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'I'lie WorI<l*s Fair Apiarian 

 Exiiiltit. — In answer to the various 

 questions as to what has been done, or 

 what is intended to be done in reference to 

 the apiarian exhibit at the coming World's 

 Fail- — Dr. Mason has sent us the following, 

 to which we call particular attention ; 



On page 184, Mr. O. S. Compton, in 

 writing of the bee-exhibit at the coming 

 World's Fair, says: "Let us hear from 

 Dr. Mason — what course he intends to pur- 

 sue," etc., and on page 276, Mr. J. E. Pond 

 asks, "Has any stir, as yet, been made in 

 regard to ' bee-exhibits ' at the World's 

 Fair ?" and the editor partially answers. 



Knowing that it is a good plan to be on 

 hand in good time in Fair and Exposition 

 matters, as President of our International 

 Bee Keepers' Association, I wrote to the 

 presidents of the committees on the World's 

 Fair, in both Chicago and New York, as 

 soon as the committees were organized, 

 suggesting that provision be made for an 

 exhibit of everything used in connection 

 with bee keeping, and a gi-aud exhibit of 

 honey ; and in my address at the Interna- 

 tional Convention at Brantford,last Decem- 

 ber, I reported what I had done. By a 

 resolution, introduced by Mr. C. P. Dadant, 

 I believe, I was recommended by the Asso- 

 ciation as Superintendent of the Bee and 

 Honey Department at the World's Fail-. 

 The Michigan and New York State Bee- 

 Keepers' Associations have also made the 

 same recommendations. 



Gratifying responses have been received 

 from the committee in charge at Chicago, 

 in regard to the exhibit, and when the 

 proper time arrives for making plans, the 

 interests of our industry will be looked 

 after. In the meantime, and as soon as 

 possible, I shall be pleased to have persons 

 interested in the success of the exhibit, 

 whether they intend to exhibitor not, write 

 me, making such suggestions as they may 

 think best, so that the best plans and 

 methods may be adopted for making the 

 exhibit a credit to the fraternity, an honor 

 to the Nation, and by far the grandest ever 

 made anywhere. 



Nothing definite has yet been concluded 

 upon, and will not be until the complete 

 organization of the management under the 

 provisions of the World's Fair Bill, as re- 

 cently passed by Congress; but our plans 

 should be all ready to present when called 

 for. 



I have thought of recommending that all 

 exhibits of honey be grouped together, and 

 that supplies be in another group near the 

 honey, and that each foreign country, and 

 each of the United States be assigned a 

 certain space, and, if so desired, each coun- 

 try and State have a Superintendent, who 

 shall be assistant to the General Superin- 

 tendent, the assistants to have charge of 

 the exhibits from their own locality, and 

 receive, put in place and care for such arti- 

 cles as may be sent for exhibition, and are 

 not accompanied by the owner or exhibitor. 

 The Assistant State Superintendents to be 

 ap)iointed (on the recommendation of the 

 Slate Bee-Keepers' Association) and paid 

 by the State making the appointment. 



As soon as definite arrangements are 

 made, they will be made known through 

 the bee-periodicals. I have already re- 

 ceived letters of inquiry in regard to this 

 matter, and I would like to make a sugges- 

 tion. It is, that all making inquiries will 

 give their poKUoffirx address, sign their 

 nmiics to their letters, and each enciosc a 

 sta in j; for reply. As I "work for nothing 



and board myself," this does not seem an 

 unreasonable request. I received a letter 

 the present week with the name of the 

 State left off, and if the post-master had 

 been careless with his stamp, I should 

 probably have been blessed by the writer 

 for not replying. 



I wish that all who intend to exhibit 

 would let me know soon about how much 

 space they will probably need — that is, 

 about how many square feet of floor sur- 

 face. At the Ohio Centennial in 1888, 

 there were six principal exhibitors who 

 occupied an average of over 830 square 

 feet each, one using 70 square feet, and Mr. 

 A. I. Root's exhibit was crowded, although 

 he had about 400 square feet. 



The States of Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, 

 Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio 

 ought to average more than 1,000 square 

 feet each, to say nothing of other States 

 that will exhibit less, or even more, than 

 either of the above nan\ed 



And then, in addition to this, I am think- 

 ing that perhaps our friend, Mr. R. Me 

 Knight, will be on hand, backed by a galaxy 

 of Canadians, and give us "Yankees" a 

 pretty close call for the honors. 



What honey is to be exhibited will, of 

 course, have to be secured before 1893, for 

 the Fair will probably open about May 1. 

 I have been corresponding with some of 

 the best honey exhibitors, and shall write 

 to others to get their views as to the best 

 methods to pursue. 



