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TH© SBdEmiCSP* BE® JQ^RNMI*. 



Oeath of iVIons. H. Hamet. 



We have already given a short notice of 

 the death of this distinguished French api- 

 arist, author and editor. The following 

 was written by Mons. G. de Layens, for the 

 Revue Internationale d 'Apicultextr, pub- 

 lished by our friend, Mons. Ed. Bertrand, 

 and is translated for the American Bee 

 Journal by friend Chas. Dadant : ' 



The Central Society of bee-culture of 

 France has experienced a great loss. Its 

 Secretai-y, Mr. Hamet, died on Oct. 6, at 

 the age of 74. 



In his youth, Mr. Hamet was a school- 

 teacher who spent his leisure hours with 

 bees. His first teacher, in bee-culture, was 

 Lombard, the well known professor of bee- 

 culture of Paris. Toward 1855 Mr. Hamet 

 settled in Paris, and soon after founded a 

 society under the name of Soclete Econo- 

 mique d 'Apicnlturc. At about the same 

 time, he began to publish the journal 

 L^Apleulteur, and to lecture on bee-culture 

 in the elegant school-apiary of the Luxem- 

 bourg, a building which was unhappily de- 

 stroyed later, in consequence of improve- 

 ments undergone by this public garden. 

 There remains yet, in the Luxembourg, a 

 few hives surrounded by trees; and it is 

 there that Mi-. Hamet continued his lectur- 

 ing to his last days. 



In 1856 he published a small treatise on 

 bee-culture, and soon after a pamphlet on 

 the amesthesis or asphyxy of bees, and a 

 book on bee-culture. 



His Cours Pratlqus d'ApUndture, the 

 first edition of which was printed in 1861, 

 is just published for the sixth time. His 

 Calendicr Apicole ct Almanac dcr Culti- 

 vateurs d'abelUes was the extent of his 

 •works ; of his last pamphlet a second edition 

 was published. 



The first French exhibition of bee-culture 

 took place in Paris in 1859, and since that, 

 thanks to the initiative of Mr. Hamet, it 

 has been followed by a great many others. 



A large number of medals were distrib- 

 uted in these exhibitions, the men compos- 

 ing the Board were always selected among 

 the most enlightened practitioners. Such 

 gatherings contributed to spread bee-cul- 

 ture in France. 



Mr. Hamet being prejudiced in favor of 

 the hives having fixed combs for rural bee- 

 keeping, di-ew to himself a large number 

 of bee-keepers of the country, who were, on 

 that account, more numerous than other 

 bee-keepers in the meetings. In spite of 

 such drawbacks, movable-comb hives have 

 at last been adopted by bee-keepers in 

 France, and at the " Cnncours Regional of 

 CTiortrcs," in 1885, Mr. Hamet yielded to 

 the evidence given by Mr. Joly, who is a 

 clever bee-keeper, and owner of 200 colo- 

 nies. 



Mr. Joly, who was a flxist (favored im- 

 movable combs) , is now a mobilist (uses 

 movable-comb hives), acknowledges that 

 he was backward; that, when growing old, 

 he has recognized the merits of the mov- 

 able-comb hive ; that he obtains from this 

 hive larger profits; and that, in his opinion, 

 it ought to be preferred Mr. Hamet, re- 

 suming what was said, closed his speech 

 by saying that we should work to get 

 strong population in the hives, and adopt 

 the movable-comb hive, which seems to 

 give the best results, for he, too, like Mr. 

 Joly, rallies to this method, etc. Bulletin 

 de la Soclete d 'Enres Loir, 1885. 



Mr. Hamet was a little rough in his man- 

 ners, and we could notice it occasionally in 

 his journal ; but I cannot forget that he was 

 mv first teacher; that, but for him, I would 



never, probably, have engaged in bee-cul- 

 ture, and that, during an intercourse of 20 

 years (or more) he acted kindly and oblig- 

 ingly by leuding me the books, in his large 

 library, on bee-culture. It was in his api- 

 ary of Mendon that I hived my first swarm. 

 All these reminiscences cause me to regret 

 not to have shaken hands with him for the 

 last time. — G. de Latens. 



Hoarseness and Chilblains. 



Among the many uses to which honey 

 may be efliectively applied, are the follow- 

 ing, which doubtless will be very accept- 

 able at this season of the year, in many 

 families where the Bee Journai, is a regu- 

 lar weekly visitor ; 



Hoarseness. — Wrap a large lemon in a 

 piece of wet, raw cotton, cover with hot 

 ashes and roast ; when done, squeeze out 

 the juice and mix with honey. Dose, one 

 table-spoonful every hour. 



Chilblains. — Make an ointment of tinc- 

 ture of catechu, 2 fluid ounces; honey, l).f 

 ounces; water, 7 ounces. Mix well and 

 apply at night. 



Lians^strotli ICevised. 



The following notice of this book is trans- 

 lated fromi '^•l])icolto?'c,an Italian monthly 

 published at Milan, Italy, and edited by our 

 friend, Alphonso Visconti de Saliceto, with 

 whom we had an interesting visit ten years 

 ago. He says : 



I owe to the kindness of my dear friend, 

 Chas. Dadant, the worthy present of the 

 above work. 



The old edition of '' The Hive and Honey- 

 Bee," which I own, and of which I gave, 

 some years ago. a summarj', in the Apicol- 

 tore, was written in 1859. Mr. Langstroth, 

 being unable to revise it, on account of old 

 age and sickness, intrusted the revision of 

 this classic work to Messrs. Dadant. 



