THE AMERICAN BEE KEEPER. 



A Winter Scene in Florida. 



The January number of the Ladies' 

 World, a magazine having a circula- 

 tion of nearly 400,000 copies, has a 

 most excellent contribution "written 

 for the Ladies' World by Lena 

 Thatcher," entitled "Honey as an Ar- 

 ticle of Food." The article is exceed- 

 De| ingly well written and evinces upon 

 the part of the author an intimacy 

 with the subject that is by no means 

 ordinary. Such wide dissemination of 

 educational matter we regard as of in- 

 estimable value to the bee-keeping in- 



dustry; yet in this particular case it la 

 to be regretted that "Lena Thatcher" 

 was neither endowed with originality 

 in proportion to her ambitions nor had 

 acquired a knowledge of literary pro- 

 priety, which demanded that the articie 

 be duly credited to Thomas G. New- 

 man, from whose writings it was taken 

 almost verbatim. 



The Bee Keeper invites correspond- 

 ence upon all matters relating to beea 

 and bee-keeping. 