I would like to suggest to such of the 

 readers of the American Bee Journal as 

 are botanists, that they begin at once to 

 gather and prepare for exhibition such 

 honey-plants as grow in their locality. All 

 such plants could be put in one group and 

 make a grand display, or they could be 

 used to decorate the exhibit coming from 

 the State or country that the plants come 

 from. Perhaps it would be a good plan to 

 have the plants all mounted alike, and I 

 will try and secure the services of a good 

 botanist to give proper instructions in pre- 

 paring and mounting them, to all who 

 desire, or are willing to do so, if they will 

 address me, with stamps for reply. 



Of course each State and Country should 

 have a large sign over its exhil>it, and 

 each exhibitor should also have his name 

 over his exhibit. Lay plans nmv for 1893, 

 and " have an eye out" for anything that 

 will help make a success of the honey 

 exhibit. Now send on the suggestions, and 

 let us work together to make the exhibit a 

 grand success. Do not say that there is 

 plenty of time yet, and put off to some 

 future time what you have to say. 



A. B. Mason. 



The suggestions of Dr. Mason are " timely 

 and good," and they should call out an 

 abundance of suggestions from all who 

 intend to make exhibits in the apiarian 

 department of the Columbian Fair in 

 1893. Begin early to make arrangements, 

 and then make the display the largest and 

 most complete ever made in the world, 

 and creditable for a great and progressive 

 fraternity. 



Xlie Hen that was near-sighted, and 

 accidentally swallowed a bee, was not long 

 in concluding that hers was a " peck " of 

 trouble. It must have been a case of " hen- 

 pecked " bee, that time. 



Ii:^~The Catalogue of W. T. Falconer 

 Mfg. Co., Jamestown, N. J., contains 34 

 pages, and a full list of Apiarian Supplies. 



Xlie Ef'lect of Honey on the 



human system was thus stated by Prof. 

 Frank R. Cheshire, F.R.M.S., in a lecture 

 before the Institute of Agriculture at South 

 Kensington, London, England : 



All foods, if not already soluble (melt- 

 able) in water, such as bread, etc., have to 

 be so altered within us that they become 

 dissolved, and we call this solution diges- 

 tion. Honey, on the contrary, or the sugar 

 that we find in grapes, is already in the 

 condition for absorption or assimilation, 

 and really no kind of work has to be per- 

 formed upon it before it is actually ren- 

 dering us service as a force or heat pro- 

 ducer. If honey, then, as a food be a giver 

 of warmth to the system, a quickener of 

 nervous and muscular energy, and a sup- 

 porter of all vital functions, how impor- 

 tant it is that it should be obtaiued in a 

 pure condition. 



Honey contains sugar in the form most 

 suitable to assimilation. On this account 

 it is desirable to take it in combination 

 with some less readily absorbed material. 

 Bread and honey has a time-honored mem- 

 ory, and is a combination as agreeable to 

 sound physiology, as it is to the sense of 

 taste. Children with rapidly developing 

 frames and irrepressible activity, instinc- 

 tively feel the value of sugars, and amongst 

 these, honey takes a place second to none 

 so far as the needs of the frame are con- 

 cerned, whilst its aroma gives it first place 

 on the list. The presence of a minute 

 quantity of an animal acid, lend in addition 

 a medicinal value, which in cases of sore 

 throat and some other ailments is well-nigh 

 universally recognized, while the Medical 

 Council of Great Britain recommend the 

 use of honey in no less than seven distinct 

 pharmaceutical preparations. 



Complimentary Words. — Here are 

 some of the newest expressions of satis- 

 faction from our patrons : 



I have received the seed. Well, to tell the 

 truth, if a man could get supplies that 

 quick, when he wanted them, it would save 

 lots of money, and hard words, too. — C. K. 

 Readinc, Davenport, Iowa. 



The Singer Sewing Machine you sent me, 

 does splendid work, I am well pleased with 

 it. — G. RrFF, Burlington, Iowa. 



My bill of goods I ordered from you 

 reached me all right and in good condition 

 — everything as I ordered. — Robt. Harvey, 

 Aurora, Dls. 



During the year 1888, we had an adver- 

 tisement running in the American Bee 

 Journal, and we had the same in several 

 Daily and Weekly papers, but to our surprise 

 we received more than double the number 

 of responses from the advertisement in the 

 American Bee Journal, than from all our 

 others combined. 



■The fact that we are still receiving letters 

 referring to our advertisement in the Bee 

 Journal, shows that it is preserved and read 

 long after it is received. Newspapers are 

 read and thrown aside and that ends it, but 

 the Bee Journal is preserved, and the 

 advertisements are often noticed and bring 

 responses long after they appeared in it. 



We regard the American Bee Journal as 

 a first-class advertising medium. 



Cedar Rapids High-Speed Engine Co., 

 Henry Rickel, President. 



m^" We always extend the term of re- 

 newal subscriptions from the date of 

 expiration on our books. Present sub- 

 scribers whose time may expire one, two, 

 three or six months hence, can safely 

 renew now, without fear of loss thereby. 



