1897. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



to the rule, the word " produced " being one of them ; to apply the 

 rule to that word, you would have ■• product." 



We think that none of our readers will be inconvenienced at 

 all by this small change, after the foregoing explanation, and it 

 will be a beginning of what we hope will result in a thorough 

 simplification of what in many cases might be termed the abomin- 

 able English spelling. 



For a time, we presume, through force of habit, we will fre- 

 quently fail to spell the new way, but we will try to keep in mind 

 the one rule that we have agreed to adopt. And we request that 

 all our contributors and correspondents kindly assist us by also 

 endeavoring to " fall into line " by using the same rule in all their 

 writing. As time goes on. likely other changes will gradually be 

 agreed upon, and thus finally we shall have a sensible spelling — 

 one using perhaps no more letters than there are sounds in a word. 

 We hope it may be so. 



Honey Rccipcii. — In Gleanings for Dec. 15, we find two 

 recipes in which honey is used. They were f urnisht by Charles 

 McCuIloch & Co.. of New York, and are as follows: 



HoSEY' CiRiMELS.— These are made by cooking to " soft 

 crack " two pounds of coffee A sugar, two pounds of clear ex- 

 tracted honey, and two pounds of glucose. 



Honey Gixueuc.ike. — Kub three-quarters of a pound of butter 

 into a pound of sifted flour; add a teacupEul of brown sugar, two 

 tablespooufuls each of ground ginger and caraway seed. Beat five 

 eggs, and stir in the mixture, alternately, with a pint of extracted 

 honey. Beat all together until very light. Turn into a shallow 

 square pan, and set in a moderate oven to bake for one hour. 

 When done, let cool and cut into squares. 



Editor Root has this paragraph immediately after the two 

 recipes: 



'■ Bee-keepers hate the very suggestion of glucose, so I think 

 they will be inclined to put in more honey and leave out glucose 

 entirely in the first-mentioned recipe. If glucose is an ingredient 

 essential to the good quality of the caramels, it will be the first 

 instance that I have ever known where that article was of any 

 use." 



We are always glad to publish tested recipes showing how 



honey is used. We cannot have too many of them, for we believe 



that if bee-keepers knew more ways in which to use honey, they 



would be more inclined to develop the home market in their own 



families as well as among their neighbors. In so doing at least 



some of them would be the gainers, as they would have less honey 



to gm to the dishonest commission firms that annually make their 



appearance. 



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ApiM I>oi-sala Once More.— The following item is an 

 editorial found in the December American Bee-Keeper: 



■• As revealed by an inquiry in the American Bee Journal, the 

 importation of Apis dorsata by the United States Government is 

 favored by such distinguisbt and reliable apiarists as Prof. A. J. 

 Cook. Mrs. L. Harrison. E. France. J. M. Hambaugb, W. G. Larra- 

 bee. G. M. Doolittle, and G. W. Demaree." 



The above item would be better if it gave the lehnTf truth. Mrs. 

 Harrison's answer is: 



'■ Mrs. L. Harrison — I do: and put them in the Everglades of 

 Florida; they are 160 miles long and CO miles broad. The water is 

 from one to six feet deep, dotted with little islands. The Seminole 

 Indian and Apis dorsata would go well together, for he likes honey, 

 when it is to be had for the taking; also fruit, but in his wild state 

 he has never been known to plant a tree, or keep bees in a hive." 



No thought, it will be seen, of domesticating them or keeping 

 them in hives, but give them to the Seminole Indians who have 

 never been known to keep bees in hives. Isn't Mrs. Harrison pok- 

 ing fun 1 



Mr. Larrabee's answer is: " Yes. if they would not turn out 

 like the English sparrow." 



Mr. Demaree, while wishing it might be done, fears it might 

 not succeed in Government hands, and raises the question why it 

 might not be done by • a stock company." 



In addition to these modifications and reservations of the seven 

 named, in all fairness our contemporary should have added that on 

 the same page appeared a list of just tmce ax many names, equally 

 " distinguisbt and reliable,'' who opposed the scheme. 