The book is now at the altitude of the 

 most recent knowledge in bee-culture. It 

 contains 531 pages of text; the old edition 

 had but 387 pages. It is illustrated with 

 199 very fine eugxavings, and magnificent 

 pictures" of Messrs. Langstroth, Huber, 

 Dzierzon, Cheshire, Root, Cowan, Mehring, 

 Hruschka, Bertrand, Cook, Newman and 

 Swammerdam. 



Messrs. Dadant having manifested the 

 desire to use some of the engravings which 

 have been published, from time to time, in 

 our journals, our society willingly granted 

 their request. 



Messrs. Dadant give us the hope that they 

 will soon write for the world, in the French 

 language, this valuable book, which will 

 then be read and easily and fully under- 

 stood by all our fellow bee-keepers. 



We will publish, in the Apicoltore, a 

 summaiy of what will seem, to us, new, or 

 confirming the experience of others on 

 facts already known, but not yet accepted 

 as truth by all. Dr. Angelo Dubini. 



Cassano Magnano, Italy. 



11^° Every one who has read of the dis- 

 astrous fire at Lynn, Mass., will scrutinize 

 with interest the pictures in Frank Leslie^s 

 WeeMy. The strong, manly face of Henry 

 M. Stanley, which is represented, speaks of 

 the energy that has accomplished so much, 

 while that of Mi's. Charles Albert Stevens 

 is most attractive in its beauty. Other sub- 

 jects give the paper its usual interest. 



Honey Almanac. 



This Honey Almanac places in the hands 

 of bee-keepers a powerful lever to revolu- 

 tionize public sentiment, and create a mar- 

 ket for honey, by making a demand for it 

 in every locality in America. 



Each alternate page is an illustrated 

 calendar for the month — making a complete 

 Almanac for the year 1890. 



Here is what is said of it by those who 

 have seen the Honey Almanac : 



The Honey Almanac is an excellent aid, 

 a novel idea.... We can recommend the 

 Almanac to our friends. — Canadian Honey 

 Producer. 



The author has really done a good thing 

 for bee-keepers in publishing a work giving 

 so much information of value to the gen- 

 eral public concerning the various uses of 

 honey. We know of no better way to get 

 up a home market for the sale of honey 

 than can be done by purchasing at least 

 100 copies of the Honey Almanac and dis- 

 tributing them gratis as far as they will go 

 in the neighborhood, where one desires to 

 find a sale for his honey. It is not possible 

 for the bee-keeper to find a cheaper way to 

 advertise his goods. The price of the 

 Almanac is so low that every bee-keeper in 

 the land can aS'ord to purchase a thousand 

 or more copies and scatter them far and 

 wide. Take hold, friends, help Brother 

 Newman out, and at the same time help 

 yourselves. — American AplcuUurist. 



Its 32 pages are filled with interesting 

 facts, figures and suggestions concerning 

 the uses of Honey for Pood, Beverages, 

 Cooking, Medicines, Cosmetics, Vinegar, 

 etc. Also, its effects on the human system 

 are tersely noted ; a brief refutation is given 

 of the Wiley lie about manufactured comb 

 honey ; a short dissertation sets forth the 

 mission of bees in fertilizing the flowers, 

 and increasing the fruit product. Instead 

 of being an injury to fruit, bees are the 

 fi'uit-growers' best friends. 



Prices:— -25 copies for .?1.00; 50 copies 

 for $1.50; 100 for $2. 50; 500 copies for 

 •SIO.OO; 1,000 copies for ?15.00, delivered 

 at the freight or express office here. The 

 bee-keeper's Card will be printed upon the 

 first page, without extra cost, when 25 or 

 more are ordered at one time. Postage, 40 

 cents per 100 extra. All orders can now be 

 filled as soon as received. 



Convention IVotices. 



^^W~ The annual meetinp of the Vermont State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association will be held atBurlinston, 

 Vt., on Jan. 22, 1890. J. H. Larbabee, Sec. 



JW The Northern Illinois Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will hold its annual meetinff in the Supervisors' 

 Room of the Court House, at Rockford, Ills., on 

 Dec. 17 and 18, 1889. D. A. FDLLER, Sec. 



tW The Cedar Valley Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will hold its next semi-annual meeting at the office 

 of Jerry Mosher, Waterloo, Iowa, on December 18 

 and 19. 1889. All interested in bees and honey are 

 cordially invited to be present. J. J. Owens. i«. 



t:^ The 24th annual meeting of the Michiaan 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association, will be held at Lan- 

 sing. Mich., in tlie Capitol Building, on Dec. 2K and 

 27, 1889. At that time nearly all railroads sell half 

 fare tickets: a few railroads charge one-and-one- 

 third fare for the round trip. Keduced hotel rates 

 will be given at the Hudson House. All are cordially 

 invited. H. D. Cdtting, Sec. 



2W The bee-keepers of Huron and Tuscola Coun- 

 ties will hold a Joint meeting on Dec. 16, 1889, in the 

 Union House. Concordia Hall, at Sebewaing. Huron 

 Co., Mich, All interested are cordially invited to 

 attend, and make this, the llrst meeting, a great 

 success. There will be topics of interest to all dis- 

 cussed. JOHN G, Knudinger, Cot. Sec. 



