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Upon reflection, we find ourselves 

 eagerly grasping, not only what Nature is 

 constantly bestowing, but that which our 

 fellowman produces. The struggle in one 

 sense is for existance; but is intensified 

 by lack of compensation which is every- 

 where found in Nature. But some one 

 will enter an objection, that Nature's com- 

 pensation is due to inexorable law, pro- 

 ducing a continuous rotation of results. 

 Still the fact remains; and the noblest 

 men in all ages have been followers of 

 her workings. 



The struggle for existence under fav- 

 orable circumstances has enabled many 

 to receive much larger compensation 

 than others who are equally deserving. 

 The race then is unequal. The present 

 century has been one of exceptional op- 

 portunities; aud the last twenty-five years, 

 during which opportunities have been 

 growing less, men have combined to 

 make them, so to speak, by obtaining 

 control, and limiting the output, enabling 

 them to fix a price on the products. 

 What will the outcome be, and how- 

 shall we adjust human aflfairs, to render 

 equal compensation to those equally de- 

 serving ? 



A reply to Mr. Golden on the subject 

 of section cleaners, page 441, Gleanings, 

 is necessary to avoid all misunderstand- 

 ing. He says: "I don't believe Aspinwall 

 ever tried a belt machine, and his talk is 

 all theory." The failure of a disk, 

 through whirling small particles of pro- 

 polis into the honey was sufficient to con- 

 vince me that a belt would be equally ob- 

 jectionable. Although having never 

 tried the latter, I gave the matter through 

 consideration long before Mr. Golden 

 made public mention of his machine. If 

 a section, upon being held against a disk 

 surface be dusted with propolis, it will al- 

 so be affected in like manner if held 

 again.st a belt surface. "Things which 

 are equal to the same thing are equal to 

 each other." Mr. Golden makes an ad- 

 mission when he says: "Hold one edge 

 at a time lengthwise, * * *" Why not 

 place the section broadly upon the belt 



and insure more rapid work ? To do so 

 would sustain my objection to the belt. 

 I admit, that by cleaning one side at a 

 time, all dusting will be avoided; but, it 

 is too slow. 



Mr. Golden also asks: "how many 

 combs were cracked out of a thousand. ' ' 

 I will reply, possibly a half dozen or 

 thereabouts, most of which were cleaned 

 when the temperature was below zero in 

 my honey room, a condition sufficient to 

 crack them even if untouched by a ma- 

 chine. My experience has proved, that 

 the liability to crack combs is lessened in 

 proportion as we diminish the diameter of 

 the cleaning cylinder. My present ma- 

 chine has a cylinder but two inches in 

 diameter against two and a half last sea- 

 sons make. Furthermore, with the im- 

 proved cleaner all cracking is avoided, 

 although the work is exceedingly rapid, 

 being more than 150 sections per hour. 



On page 268, Gleanings, the editor, 

 Mr. E. R. Root inquires; "how much 

 my honey in plain .sections netted me 

 first and second quality." I received 12 

 cents for the first and 1 1 cents for the 

 second. This, of course, was for white 

 clover honey. My dark honey brought 

 8, 9 and 10 cents, according to quality, 

 the demand being slow for dark grades 

 last .season owing to an abundance of 

 white clover. 



Acknowledgement is due Editor E. R. 

 Root for a package of extra thin founda- 

 tion, {I think about 18 feet to the pound). 

 Overwork in designing and making new 

 hives and dummies for 52 colonies of bees, 

 together with my other duties, have pre- 

 vented all writing for the Review since 

 May. Unfortunately, the storage of hon- 

 ey was too slow for a decisive test. How- 

 ever, I feel satisfied of its success, it be- 

 ing readily accepted by the bees. 



On page 276 the editor asks those in- 

 terested in the success of the Review, for 

 opinions relative to the Department of 

 Criticism. It is unquestionably true 

 that criticism hurts most where it strikes; 

 but, according to my judgment, will have 

 a tendency to produce a higher standard 



