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DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE PRODUCERS OF HONEY. 



VOL. XX. 



CHICAGO, ILL., JULY 30, 1884. 



No. 31. 



Published every Wednesday, by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



Editof and Pboprtetob. 



" Honor to Whom Honor is Due." 



We have received the following 

 from W. Z. Hutchinson, being upon 

 the above subject : 



After Mr. Heddon has battled as he 

 has for the " poUen theory," borne up 

 bravely under the slurs and sarcasm 

 which has been hurled at him, met all 

 arguments that have been brought 

 forward, and, best of all, after having 

 conducted extensive experiments to 

 prove the theory ; and now, just as 

 success appears to be poised upon her 

 bright wings above his head, for Mr. 

 Fradenbiug to step forward with 

 claims of priority, appears to me to 

 be unjust, and I cannot resist the 

 temptation of commenting on the 

 subject. 



When Mr. John Longmate, last 

 March, coolly gave in the Bee Jour- 

 nal an illustrated article embracing 

 principles already illustrated and de- 

 scribed by Messrs. Heddon and Alley, 

 and never mentioned their names, I 

 said to myself, " there is cheek ;" but 

 this claim of Mr. Fradenburg, of 

 being " head-and-neck ahead " of Mr. 

 Heddon regarding the "pollen theory," 

 caps the climax. Has Mr. F. so soon 

 forgotten that Mr. Heddon reported, 

 about a year and a half ago, how he 

 (Heddon) produced diarrhoea at will, 

 hy feeding stores well mixed with 

 flour for pollen y Mr. Heddon has 

 made and reported at least three as 

 conclusive experiments as the one re- 

 ported by Mr. F. on page 374 ; and 

 why Mr. F. should consider his the 

 first experiment is beyond my com- 

 prehension, unless it is the first one 

 that he believed to be proof. 



It is, perhaps, natural that each 

 should look upon his own experiments 

 as the most conclusive. Many re- 

 garded Mr. Heddon's experiments as 

 proof— some did not. Mr. Pond did 

 not, and he views Mr. F.'s experi- 

 mets in the same light. Mr. F.'s ex- 

 periment resulted in exactly -what 

 Messrs. A. B. Mason, Kohnke, Oat- 

 man, Heddon, myself, and many 

 others would willingly have staked 

 our reputation upon, that it would ; 



but because Mr. Pond put him (Frad- 

 enburg) in mind of it, it is simply pre- 

 posterous that he should claim the 

 honor of priority. Dr. Tinker would 

 not allow that. 



I do not wish to be misunderstood. 

 Others may have thought of the " pol- 

 len theory " before Mr. Heddon did, 

 but what have they doiw f 



The "pollen theory." Theory to 

 whom '? Theory to those who have 

 no proof but somebody's word. 

 KnowUdge to whom V To those who 

 have tested it over and over again, 

 year after year. To the mass of bee- 

 keepers it is yet a theory, and will 

 so remain until the common voice 

 says, "scientific fact." 



Eogersville, Mich. 



In reference to Mr. Longmate 's 

 illustrated article, we must in justice 

 state that both the illustration and 

 article were in our drawer awaiting 

 room for an insertion in the Bee 

 Journal for several months before 

 they appeared. 



jSIr. Fradenburg's assertion that he 

 was the discoverer of the pollen 

 theory is, of course, not proven — 

 merely asserted. Upon looking for 

 the proof, we find on page 374, that he 

 only claims to have started his ex- 

 periments " last fall," while Mr. Hed- 

 don had then been writing upon that 

 theory for two years. 



Inasmuch as we have placed Mr. 

 Fradenburg upon record, by publish- 

 ing his claim to be the author of " the 

 pollen theory," we now kindly call 

 upon him for the proof, which, of 

 course, he must have (or thinks that 

 he has) or he would never have dared 

 to make his bold assertion. Until he 

 has sufficient time to present his rea- 

 sons for putting forth the claim, let 

 all suspend judgment. 



We cannot refrain here from giving 

 a caution to all writers for the Bee 

 Journal, to be sure to make no asser- 

 tions which they cannot substantiate, 

 in the most satisfactory manner — no 

 matter what may be the subject 

 under consideration. To do other- 

 wise often engenders strife and con- 

 fusion, as well as leading to ill-feeling 

 and contempt. 



Local Convention Directory. 



1884. Time ond place of MeeUng. 



Aug. 6— Lorain Co.. O., at Blyria, O. 



O. J, Terrell, Sec, North Rldiievllle, O. 



Aug. 2.— Gibson Co., Tenn., at Trenton, Tenn. 



T. J. Happen, Sec. 



Auk. 13.-Northeastern Ky., at CoTington, Ky. 



G. W. Cree, Sec. 



Aug. I9.-N.W. III. & S.W. Wis. at L. Highbarger's. 

 J. Stewart. Sec., Rock City, 111, 



Oct. 11, 12.— Northern Mich., at Alma, Mich. 



F. A. Palmer, Sec. McBride, Mich. 



Oct. 15, IG.— Northwestern, at Chicago, 111. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Sec. 



Nov. 25.— Western Mich., at Fremont, Mich. 



Geo. E. Hilton. Sec 



Dec. 3.— Southeastern Mich., at Adrian, Mich. 



A. M. Gander, Sec. 



Dec. 10, II.— Michigan State, at Lansing. 



H. U. Cutting, Sec. Clinton, Mich. 



|y In order to have this table complete. Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 time and place of future meetings.— Ed. 



1^" We have received a copy of a 

 pamphlet entitled "The Poulterers' 

 Guide, for treating diseases of poultry, 

 giving cause, symptoms, and remedies 

 for their cure ; also, how to caponize 

 fowls, and feed and rear chickens 

 hatched in an incubator." It is a 

 handsome book, and well worth the 

 price (25 cents), for it is full of infor- 

 mation valuable to every breeder of 

 poultry. It is written by Mr. C. J. 

 Ward, the editor of the Poultry Jour- 

 nal, of Chicago. We can supply it at 

 the publisher's price. 



1^ A Bee-Keepers' Association 

 has been formed for Hamilton County, 

 Texas ; Constitution and By-Laws 

 have been adopted, and officers 

 elected. Mr. W. M. Sparkman is 

 president, Mr. G. S. Doubleday is 

 secretary. 



1^" We have received the Premium 

 List of the Tri-State Fair, which will 

 be held at Toledo, O., Sept. 8 to 13, 

 1884. Dr. A. B. Mason, of Wagon 

 Works, 0.,is the superintendent of the 

 Apiary Department. The premiums 

 are substantially the same as last 

 year, and amount to $219. The Doc- 

 tor will send a copy of the Premium 

 List to any one who desires to have it. 



