Hand Circular Rip Saw. 



This macliine, which is of untold value 

 for making hives, and ripping out the stuff 

 for honey boxes, is gotten up by W. F. & 

 John Barnes, and is for sale at this office. — 

 Its peculiar feature is tiiatthe saw, mandrel 

 and balance wheel, slide together on planed 

 ways, similar to a lathe. The saw is easily 

 set to rip any width desired, and for those 

 making their own hives, honey-boxes, &c., 

 it is indispensable. It occupies but little 

 space, and is made of cast steel and iron — 

 only one piece being of wood. 



The price is only $50, and no one who 

 has used one would consent to do without 



it for many times that sum. We append a 

 letter that will explain itself : 



Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 4, 1878. 

 " Some time ago, we purchased one of Barnes' 

 Hanrl Kip Saws. It has been in constant use forC 

 months, and does all that it is recommended to do.— 

 We rip door- tenons, rabbet shutters and blinds, bevel 

 mouldings,— in fact, do everything that can be done 

 on a machine run by steam. We carry on carpen- 

 tering extensively— running from 7 to 15 hands.— 

 rhis machine has been e.Yamined by thousands, and 

 J tliinliwill be the means of introducing them into 

 this section." S. Wetzel & Co. 



The lumber is placed between two feed 

 rollers, "B. B.," which feed it to the saw. 

 The feed can be made slow or fast as the 

 operator may desire, by the cone pulleys on 

 feed rolls "C.C." 



These rollers are self-adjusting to thick, 

 thin, or uneven lumber. The saw can be 

 instantly set to cut any width desired from 

 a board or plank. The machine will feed 

 to the saw, stuff from }4 inch to 3% inches 

 in thickness, and }4 inch to 19% inches 



wide. With it, one man can do the work of 

 three using the old hand-saw. Unskilled 

 operators can do the work rapidly and truly. 

 Unlike the hand saw, the work is square 

 and true as that done by steam or water- 

 power saws, and as easily dressed with the 

 plane. An operator with ordinary strength 

 and endurance can easily rip, line measure, 

 600 feet of 1 inch pine per hour, or 6,000 feet 

 in 10 hours. 



By changing the feed to correspond with 

 the thickness or hardness of the lumber, 

 hickory, maple, ash, walnut and cherry can 

 be sawed with ease. The speed cut ( line 

 measure) varying from 1.50 to 600 feet per 

 hour. These are not rates given that a man 

 can only follow for a few minutes, but 

 actual days' work rates that can be followed 

 up from day to day. 



Honey as Food and Medicine. 



This is the title of a new pamphlet to be 

 issued about the middle of the present 

 month, by the Editor of the American 

 Bee Journal. Price 10 cents, postpaid. 



We claim no credit for issuing this little 

 pamphlet— though it is just what is. needed 

 now, to scatter information on the subject 

 of honey— and increase its use. 



At first, we were induced to promise to 

 deliver a public Lecture, in Burlington, 

 Iowa, on May 8th— under the auspices of 

 the Western Illinois Bee-Keepers' Society. 

 After agreeing to do this, we were informed 

 that the Society had selected as the subject, 

 "Honey; a healthful article of diet." And 

 that very day came a letter from Wis, from 

 friend Claussen, as published on page 120 

 of this Journal, asking us to write on the 

 same subject. So that no credit belongs to 

 us in the premises. We have simply pro- 

 duced it, because it was demanded. 



After the introduction, we have given a 

 brief history of Honey and its use among 

 the ancients; the nature and properties of 

 Honey; Honey as food; Honey as medicine; 

 and have added a lot of Keceipes for Honey 

 Cakes, Honey Beverages, &c. 



Any one having good Eecipes for any- 

 thing nice or desirable with honey ingredi- 

 ents will confer a favor by sending it to us 

 at once. In return therefor, we will pre- 

 sent them with a copy of the pamphlet as 

 soon as out. We do not wish any Recipes 

 that have been published in the American 

 Bee Journal— we have all of them now. 

 For prices by the quantity, for scattering, 

 see page 139 of this Journal. 



