THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



211 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



Vol, nil, April 11886, 1,14, 





He tliat Bloii s the Coals in guarrels 

 he has nothing- to do with, has no ri^htto 

 complain if the sparlts flj- in his face. 



An Old House in California, which had 

 been abandoned to several swarms of bees, 

 yielded !)00 pounds of honey of excellent 

 quality, so says an exchange. 



IWr. J. M. Shuck, of Des Moines, Iowa, 

 has been allowed another patent on his 

 invertible hive. 



On page 18.3, let column, in the 17th line 

 from the bottom, the word " eighth " was 

 omitted by the printer. The sentence should 

 read thus: "I place the cells in the 

 nursery cages on the eighth day after they 

 are sealed, and before night many of the 

 queens will emerge." 



Xhe Coni^ireHslunal P.O. Committee has 

 Instructed a meralicr to report the "Double 

 Fourth-Class Postaj^e Bill " adversely to the 

 House. It is very similar in its provisions 

 to the Bill offered in the Senate by Mr. 

 Wilson, of Iowa. The "stir" made by 

 business men (bee-lteepers included) has 

 killed that very unjust and unreasonable 

 measure. Let us be thankful for that ; now 

 some one ought to move that it be decreased 

 to one cent for each 2 ounces. 



"Bees and Bee-Keeiijns;; ScientiBc 

 and Practical. A Complete Treatise on the 

 Anatomy, Physiolopry, Floral Relations and 

 Profitable Management of the Hive-Bee," is 

 the title of the new work on bee-keeping, by 

 Mr. Frank Cheshire, and is published by L. 

 Upcott Gill, 170 Strand. W. C, London. The 

 first volume contains the scientific part, and 

 Is now complete. It has .336 pages, is 

 elegantly printed, beautifully illustrated, 

 and handsomely bound. The subject-matter 

 Is comprehensive, the information recent, 

 and the style faultless. We can supply this 

 vol u me at -tS.OO. postpaid. We will publish 

 a review of this work as soon as space will 

 permit. 



Notivlthstandlug there bag been no 

 severe cold weather during March, says the 

 [ndUiiia Farmer, the weather has been snlll- 

 elently cool to retard all vegetation, and the 

 chances are In favor of the bees being able 

 to reap a rich harvest from the maple and 

 early willow bloom, giving them an e.\cep- 

 tionally good start for the season. 



.So far as wo are now able to foresee, the 

 prospects are very encouraging for the bees 

 and their masters. The losses have been 

 light, and bees in the main have come 

 through the winter in tine condition. 



Colonies that are a little weak build up 

 very slowly during the cool weather of 

 early spring, the small number of bees 

 being unable to create the required amount 

 of heat c.\cept over a very small patch of 

 brood. They may be assisted very materially 

 by decreasing the size of the brood-chamber 

 with division-boards, and by a covering of 

 some warm material. Old pieces of carpet, 

 bagging, or any thing that will retain the 

 heat answers the purpose. 



We have tried many substitutes for pollen, 

 but give the preference to rye-meal, as the 

 bees seem to like it better. The meal should 

 be spread in shallow boxes In a sheltered, 

 sunny nook, out of the wind. If the bees do 

 not take to it readily, some scraps of old 

 comb laid in the box will attract their 

 attention. After one or two commence 

 work others are soon attracted by the hum 

 of their busy wings, and In a short time the 

 box will be full of their wallowing dirty 

 bodies, offering one a good opportunity to 

 study the process of gathering and storing 

 pollen. They of course gather only the 

 finer particles of the meal, leaving the hulls 

 as oO'al, and it is surprising to see what a 

 quantity they can carry away in this manner 

 in a few short hours. 



From Norway comes this from an 

 ardent admirer of American apicultural 

 progressiveness. Mr. Ivar S. Young, editor 

 of the Norwegian bee-paper at Christiana, 

 writes thus: "I have received the History 

 of the North American Bee- Keepers' Society, 

 and have read it with great pleasure ; but I 

 regret not having been able to bo present at 

 the enthusiastic meeting in Detroit, last 

 December. I feel now more than ever the 

 need of seeing, hearing, and living with the 

 most advanced bee-keepers of the world." 

 We should be pleased to have our European 

 cotemporary attend the next meeting at 

 Indianapolis, Ind., next fall. 



