

 ture, or compound with the names and percentage, in 

 terms of one hundred per cent of each ingredient 

 therein. The section closes with a statement of the 

 size of type to be used in printing the formulae, and 

 with the statement that such compounds or mixtures 

 must not contain an ingredient that is poisonous or 

 injui'ious to health. 



The sole purpose of the adulterating and mis- 

 branding law is to prevent the sale of adulterated 

 and misbranded foods and drugs; in other wor^s, to 

 prevent fraud and deception, and to protect the lives 

 and health of the people. 



There is nothing in the law requiring an absolut«- 

 ly pure article of food to be labeled. It is much 

 better, however, for all concerned that all articles, 

 whether containing but a single pure ingredient, or 

 articles known as mixtures or compounds containing 

 several ingredients shall be labeled with the name 

 of the article and the name and the address of the 

 manufacturer or producer. Labels are inexpensive, 

 and the manufacturer or producer shows an evidence 

 of good faith when food products which he offers for 

 sale are so labeled. 



All products which contain habit-forming drugs, 

 or which are mixtures or compounds within the 

 meaning of the law, must bear labels stating such 

 facts. 



