THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



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.ABELS FOR EXTRACTED HON- 

 EY. 



We are in receipt of a sample lioney 

 abel recently put out l)y General Man- 

 .^er France, of the National Asso- 

 hition. and which is intended for u.se 

 »n tin cans. While the effort is com- 



'-' mendible upon the part of Mr. 



' ^'rance, the product of his efforts in 

 his line are obviously a flat failure. 

 Mr. France has utterly failed to 

 ;atch the spirit of the times, in this 

 ine. which i« soaring to the zenith of 

 irt's enchanting realm. The modern 

 abel is "a thing of beauty," and dis- 

 jlays the handiwork of the world's 

 Host skillful artists. Tlieir little 

 ,"olor schemes are perfect gems of 

 larmony, displayed in design that 

 •annot offend the most cultured eye. 

 Such labels attract and please- -they 

 jxcite admiration and induce pvirchas- 

 .'s. They are inviting; and wield an 

 influence over the public that results 

 in substantial gain to the manufact- 

 urer, packer or bottler whose good 

 taste and business foresight they 

 portray. 



:Mr. France's new label is identical 

 in appearance to that seen forty years 

 ago in almost old alley or garbage 

 dump where the proverbial Billy Goat 



" was wont to luxuriate upon tomato 

 can.s and other such delicacies tlius 

 decorated. 



We tTOst that ^Nlr. France may 

 take a lesson from the wares of the 

 National Biscuit Company, the Anco 

 people, and such progre-ssive houses. 

 Such a line of labels would doubtless 

 meet with popular favor, and prove 

 a successful business enterprise for 

 the manufacturer. 



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From the viewpoint of Tlie Bee- 

 Keeper, the most beautiful picture 

 that has ever graced the pages of an 

 American beo journal, is that jtresent- 

 ed as a frontispiece to the October 

 numlier of The Bee-Keepers' Review. 

 The subject i^s simply a lot of 

 "quartered" sections of comb honey. 

 as displayed by the Canadians at their 

 great Industrial exibition at Toronto 

 each year. The transparency of 

 shadows and true color valuas are 

 r.Midoi-o.i to a degree of perfection 

 seldom fountl outside of journals 

 of the highest class. We congratulate 

 The Review. 



Take the time to look about your 

 ainary and workshop and gather up 

 all bits of comb and wax, go over all 

 your stored combs and. cut out the 

 poor ones or poor spots, drone comb, 

 etc. If the lower part of the comb 

 in a frame is so old and leathery as 

 to be unused by the bees— the lower 

 inch or two is often thus— cut about 

 three inche.s off the lower part of the 

 comb. All the scraps thus gathered 

 contain good wax which when re- 

 fined you can sell for a good price. 

 The work will pay well for the time 

 it takes. 



The Bee-Keepers' Review rings a 

 bullseye when it says: "As a rule 

 Italian bees are gentle enough for 

 anybody. If the Caucasians possess 

 some qualities that are really superior 

 to those of the Italians, it will be well 

 to consider them, but, on the score of 

 gentleness, we need nothing better 

 than the Italians." 



Cuba, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1905. 



Editor Bee-Keeper: 



Under the heading, "Bee Culture 

 Investigations, Etc.," in the Year 

 Book just issued by the Department 

 of Agriculture, page 86, we find: "The 

 frequent statements that comb honey 

 can be artificially manufactured, have 

 been found to be absolutely false, and 

 the purchaser who gets his honey in 

 the comb may rest assured that he 

 is getting an article manipulated at 

 least by tlie bees." 



Permit me to ask if this can be any 

 "thuser?" 



This is, I think, a fair and true 

 statement of the situation. 



Would it not be prudent to call the 

 attention of eveiTone to page 86 of 

 the Year Book for 1904? 



Fred G. Hill. 



Don't forget the National Conven- 

 tion at Chicago, December 5, 6 and 7. 

 Neither should yon forget yonr over- 

 coat, mittens and an extra pair or 

 two of "sox." 



L'Apicoltore gives a receipt for 

 honey shoe blacking. It should be 

 good for bald-headed men— draw the 

 flies to their shoes. 



