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ing godd'3^ of an inch. How is it done ? 

 Can Mr. W. Z. Hutchinson, perhaps, ex- 

 plain ? 



Mr. Hutchinson kindly replies to the fore- 

 going as follows : 



The Heddon super for holding wide 

 frames is made a trifle more than 13 inches 

 wide, outside measurement, and this gives 

 room to make it 1234" inches inside, which 

 gives abundant room for the separators; 

 also sufficient "play" so that the first 

 frame may be easily removed. 



W. Z. Hutchinson. 



Poitl Brood. — Here is what the Ajtieri- 

 can Bee-Keeper said in the May number about 

 Dr. Howard's book on foul brood: 



"It is written in a plain and concise man- 

 ner, and shows a considerable amount of 

 research and experimenting on the part of 

 the author." 



Remember, we mail it for only 25 cents, 

 or club it with the Bee Journal for a year 

 — both for S1.15 ; or we will give it free as a 

 premium for sending us one new subscriber. 



A Sting'Iess Stra^v was furnished 

 GUo.nings by Dr. MUler, as follows : 



Dr. Karl Ritter, a Pole, caged 132 bees 

 that had lost their stings. After 48 hours 

 80 were still living, and flew away as lively 

 as ever when freed. But bees are slow to 

 show the efl'ect of injuries. Cut one in two, 

 and it doesn't seem to hurt it for a long 

 time. 



Xlie Utali Association of bee-keep- 

 ers, at its last meeting elected the following 

 oflBcers for the ensuing year : 



President — E. S. Lovesy ; Vice-President- 

 at-Large, H. Tauf er ; Secretary and Treas- 

 urer, J. C. Swaner. 



With a view to enlarge the usefulness of 

 the association, the following Vice-Presi- 

 dents were elected : 



Weber County— R. T. Rhees, of View. 



Cache County — J. J. Bell, of Logan. 



Davis County — Wm. Blood, of Kaysville. 



Tooele County — Geo. Cramer, of Tooele. 



Salt Lake County— Daniel Jensen, of Mill 

 Creek, and Joshua Terry, of Draper. 



Utah County — O. B. Huntington, of 

 Springville. and H. L. Brooks, of Lake 

 Shore. 



Juab County — H. C. L. Jorgenson. of 

 Levan. 



Sanpete County— P. M. McArthur, of Mt. 

 Pleasant. 



Sevier County — J. D. Whipple, of Au- 

 rora. 



Messrs. Lovesy, Swaner, and J. S. Scott 

 were appointed a committee to draft sug- 



gestions to the county courts not to allow 

 trees to be sprayed, while in bloom, with 

 any poisonous substance, as it is sure death 

 to the bees, and does the fruit no good ; the 

 proper time to spray being when the blos- 

 soms have fallen, or when the fruit has 

 set. 



It is desired wherever practicable to have 

 the Vice-Presidents organize local associa- 

 tions, thereby creating more general in- 

 terest in the bee-industry. 



"It is useless for me to say that I 

 am well pleased with the Bee Journal. 

 You may depend upon my patronage all 

 the time." — H. L. Bowlin, of Mississippi. 



Comb Honey Production. — In 



Prof. Cook's " Bee-Keepers' Guide," is the 

 following about the production of comb 

 honey: 



Mr. R. L. Taylor, one of Michigan's most 

 successful bee-keepers, who produces large 

 harvests of comb honey, gives the follow- 

 ing points, to be heeded in producing comb 

 honey: 



1. Bees must winter well. 



3. There must be a goodly amount of 

 honey in the hive in the spring. Bees never 

 prosper on scant rations. 



3. Keep colonies warm in spring. 



4. Tier up, and leave sections on the hive 

 until just at the close of the season. 



5. When removed, pile the crates of sec- 

 tions one upon another, and keep in a warm 

 room until sold. 



The above are points well worthy consid- 

 eration, and may be called the axioms of 

 comb honey production. 



Honey for Lung: Xronble. — In an 



exchange we find the following about the 

 use of honey in the treatment of lung af- 

 fections, etc. : 



Honey is an excellent remedy in lung 

 trouble. Make a strong decoction of hoar- 

 hound herb and sweeten with honey. Take 

 a table-spoonful five times a day. 



Honey-candy is an excellent remedy for 

 coughs, colds, whooping-cough, etc. Fill a 

 bellmetal kettle with hoardhound leaves 

 and soft water, letting it boil until the 

 liquor becomes strong — strain through a 

 muslin cloth, adding as much honey as de- 

 sired — then cook it in the same kettle until 

 the water evaporates, when the candy may 

 be poured into shallow vessels and remain 

 until needed, or pulled like molasses candy 

 until white. 



Have You Read the wonderful Pre- 

 mium offer on page 677 ? 



