Honey as Pood and Medicine. 



It is gratifying to know that our efforts iu 

 the direction of increasing tlie demand for 

 lioney, by publishing the little work with 

 the above title, has met with such a hearty 

 endorsement by the honey-producers of the 

 country. The first edition is exhausted, 

 and we shall issue another edition immedi- 

 ately, and at the same time print it also in 

 German, for the use of the German-speaking 

 population of our country, friend Claussen 

 having kindly translated it for that purpose. 



The Rev. J. W. Shearer, of New Jersey, 

 in acknowledging its receipt, says: 



" To me, its receipt was very timely. We 

 were hunting receipts under the first head 

 and authority under the second. The impe- 

 tus given sugars by improved refining of 

 modern times, and the strides of medicine 

 from chemical discoveries, have caused 

 lioney to be too much overlooked in these 

 lines. We believe honey will gradually re- 

 cover something of its former standing 

 raedicinallj', despite new medicines, and 

 become again the favorite among sweets for 

 many uses." 



The many congratulatory letters we have 

 received show that such a pamphlet was 

 imperatively demanded. We discovered 

 some imperfections, which will be corrected 

 in the second edition. Our friends who so 

 kindly sent in receipts after the first edition 

 was published, will find them in the second. 



Speaking of our lecture on this subject, at 

 Burlington, Iowa, by request of the Western 

 Illinois and Eastern Iowa Beekeepers' Asso- 

 ciation, the Burlington Haivkeye says: 



"The meeting in the evening, to listen to 

 the lecture of Mr. T. G. NewmaUj editor of 

 the American Bee Journae, Cliicago, was 

 not as large as it miglit have been, owing to 

 the slight thunder storm and the threaten- 

 ing aspect of tiie weather. The audience 

 was well entertained, however, by a fluent 

 and easy speaker, who showed not only 

 great knowledge of his subject, but much 

 enthusiasm in bee culture. His subject, 

 " Honey as Food and Medicine," was treat- 

 ed very gracefully, both in its historical and 

 hygienic aspects. The speaker referred to 

 the ancient history of this delightful viand, 

 showing how profusely it was used in daily 

 life, and even in religious ceremonies, am- 

 ong the foremost nations of antiquity. He 

 then passed to a physical and chemical ex- 

 amination of the nature of honey, and of the 

 different scientific methods of obtaining it 

 in its purity. He then showed its liealth- 

 fulness as an article of food, and its great 

 superiority over sugars and syrups. Lastly 

 he spoke of it as a medicine, snowing its 

 peculiar efficacy in various diseases, espical- 

 ly those of the lungs. Tlie lecture showed 

 a great deal of studious thought. The strict 

 attention which his audience paid to it was 

 evidence of their appreciation of it, as well 

 as of its merit." 



Reed City, Mich., May 33, 1878. 

 "I send you a case of Honey Boxes, 

 which I wish you would examine and com- 

 ment upon through the columns of the 

 Journal for June, if they reach you in 

 time. I have never seen anything of the 

 kind yet, and so far as I know, the plan is 

 original with me. You will observe that 

 the box is made of one piece of timber, 3 

 mitre slots are cut across the piece, groved 

 for the glass and guide, and then steamed 

 and bent. These boxes are not as perfect 

 as I expect to make, my machine not work- 

 ing exactly right yet; but you will get the 

 idea. There is only one corner to nail, 

 instead of 4 ; they are much handier for 

 glassing and putting in separators." 



Thomas T. Delzele. 



[Yes; this is something new, and when 

 the machine is perfected sufficiently to do 

 true and smooth work, it promises to be of 

 value.— Ed.] 



Smokers.— Levi Sutliffe, of Charles City, 

 Iowa, has sent us a new smoker, of his 

 invention. It is some 3 or 4 times the size 

 of ordinary smokers, and it is unlike any of 

 them in form, size, springs, revolving 

 curved tube, &c., &c. It works with slow 

 stroke, and will keep ignited for hours. — 

 Being so large, it is rather difficult to 

 handle, especially where one is not used to 

 it. Friend Sutliffe has certainly not copied 

 any other smoker. It is original. 



Friend King has sent us one of his smo- 

 kers. It is the same size and shape, both of 

 bellows and tube, as the Bingham standard. 

 Its peculiarity, the cut-off slide, makes it 

 work very hard. The connecting parts are 

 the same as the old Quinby. It is cheap, 

 but not as nicely finished as the Bingham— 

 the price would not admit of it. A cut of it 

 may be seen on advertising page xiii. 



We have received a small drawing of a 

 Continuous-blast Smoker. It consists of 

 the ordinary tube and bellows with an 

 elastic rubber bag attached to tiie bellows 

 to receive the wind and convey it to the 

 tube continuously. We should think it 

 rather awkward, however. 



_„ The Rural Neiv Forfeer comes to us 

 enlarged and otherwise improved. We 

 always welcome it. It is one of our most 

 valuable exchanges. We wish it abundant 

 success. 



i^We have received L. C. Root's 

 new circular for 1878, and J. II. Nellis' 

 new price list. Both are well gotten 

 lip and contain valuable information to 

 purchasers of supplies. 



