262 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



Xow I didn't complain to that man, consequently he can still 

 say he has had no complaint, but I will remember that I can't bank 

 on his honey being first-class. I wonder if those cans haven't lost 

 him other sales. 



Those Comb Honey Grading Rules. 



Elsewhere in this issue is continued the discussion regarding 

 grading rules. When it is all finished it will at least prove one 

 thing, and that is that we need something uniform, and a uniform 

 interpretation of them. Some think we can not secure uniform 

 rules, but I would like to know why. Is a comb of honey any dif- 

 ferent because it is produced in California instead of Maine? I be- 

 lieve we can get uniform rules, when we are willing to get together 

 and not want a little set of rules for our personal benefit. 



Here is what I would propose: Have the directors of the Na- 

 tional Bee-Keepers' Association select a committee of three experi- 

 enced comb honey producers, familiar with grading. Have the 

 honey buyers also furnish a committee of three. Have this com- 

 mittee of six meet at the next National convention,^ and draw up a 

 set of uniform grading rules, and then all v/ork to standardize those 

 rules. 



Binding the "Review" With Nails. 



In a private letter from Mr. \\\ H. Eveleth, Salix, Iowa, he 

 tells me of a neat and inexpensive way to bind your Reviews. 



Take one year's numbers of the Review, pile them up in order, 

 and then select some nails of just the right length to reach nearly 

 through the pile of Reviews, but not quite. Remember, the nails 

 must not reach clear through. 



Now take some common cloth or binding tape and fold it up sc^ 

 it is just about ^ inches wide. Use this to drive the nails through 

 so the heads won't pull through the outside covers. By using a lit- 

 tle care you can drive four or five nails that will reach nearly 

 through the whole set from each side, near the back edge, (about 

 9^-inch from the edge ) and you have a strong, serviceable volume, 

 and the best of it is that when you want to refer to a particular 

 copy that number isn't missing and can't be found, which is often 

 the case when loose copies are piled away on shelves, etc. 



Is the Isle of Wight Disease in America? 



The old saying that there is nothing new under the sun seems 

 to be continually verified. Just as we begin to believe we have dis- 

 covered a new disease, we find that it is an old one under a new 

 name. 



