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VOL. XXXIII. CHICAGO. ILL, MAR. 1, 1894. 



NO. 9. 



••Honey-Tea" is mentioned in one 



of Dr. Miller's " Straws '" in last Gleanings. 

 He says that an octogenarian in Germany 

 ascribes much of his good health to drink- 

 ing that kind of tea — a table-spoonful of 

 the best honey in a tea-cup of boiling 

 ■water. The Doctor has tried it a good 

 many times and finds it a refreshing drink. 

 He says you may or may not like it, which 

 is quite likely. But the idea of calling a 

 little sweetened water tea I We just believe 

 the only reason it is called " tea " is that it 

 is made with '• a ^m-cup of boiling water. " 

 Talk about " soft drinks!" There's a new 

 one for you — which " you may or may not 

 like.-' 



Later. — Why wouldn't that "tea " be a 

 good thing for sour old-maids — kind 

 o" sweeten them up, you know. Now don't 

 think that we know any "sour old-maids," 

 for really all the dear maiden ladies we 

 know have only grown sweeter with the 

 passing years. 



Bro. J. E. Pond, of North Attleboro, 

 Mass., has been sick with "la grippe," we 

 regret to learn. On Feb. 15th he wrote 

 thus : 



Friend York: — I had "la grippe " for a 

 New Year's gift, and, thankfully, I am get- 

 ting over it just now. This is the fourth 



season I have "had it," and I must say " I 

 am no hog " — I've had all I want of it. 



Let me say one thing for the American 

 Bee Journal. There is no mistake about 

 it. the infusion of " new blood " into it, has 

 added life and strength to it. In saying 

 this, I don't breathe or hint a thought 

 against its former publishers, but simply 

 say that the American Bee Journal has 

 been constantly improving in matter and 

 make-up ever since you took hold of it. 

 Success to you. The Bee Journal is worthy 

 of it. Yours truly, 



J. E. Pond. 



Many thanks, Bro. Pond, for your ex- 

 ceedingly kind words, though we feel they 

 are far from merited. 



By the way, we'd like, right here, to take 

 this opportunity to say " Thank you " to 

 all who have so kindly expressed their ap- 

 preciation of the Bee Journal and our 

 efforts, when renewing their subscriptions 

 the past two or three months. Such 

 thoughtful and encouraging words are in- 

 deed most welcome to one who is trijbig to 

 deserve them. 



Anotlter Experiment (Station. — 



We have just learned tbrough Bro. E. 

 Whitcomb, of Friend, Nebr., that his State 

 is to have an apiarian experiment station. 

 Good for Nebraska ! 



Bro. W. wrote us as follows about it on 

 Feb. 20th : 



Bro. York: — I am just informed that the 

 Regents of our State University have ar- 

 ranged to establish an apiarian experiment 

 station in connection with that institution, 

 with Prof. Lawrence Bruner, the State 

 Entomologist, in charge; and the station 

 will go in during the early spring. 



Prof. Bruner is a thoroughly Nebraska 

 man, and is well up in his department. It 

 was through his clear demonstrations that 

 we were able, once for all, to settle the 

 question in this State that bees did not, but 