A man In Texas has Just taken out a 

 patent on a honey extractor consisting of 

 a revolving comb-basket in a "can" or 

 barrel, with a long spindle running up 

 through a wooden cover turned by a string 

 being wound around It, the ends of which is 

 held in the operator's hands, and when ono 

 end is being pulled the comb-basket turns 

 ono way, and then by pulling the other end 

 of the string, it revolves the other way. 

 Such might have been an invention 50 years 

 ago, but now it is a quarter of a century 

 behind the times. The "inventor " must be 

 a veritable " Kip Van Winkle," who has 

 been sleeping for 20 years and has Just 

 awoke. The patent was Issued less than 

 two months ago. 



The Antl-Adulteratlon Bill now 



before Congress, has been read twice, and Is 

 likely to pass. The BUI is certainly one of 

 the most necessary for the protection and 

 advanecmentor public health. They have a 

 stringent law in France, and it Is executed 

 with vigor. Wo ought to have a similar one, 

 for an adultoratorof any article of food or 

 medicine should be sent to State's Prison. 



Paris has a superb Municipal Laboratory, 

 the ofhces, analytical chemists' rooms, and 

 other departments of which are on the 

 ground floor of the Prefectxire de Piilice, or 

 Central Police Ollice. To this laboratory 

 anybody who doubts the genuineness of an 

 article of food that ho has purchased, may 

 bring it for analysis. It will cost him noth- 

 ing to have it analyzed. Two inspectors 

 from the lalv.ratory go to the shopkeepers' 

 place of business, and take samples of the 

 kind of goods already analyzed and found 

 to be adulterated. If the analysis of those 

 samples agn^e with the one previously 

 made, the shop-keeper is rigorously pro- 

 ceeded against at once. He is liable to be 

 heavily fined. Imprisoned, deprived of the 

 few civil rights he is supposed to be other- 

 wise entitled to, and has to display conspicu- 

 ously in his store window or on his door, for 

 a year, a large placard bearing the words, 

 " Convicted of Adulteration." 



Another New Work on Bee-Culture. 



—Dr. C. C. Miller, of Marengo, Ills., has 

 written a new book, entitled, " A Tear 

 Among the liees : being a talk about some 

 of the plans, practices and implements used 

 by a bee-keeper of 2.5 years' experience, who 

 has for eight years made the production of 

 honey his sole business." It is thus described 

 by the author : 



It is Intended, as near as possible, to go over 

 the whole ground of what I do from the one 

 end of the year to the other; Just what I 

 should expect a bee-keeper to observe if he 

 made me a visit of a year. There Is nothing 

 published that occupies exactly this field, 

 and I often think how much I would have 

 given for such a work 2.> years ago. 



We are now printing It and it will be ready 

 for delivery in about :! weeks. It will con- 

 tain about 128 pages, and will be nicely 

 bound in cloth. Price, 7.') cents by mail, 

 postpaid. It is a valuable work, thoroughly 

 practical and progressive. Just the thing for 

 beginners, and will obtain a large sale. 



fiew Frlce-Llsts have been received 

 from the following persons : 



A.I. Boot, Medina. O.— 40 pages— .53d edi- 

 tion— Bee-Keepers' Supplies, etc. 



A. E. Woodward, Grooms' Corners. — i 

 pages— Italian and Albino Bees and Queens. 



James F. Wood, North Prescott, Mass.— 6 

 pages— Queens and Bees. 



J. M. Shuck, Des Moines, Iowa.— .32 pages 

 —Invertible Hives and Implements for the 

 Apiary. Also Curl's Self-Inking Section 

 Stamp, for marking Sections containing 

 honey. 



.las. M. Hyne, Stewartsville, Ind.— 12 pages 

 —Bees, Queens, and Apiarian Supplies. 



M. E. Mason, Andover, O.— 1 page— Bee- 

 Keepers' Supplies. 



Geo. T. Hammond, Brockport, N. Y. — t 

 pages— Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



Chas. Stewart, SammonsvlUe, N. Y. — 1 

 page— Comb Foundation. 



J. C. Bowman, North Lima, O. — 16 pages — 

 Italian Bcea and Queens, Bee-Keepers' Sup- 

 plies and Fowls. 



F. D. Welcome, Mechanic Falls, Maine. — 4 

 pages— Bees, Queens, Supplies, and Small 

 Fruit. 



Any one desiring a copy of either of them, 

 can obtain it by sending a postal card to the 

 address as given above. 



