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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Aug. 15. 



comes forth, slie breaks the thread, which is 

 siniii as one coiitiniioiis fiber. If the eggs are 

 wished, the moths are suffered to come forth, 

 mate, and deposit their eggs on the heavy pa- 

 per on which they are placed. 



Of course, it is interesting to care for a few of 

 these insects; but the hibor is quite severe, and 

 the returns quite slight. Labor in Europe is so 

 much less than here that it is to be doubted 

 whether this industry will ever give satisfac- 

 tion. There are quite large establishments, I 

 think, in Kansas and California. My experi- 

 ence with sillvworms has been only that of an 

 amateur. Will not some expei'ienced reader of 

 Gleanings correct my statements if necessai'y. 

 and add further points? A. J. Cook. 



Ag'l College, Mich., June 17. 



RAMBLE NO. 43. 



WAXWORKS OF ECKEKWANN & WILL; A VAL 

 UABLE AND INTERESTING ARTICLE. 



Having for several years sent our surplus 

 wax. whenevei' we had any, to the firm of Eck- 



ing candles and working with wax upon a com- 

 mon kitchen-stove. From this humble begin- 

 ning the business has grown to its present propor- 

 tions, which employs aboutTO persons, male and 

 female, and who yearly transform thousands of 

 tons of crude wax into the many beautiful 

 things into which wax can be worked. In the 

 basement of the factory we find crude wax from 

 all parts of the world, and the qualities are as 

 various as the countries from which it comes. 

 This variety in quality is derived, it is supposed, 

 from the diffei'ent flora from which the liouey 

 is obtained. The wax from Cuba is of a cherry 

 red, while from the adjacent island of St. Do- 

 mingo the color and quality are entii'ely differ- 

 ent. 



Imported wax comes in various stages of dirt, 

 and requires much cleansing before it is tit for 

 use. Wax from Africa is shipped in large 300- 

 Ib. cakes, covered with sacking, and contains 

 much foreign substance. Aniei'ican wax is 

 shipped in l)arrels and boxes, in the well-known 

 tin-pan shapes. The tii'm gives North Carolina 

 the bannei' for producing the best quality of 

 wax in this country. 



The receipts of Aniei'ican \\ ax have falleu oft' 



FACTORY AND HLEACHING-VARl) OF ECKERMANN & WILI>. SVRACISE, N. Y. 



erniann & Will, of Syracuse, N. Y.. and receiv- 

 ing prompt returns and the highest market 

 prices, we desired a further acquaintance with 

 them; and as we rambled through the city of 

 Syracuse the opportunity was embraced of 

 looking their works over, and with the; follow- 

 inff result. 



The waxworks of Eckermanii <^ Will were es- 

 tablished in 18.55. Mr. Anthony Will was a 

 practical wax-worker from Germany, and. soon 

 after .settling in Syracuse, he commenced mak- 



to a certain extent during the past few years; 

 but foreign wax has steadily increased, and 

 especially sinci' the enactment of the new tariff 

 law. which allows wax to come in free. 



As foreign wax is taking the place of native 

 wax to a certain extent in the manufacture of 

 foundation. Messrs. Eckermanii & Will find 

 that a little educational process is required to 

 teach foundation-makers the difference be- 

 tween native and foreign wax. Parties wlio 

 have ordered wax from them have been dissat- 



