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ing presses. Good engravings make a 

 publication more readable and enjoyable 

 and have an elevating and refining influ- 

 ence. Although I did not like, at finst, to 

 have ]}iy likeness at the head of my writ- 

 ings in the Review, and it got there only 

 by a certain manoeuvre of the editor, I 

 now think the idea of putting the likeness 

 of the writers of the Review at the head 

 of their writings a good one. When we 

 listen to a speaker we instinctively look 

 at him; because his gestures and the ex- 

 pressions of his countenance are a part of 

 his language. When we read the writings 

 of a person we do not have the advantages 

 we have when we listen to a speech; but 

 by having the likeness of a writer at the 

 head of his articles, we can see how the 

 writer looks and get the expression of his 

 face, which is an advantage. Mr. Hasty 

 has been writing for the Review for years; 

 and not having had the pleasure of meet- 

 ing him, I would like to see how he looks; 

 especially since the composer of the nms- 

 ic for the beautiful gos])cl hymn " Seek- 

 ing for Me," bears the name of E. E. 

 Hasty. I wish there were some way to 

 get Mr. Hasty to allow his likeness to be 

 at the head of his writings in the Review. 



The editorial department of a magazine 

 or newspaper should be one of its chief 

 features. We naturally wish to know 

 what the editor's opinions are in regard 

 to things of importance within the sphere 

 of his own journal. Where is there a bet- 

 ter place for an editor to make use of his 

 powers and talents than in the columns of 

 his own journal ? I wish the editor of the 

 Review would write editorials for each 

 number as newspaper editors do for their 

 journals; and not put them after the edi- 

 torial notes, as if they were of minor im- 

 portance, but put them first — the best for- 

 ward. The likeness of the editor should 

 be at the head of the editorial department; 

 and it could be nicely blended with the 

 editorial heading. 



Whatever friend Hutchinson does with 

 the Review, I hope he will always keep it 

 a monthly. It is proper to publish news- 

 papers frequently; for they are devoted to 



giving the news, and it should be fresh, 

 but our bee-journals are not mere news- 

 papers, and are best as monthlies. Then 

 they are in compact form and can be ta- 

 ken up at leisure and their contents giv- 

 en proper consideration; which is not so 

 likely to be the case if published oftener. 

 As monthlies they can be gotten up and 

 published more cheaply; and a better 

 journal can be given in consequence for 

 the same cost. 



The Review possesses a most important 

 advantage in not being connected with 

 the bee-keepers' supply business; and, 

 therefore, does not have the ca.ste of an 

 advertising pamphlet, and its correspon- 

 dents have a freedom of criticism and 

 discussion that they would not otherwise 

 possess. May it continue to prosper and 

 improve. 

 'White Hot^se St.\., N. J. Mar. 8, 1S98. 



FEEDING \VA.\ TO BFES. 



It may l>e Done at a Profit — But Head tli< 

 Following Article. 



J. E. CR.A.NK. 



M' 



/[R. EDITOR, 

 will you just 

 A ^ say to that Hasty 



S .._. m fellow, who 



writes with a 

 diamond pointed 

 pen that alwaj-s 

 sparkles, that the 

 feeding of wax to 

 bees, (see Jan. 

 Review, page 25, 

 bottom of first 

 column,) is just as easy as rolling off a 

 log. It is not necessary to blacken the 

 wax, nor to color it red nor blue, nor 

 green. Yellow will answer every pur- 

 pose. Just take a jack knife, if you have 

 one, or a butcher knife, or a piece of glass, 

 and scrape some thin shavings from the 

 top of a cake of bright yellow wax, and 



