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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



August, 



ants are substances which actually 

 destroy the cause of int'ectiou and are 

 equivalent to germicides, which kill 

 the germs. Disinfectants are usually 

 antiseptics if used in a proper way, 

 but the latter are not in many cases 

 disinfectants. There is another class 

 of chemical substances, usually .«;tfong 

 oxidizing agents, which will convert 

 the strongly smelling products of bac- 

 terial decomposition into inodorous 

 ones. Thtese are called deodorizers 

 and may, or may not be disinfectants. 

 It is useless to attempt to disinfect 

 fhe air except in tightly closed rooms 

 and even then to be effective it re- 

 quires a quantity or strength of dis- 

 infectants in which it w'ould be im- 

 possible for a person to live. Most 

 of the so-called disinfectants in the 

 market, when diffused through the 

 air of an ordinary I'oom have no ac- 

 tion upon putrefactive bacteria. 



Cleveland, Ohio, May 30, 1904. 



NATIONAL BEE. KEEPERS' 

 ASSOCIATION. 



Los Angeles. Cal., June 18, 1904. 

 Editor American Bee-Keeper, 



Dear Sir: — The Annual Session of 

 the National Bee-Keepers' Association 

 for 1904 will be held in September at 

 St. Louis, Mo. 



September 27 and 28 will be devoted 

 to association work and its interests. 



Septembeu- 29th. National Day. We 

 expect many prominent foreign bee- 

 keepers to be present on this day. 



September 30th. Inspectors' Day. 

 Twenty bee inspectors from all over 

 the United States and Canada are 

 counted on to introduce and discuss, 

 "The Diseases of Bees, etc." 



Mr. N. E. France will exhibit, in the 

 Convention Hall, a large map of the 

 United States, Canada, Cuba and Eu- 

 rope. Each state and country will 

 have a shelf attached to the map with 

 a one pound sample of each kind of 

 honey produced. Many othen* exhib- 

 its of special interests will be shown. 



We expect to see the largest gath- 

 ering of bee-keepers ever iield in this 

 country. A more detailed program 

 will appear later. 



Respectfully, 



Geo. W. Brodbeck, 

 Secretary. 



Lawson, Mo., July 8 1904. 

 Editor Bee-Keeper : 



Your excellent journal is sent to me 

 as a present, by Mr. Willicutt, of 

 Massachusetts, who subscribed three 

 years in advance for me; and words 

 fail to express how much I appreciate 

 the American Bee-Keeper. 



In reply to the puzzle on page 143, 

 I should say there was something 

 transfeoTed to the bees while away 

 that caused them to have a scent dif' 

 ferent from those in the hive. 



Last year was my first to sell hon- 

 ey. One day I was going to Kansas 

 City and I took a case with me to sell 

 there. I called on a grocer at the cor- 

 ner of Tenth and Michigan. He want- 

 ed to see the honey, and when he 

 looked at the sample he said: "Well, 

 here are some marks on the section 

 which show that it was put up by the 

 bees; and besides, the combs are ir- 

 regular — that shows that it is gen- 

 uine." 



I told him all comb honey was put 

 up by the bees, with an air of one 

 having a great knowledge upon the 

 subject, for I had read in the Modem 

 Farmer that comb honey could not be 

 made. Said I, "You might get some- 

 thing in a can or jar that was nol 

 honey, but not in the comb." 



"Oh." he said, "they make combf 

 and put melted sugar in them, anc 

 sell it for honey." 



"Well," said I. "I have nerer seer 

 any." However, he bought my honey 



I intended writing to Mr. Abbott ir 

 regard to what the grocer said, buj 

 was so busy for a long time that I for 

 got the matter, until I read last even 

 ing in the Bee-Keeper, page 150 

 where you say it cannot be made, 

 will investigate this the little I an 

 able, and when I learn will let yoi 

 know. I have become much inter 

 ested and want to find out. I knoy 

 impure honey is sometimes put up li 

 glass jars, for we have bought it 