Ti?e Weekly Budget. 



Dr. a. B. Mason— Secretary of the United States Bee- 

 Keepers' Union— is already working on the program for the 

 Buffalo meeting. He believes in beginning on time That 

 meeting must be made the best ever held in this country. 



Rev. F. J. Reicbert, of Kansas, when sending his dollar 

 for 1897, wrote: "Here is my subscription for 1897, 

 together with my high appreciation of the American Bee 

 Journal, and best wishes for its continued prosperity and 

 helpfulness. 



Mr. -Fas. A. Stone is making arrangements for the 

 Springfield meeting of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion to be held Feb. 24: and '25- next month. A notice on 

 another page gives further Information. Mr. Stone is the 

 wide-awake Secretary, and expects a large attendance of 

 Illinois bee-keepers. 



Mr. F. a. Gem.mill, of Ontario, Canada, in a letter dated 

 Dec. 22, wrote us as follows : 



"We had a good crop of honey the past season, and look 

 for a still better one next year, as indications point that way. 

 I hope that California, and likewise all the United States, 

 may also have good cause for rejoicing with us." 



We have an article from Mr. Gem mill, giving his impres- 

 sions of California. He was there about a year ago, and 

 seems to have been somewhat entranced with the climate and 

 some other good things that " Golden Gated" State possesses. 



Dr. Peiro is "on deck " again with his health hints, as 

 will be seen on another page of this issue. Any time our 

 readers wish to ask him a question, just write him, not for- 

 getting to enclose stamp, at least. He's usually very accom- 

 modatiug, and also good-natured, but don't expect him to 

 furnish a whole drugstore, with a year's treatment and advice, 

 all for one stamp. We mention this so that no one will ex- 

 pect too much from the Doctor. But you have our full per- 

 mission to write him all you like. He's broad-shouldered and 

 healthy, and can stand a good deal of work besides what he 

 does at his meals, three times a day ! 



Prof. Lawrence Bbuner, of the Nebraska University 

 at Lincoln, is " pictured" in Gleanings for Dec. 15. He is a 

 valuable man, and has done much original scientific Investi- 

 gation. Though only about 40 years old, he has written a 

 number of useful works bearing on his special lines, a few of 

 them being: Birds of Nebraska: Tree-Claim Insects ; Insec 

 Enemies of Indian Corn; Insect Enemies of the Grapevine 

 Introduction to the Study of Entomology. Prof. B. is a reg- 

 ular " worker-B."— of whom Editor Root aptly writes : " Prof. 

 Bruner is one of the rising young men of the country, and one 

 who is both able and willing to give bee-keepers material assis 

 tance in his department." All were much pleased with Mr 

 Bruner and his untiring eSorts in behalf of the North Ameri 

 can convention held at Lincoln last October. 



Plow is tlie Time to work for new subscribers. 

 Why not take advantage of the offer made on page 13 ? 



Mr. A. I. Root was in Tempe, Ariz., Deo. 23, and 

 kindly wrote us a postal card from there. Upon it he said : 



" Dear Bro. York :— We hear many kind words for the 

 American Bee Journal among the bee-keepers here, and I 

 have been scolded a good many times because I did not bring 



you along. Mr. , of Phoenix, says he Is going to get 



you a big club of subscribers for what you have done to put 

 down swindling commission-men. There is an awful lot of 

 bee-keepers in this valley. They shipt 30 carloads of 

 honey last year." 



It is too bad that Mr. Root should be "scolded" for what 

 he couldn't help, or didn't think of before he started on his 

 trip. Next time, perhaps, he will invite us to accompany 

 him, offering, of course, to pay all our expenses! In that 

 case, he won't have to urge us very much. 



We are glad to know that what we have tried to do along 

 the line of choking off commission frauds is being appreciated. 

 That's what we are here for— or at least that is a part of our 

 work in the interest of bee-keepers. 



Mr. Joseph Stephenson, of Tennessee, wrote thus, Dec. 

 22: "Please continue to send me the "Old Reliable" for 

 1897, as I could not keep bees with profit and not have your 

 paper." 



