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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



[For the American Bee Journal . ] 



Peabody's Honey Extractor. 



The above engTa-\ing is a perspective \1ew of 

 a new honej' extractor, which has been practi- 

 cally tested during the past season, and is no^^- 

 ready to be introduced to the beekeeping- pub- 

 lic. 



The machine consists of a tin case, in shape 

 somewhat res(nnl)ling a common wash boiler, 

 adapted to receive honej" frames of any size, 

 across either end, and is made to revolve upon a 

 central stationary spindle, set in the cast h-on 

 base. 



The bottom of the case is made sloping 

 towards the centi-e, and has a metal casting of 

 peculiar form soldered into the centre of the 

 same, througli the centre of which passes the 

 spindle on which the case revolves, and in 

 which are also formed outlet passages, tlu'ough 

 which the honey is discharged. 



A cast iron bar is securely attached to the top 

 of the case, extending across the same from side 

 to side, in the centre of which is formed tlie up- 

 per bearing of the spindle, and which is also in- 

 serted tlie handle by which the case is i-evolved. 



A frame of wood, resembling a common hon- 

 ey frame, and covered on one side mth wire 

 gauze, is suspended across either end of the case, 

 upon bracl\''ts pro^1ded for the pm-pose, with 

 the wire gauze towartls tlie centre, and a frame 

 of honey is suspended by the side of it with one 

 face of the comb resting against it, in the usual 

 manner. 



Wlien the case and contents are set in motion 

 by means of the handle, the honey will be dis- 

 charged into the space between the whv gauze 



and the cm'ved end of the case, and when the 

 I'otary motion ceases the honey will floM' to the 

 centre of the bottom of the case, aud through 

 the openings in the central casting, and through 

 similar openings in the hub of the cast iron base, 

 and be delivered into the pan seen in the cut. 



This machine was invented by H. O. Peabody, 

 of Boston, Massachusetts, brother of the under- 

 signed, and patented October 26th, 1869. 



"For fm-ther infomiation, send stamps for 

 circulars to 



J. L. Peabody, 

 Virden, ^lacoupin County, 



Illinois. 



Bee Thieves about. — ]\ir. Geo. H. Knight, 

 who resides on Front street, near Columbia, 

 takes a great interest in raising bees. He has a 

 large luunber of hives; but every now and then 

 some rascally person steals one. Last night Mr. 

 Knight's premises were visited by thieves, who 

 lulled all the bees in one hive by introducing 

 chloroform into it. They then carried off about 

 twenty-five pounds of honey. — Newport, Ey., 

 paper. 



The blossoms of onions abound in honey, the 

 odor of which is, however, oft'ensive when fu'st 

 gathered, but with the lapse of time this gradu- 

 ally disappears. 



Caie should be taken to shelter hives from 

 piercing winds diu'ing Avinter. 



