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XHOHIAS «. r^EWlflAW, 



EDITOR. 



Vol. XXIX, JaiiJ,m 1.2. 



Editorial Buzzlngs. 



Mr. G. M. Doolittle, we notice, 

 has been secured by the New York Voice 

 to write this year on the subject of 

 "Bee-Keeping for Frofit and Pleasure," 

 in the department "All Around the 

 Farm." We congratulate the readers of 

 that periodical in advance, and also Mr. 

 Doolittle upon his newly attained honor. 

 Our readers, who are frequently so de- 

 lighted with his written experiences in 

 the art of bee-keeping, as given in the 

 Bee Journal, will be glad to hear of 

 the wide reading that will attend Mr. 

 D.'s able articles in the Voice. 



The Apriculturist for January 

 contains a condensed report of the 

 Albany convention. It was written by 

 E. L. Pratt, in his usually interesting 

 style. 



Postive Proof was given by Mr. 

 C. P. Dadant, at the Albany convention, 

 that Mr. Smith's 60 colonies of bees 

 had been poisoned by working on the 

 fruit-tree bloom whicli had been sprayed 

 by Paris green. After this Prof. Lint- 

 ner stated that he doubted " if bees 

 were killed by the poison." 



This reminds us of a story. A man 

 was put into jail for debt. He sent for 

 an attorney, wlio heard his statement, 

 and said : "They can't put you in jail 

 for being in debt." The man replied: 

 "Thee talks like a fool. I'm in jail 

 now, and thou hast come here and 

 found me." 



Talk as he may, the Professor cannot 

 do away with the fact that the bees 

 worked on the poisoned bloom, and they 

 are dead ! His doubts will never bring 

 them to life again, even though he may 

 continue to doubt forever ? 



The Pittsburg Dispatch of Nov. 22, 

 1891, contained the following item : 



A new artificial honey which is said 

 to be likely to become a formidable 

 rival of the natural product, is being 

 made in Germany. It consists of water, 

 sugar, a small quantity of mineral salts, 

 and a free acid. The resemblance is 

 increased by incorporating into the 

 product the scent of flowers. 



It is a falsehood. No such "formid- 

 able rival " to honey is in existence 

 either in Germany or elsewhere ! The 

 item originated in the fertile brain of 

 some scribbler for the press, and was 

 intended only for " sensational" news ! 



The item will, of course, be published 

 in Germany, but its manufacture will be 

 located in America. Such liars always 

 locate the manufactory as far off as 

 possible, for "distance lends enchant- 

 ment," you know ! 



Mr. C. P. Dadant has had an 



experience with La Orippe since return- 

 ing from Albany. We are glad to state 

 that he is recovering from its effects. 



The same disease was responsible for 

 the absence of a number of apiarists. 



