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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Honey as Food and Medicine. 



Anew edition, revised and enlarged, 

 the new pages being devoted to new 

 Recipes for Honey Medicines, all kinds 

 of cooking in which honey is used, and 

 healthful and pleasant beverages. 



We have put the price of them low 

 to encourage bee-keepers to scatter 

 Ihem far and wide. Single copy 6 

 cents, postpaid; per dozen, 50 cents; 

 per hundred, $4.00. On orders of 100 

 or more, we print, if desired, on the 

 cover-page, "Presented by," etc., 

 (giving the name and address of the 

 bee-keeper who scatters them). This 

 alone will pay him for all his trouble 

 and expense— enabling him to dispose 

 of his honey at home, at a good profit. 



An Instantaneous Light. 



Such in a word is the unique apparatus 

 vn exhibition at the rooms of the Portable 

 Electric Light Co., 23 Water Street, Boston. 

 It occupies the space of only .5 square Inch- 

 es and wcitfhs but .5 poumls, and can be 

 t?arried with ease. Tlie light, or more 

 properly lighter, requires no extra power, 

 wires or connections, and is so constructed 

 that any part can lie replaced at small cost. 

 The chcuiicals are placed in a glass retort ; 

 a carbon and zinc a|iparatus, with a spu-al 

 platinum attaclnucnt, is then adjusted so 

 as to form a battery, and the light is ready. 

 The pressure on a little knob produces an 

 electric current by which the spiral of idat- 

 inum is heated to incandescence. The 

 Portable Electric Light Company was re- 

 cently incorporated, with a capital of 

 »100,0(K), under the laws of Massachusetts. 

 The usefulness of the ajmaratus and the 

 low price (five dollars) will no doubt re- 

 sult in its general adoption. Some of the 

 prominent bushiess men of the State are 

 identified with this enterorise. In addition 

 to its use as a lighter, the apparatus can 

 ftlso be used in connection wifli a burglar- 

 ulami and galvanic battery. — " Boston 

 ^Transcript," Dec. 30. 



Tlie Apiary Register. 



All who intend to be systematic in 

 Iheir work in the apiary, should get a 

 copy and commence to use it. 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) $1 00 



" 100 colonies (220 pages 1 50 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 2 00 



The larger ones can be used for a 

 lew colonies, give room for an increase 

 of numbers, and still keep the record 

 all together in one book, and are there- 

 fore the most desirable ones. 



i^Postage stamps, of one, two or 

 three cent denomination, accepted for 

 fractional parts of a dollar; but money 

 is preferred. 



1^ Will the various manufacturers 

 of t be Standard Langstroth hive please 

 send circulars giving accurate dimen- 

 sions, as made by them, to S. X. Clark, 

 Delavan, Wis. The result as to the 

 different sizes will be published in the 

 American Bee Journal.— adu. 



Xew Catalogues and Price Lists, 



We have received the following new 

 Catalogues and Price Lists of Bees, 

 Queens or Apiarian Supplies : 



G. B. Jones, Brantford, Ont. 



Elvin Armstrong, Jerseyville, 111. 



Geo. W. Baker, Lewisville, Ind. 



Dr. Wm. R. Howard, Kingston, Tex. 



W. G. Russell, Millbrook, Ont. 



J. H. Tilley & Bio., CastleHill, Me. 



Thos. J. VVard, St. Mary's, Ind. 



C. R. Mitchell, Hawkinsville, Ga. 



G. H. Knickerbocker, Pine Plains, 

 N. Y. 



A. C. Kendel, Cleveland, O.— field, 

 garden and flower seeds. 



1^ In Mr. S. Cornell's excellent 

 article on " Ventilation of Bees," in 

 last week's Journal, on page 200, an 

 omission was made, when putting it 

 in type. In the second column, 28th 

 line from the top, after the period, 

 add the following sentence : " It is 

 just so with the air." 



Sample Copies of theAMERiCAN Bee 

 Journal will be sent free to any per- 

 son. Any one intending to get up a 

 club can have sample copies sent to 

 the persons they desire to interview, 

 by sending the names to this ofiBce. 



®° On the next page may be found 

 the advertisement for a "comb foun- 

 dation fastener," by D. C. Talbot, of 

 Elroy, Wis., to which attention is 

 invited. — adv. 



Special Notice.— We will, hereafter, 

 supply the Weekly Bee Journal 

 for 1883 and Cook's Manual in cloth 

 for $2.75, or the Monthly and Manual 

 in cloth for $1.75. As this offer will 

 soon be witlidrawn, those who desire 

 it should send for the book at once. 



Golden Italians Again! 



One Golden Italian Queen, warran- 

 ted purely mated. :^i.'in. One pure- 

 ly muted and tested, $^.50. One 

 pure Queen, not warranted, $l.(Kl. 

