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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Anti - Adulteration r,etters 



have come in by the scores during the 

 past few weeks, from the awakened 

 honey-producers all over the land. The 

 proposed Amendment to the Constitu- 

 tion of the Bee-Keepers' Union, which 

 was adopted almost unanimously, shows 

 that bee-keepers are not afraid to put 

 themselves on record against the crimi- 

 nal practice of adulterating honey or 

 other food products. 



When our good friend, Chas. F. Muth, 

 of Cincinnati, sent his vote to the Gen- 

 eral Manager of the Union, he accom- 

 pained it by the following letter, with 

 the request that we publish it : 



Cincinnati, O., Jan. 24, 1893. 

 I am heartily in favor of the proposed 

 amendment, heartily in favor of the 

 suppression of adulteration, and I am 

 heartily in favor of exposing and pros- 

 ecuting the culprits. 



But I verily believe that the best 

 chemist in America, if possessed of a 

 fair and unbiased mind, would have 

 been unable to find a jar or a package of 

 any size or shape of adulterated honey 

 within the limits of the city of Cincin- 

 nati for the last ten years, except it be 

 some so-called "white clover " honey, 

 put up in round bottles, and sent here 

 from some parties in Philadelphia. It 

 was recognized as spurious at sight, 

 found no sale, and consequently was of 

 no importance. Adulterated honey, put 

 up in eastern cities and sent to Cincin- 

 nati, has been a thing of the past for 

 many years. 



We don't adulterate, and we never did 

 adulterate, Prof. Wiley to the contrary 

 notwithstanding. And I don't believe 

 that with all the "soft-soap" at the 

 command of those who have tried to use 

 it in the matter, they will prejudice 

 against me any one of those friends who 

 have a close acquaintance with me. 

 Many friends have advised me to have 

 our honey analyzed by our best chemist 

 here, and have him advertise the result, 

 which I always felt to be below my 

 honor. I admit that such "blarney" 

 would take the masses, but — if I was 

 adulterating, would I send adulterated 

 honey to a chemist for analyzation ? 



It has happened more than a hundred 

 times that I said, or wrote, to a custo- 

 mer who was doubting the purity of our 

 honey, to have it analyzed, and that I 

 would pay the expenses, and pay him 



$100 besides, if he found it to be adul- 

 terated. This always brought the mat- 

 ter to a satisfactory end. Any respon- 

 sible chemist always has been, and is 

 now, welcome to a sample of honey for 

 analyzation from any package in our 

 possession. Chas. F. Muth. 



We think that no one who knows Mr. 

 Muth has the least idea that he ever was 

 guilty of adulterating honey — he cares 

 more for his honor and good reputation 

 than to stoop to such a practice for the 

 sake of gaining a few extra pieces of 

 " filthy lucre." No, no ! A dollar ob- 

 tained by thus doing should burn the 

 hand of the receiver until he ceases 

 his nefarious work. Let us try to secure 

 good laws upon this subject, and then 

 help to enforce them. Simply passing 

 condemnatory resolutions, and writing 

 and talking against adulteration, will 

 not stop it. A good anti-adulteration 

 law, well enforced, will be the kind of 

 "prohibition that prohibits," in this 

 case. 



Xlie March IVumber of the 



Progressive Bee-Keeper shows much im- 

 provement both in its appearance and 

 general contents. To look at it, one 

 would scarcely think it had so recently 

 been " tried as by fire." Bro. Quigley 

 has shown courage and determination 

 in meeting and surmounting difficulties, 

 and should have all the success that 

 such qualities of character always de- 

 serve. The Amekican Bee Journal 

 has none but the kindliest feelings for 

 the Progressive, as well as all other bee- 

 papers that are earnestly striving to 

 further the best interests of bee-keepers. 



Later. — We now learn that the Pro- 

 gressive Bee-Keeper^s list of names has 

 been sold to the Leahy Mfg. Co,, of 

 lligginsville. Mo., who will publish it at 

 that place. We wish them success in 

 their new venture. 



A Binder for holding a year's num- 

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