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under it ; with extracted tbere was much 

 strictly first-class honey, not water 

 white — in fact, only in exceptional cases 

 was it water white. 



Dr. Miller thought the question at 

 issue had been touched upon only very 

 lightly. 



Mr. Muth — I have not touched upon 

 it, because it is of no practical use in 

 marketing honey. 



Mr. Draper thought this method of 

 grading was of no practical use. When 

 honey was scarce, an inferior product 

 would be allowed to rank as first-class. 

 When honey was plentiful, buyers were 

 more particular about grading. 



Mr. Wilcox — There should be a proper 

 grading; disputes could be avoided in 

 buying and selling, by such a recognized 

 standard. He did not object to a little 

 travel-stain — it was an indication of 

 well-ripened honey. 



An animated discussion then took 

 place. Some favored a change, others 

 to the contrary. A warm dispute seemed 

 inevitable, and on motion of Dr. Mason, 

 seconded by O. L. Hershiser, it was 

 voted that the whole matter be laid on 

 the table. 



It was then moved by Mr. Muth, and 

 seconded by Dr. Besse, that the pro- 

 gramme be finished during the evening, 

 and that the convention meet at the 

 honey exhibits on the World's Fair 

 grounds the following day. 



In opposition, it was moved by Dr. 

 Mason, seconded by R. L. Taylor, that 

 the motion be laid on the table. The 

 motion was carried. 



It was then moved by R. L. Taylor, 

 and seconded by Mr. Muth, that the 

 topic, "Wintering of Bees," be taken 

 up. Carried. 



(Continued next week.) 



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Advantages of the Heddon Hive 

 Considered. 



IVritten for the American Bee Journal 



BY W. Z. HUTCHINSON. 



Have You Read the wonderful book 

 Premium offers on page 703 ? 



I see on page 237 that Mr. Deacon, of 

 Australia, would like to know v/hat are 

 the advantages of the Heddon hive, and 

 how it is regarded here. With the edi- 

 tor's permission, I would like to say a 

 few words on the subject. 



In the first place, I think that both 

 Mr. Heddon and his hive have been mis- 

 understood. In the invention of his 

 hive, Mr. Heddon had in view the pro- 

 duction of honey with the least amount 

 of labor, the taking of short cuts, the 

 handling of hives instead of frames. 

 The mass of bee-keepers did not seem to 

 catch the true spirft of his methods. 



Another thing, Mr. Heddon patented 

 his hive, and it was at a time when the 

 patenting of apicultural inventions was 

 frowned upon. A man who did this was 

 called selfish and grasping, etc. Not 

 only this, but Mr. Heddon's invention 

 was a "combination invention," the 

 putting together of old ideas for anew 

 purpose, and many failed to clearly 

 grasp the situation. Because closed-end 

 frames were used, it was asserted that 

 there was no originality in that feature 

 — the same as was said in regard to com- 

 pression, and of divisible brood-cham- 

 bers, etc. The fact that all of these 

 were put together and used for a new 

 purpose seemed to be overlooked. In 

 addition to this, Mr. Heddon had a way 

 of arguing and defending himself and 

 his invention that did not gain him 

 friends. If he thought that a man's 

 idea was of no value, he had no hesita- 

 tion in telling him so, and often in not 

 the mildest terms. It may be true that 

 a man's invention is of no value, but to 

 toll him so does not make him your 

 friend. 



To recapitulate : The inability to 

 comprehend the scope and functions of 