 Alt the above Queens are of the 

 tliu'st stock in the country. I sold 

 (ivtT :!(wi last season, and had but 

 line complaint. Full colonies ready 

 to divide, for $10.(_)0 ; safe arrival guaranteed. 

 l7Atf I^. J. DIEUL, BUTL.ER, IND. 



E.T. LEWIS & GO. Joledo, Ohio, 



Manufacturers of the U. 8. STANDARD Honey 

 Extractor (new improvements), and all other 

 Apiarian Supplies. Send for circular. 17A 5Btf 



BEE 



KEP:pp:rs. before ordering your 



APIARIAN-SUPPLIES 



send for our large illustrated cata- 

 logue, sent free to any address. 

 E. Kretchmer, Coburg, Iowa. 



1883 ITALIAN QUEENS. 1883 



still they go -IJees for business all ready to ship. 

 Send for our new Circular of Queens, full colo- 

 nies and nuclei ; it tells how to introduce queens. 

 T. S. HALL, 



leAi't Kirby's Creek, Jackson co, Ala. 



Bee-Keepers' Handy Book, 



Or, 22 Years' Experience in Queen Rearing. 



Oi>intnns of Eminent Apiarists o/ its vtiUte: 



From Geo. W. House, Fayetteville, N. Y.~"The 

 information gained by u careful study of the new 

 method of Queen Rearing, I consider worth ♦HXJto 

 me. It supplies a long- felt want to every Queen 

 breeder and dealer, and is invaluable to any bee- 

 keeper. 



From James T. Norton. Winsted. Conn.— "I have 

 read your book with much satisfaction and prodt; 

 it Is written concisely and to the point. It should 

 be in the hands of every bee-keeper." 



From Rev. D. D. Marsh. Georgetown, MasB.— 

 "Your book on Queen Rearing has been received. 

 I am very much pleased with it. It is refrcshingto 

 see how frankly you have divulged the hard- 

 earned secrets of your long experience. Your book 

 contains a great deal of that information, which 

 those who have already taken the 'first lessons' in 

 apiculture will Und new and valuable." 



It will be remembered that Mr. E. T. Flanagan, 

 of Bellville. III., went to Kenner, La., in March last 

 to rear early Queens. After receiving the bocik be 

 wrote me thus.— "I would have cheerfully given 

 t.^)M.(Xi to have had your book and apparatus here 

 when I first came. I am rearing 3<>J Queens." 



From L V. Root, Mohawk, N. Y"., and one of the 

 most prominent apiarists in America.— "Your book 

 has been received. Its title. 'Twenty two Y^eaks 

 Exi'EiuENCE IN Queen HEAitiNt;.' is enough to 

 convince any bee-keeper that they cannot afford 

 to be without it. Good Queens is the rock upon 

 which bee-keeping rests. 1 predict a large sale for 

 the work." 



From J. M. Hicks, editor of the bee department. 

 American Grange Bulletin. Mr. Hicks is well 

 known to nearly all bee-keepers in the west.— 

 "Bo<ik received. I pronounce it the best work of 

 the kind, of American publications. I consider it a 

 perfect gem for the practical bee-keeper, and 

 should be in the hands of every apiarist." 



Until May 1st the book will be sold for $1.00 per 

 copy. After that date, $1.^5 per copy, handsomely 

 bound in cloth, and $1.00 bound in paper. Frac- 

 tionable parts of a dollar can be sent in postage 

 stamps. 



Our new circular and price list of Queens for 

 IByy contains 32 pages, and la illustrated to show 

 our new way of rearingQueens. Send your address 

 on a postal card for It. 



HENRY ALLEY, Wenham, Mass. 



FOR EXCHANGE. 



Comb Foundation Machine for pure Italian Bees. 



Address, S. L.ONGL,EY, CINCINNATI. O. 



%^~ In perfect order. 17A it. 



Tlie Bee^Keepers' Guide, 



OK, MANUAL OF THE APIARY. 



9,000 SOLD IN SIX YEARS. 



lOth Thousand tluitt Out. 



More than 50 pages, and more than 50 tine illus- 

 trations added. The whole work has been thor- 

 oughly revised, and contains the very latest in re- 

 spect to bee-keeping. It is certainly the fullest 

 and most scientific work treating of bees in the 

 World. 



I had hoped and expected to make the price one 

 dollar, and it has been so advertised by Mr. 

 James Heddon and in Alley's new book; but owing 

 to the increased size and expense, this is Impossi- 

 ble. 



PRICE, BY iMAIL, 1^1. 25, 



Liberal discount to deitlers and to clato*. 

 A. J. COOK.. 



Author and Publisher, Lansing, Mich. 



1000 



COLONIES of Italian and 

 Hybrid bees for sale in 

 Langstroth and Simplicity 

 hives. 



Three- Frame Nuclei 



a specialty. Safe delivery guaranteed. Write 

 for particulars and special rates to 



FLANAGAN & ILLINSKI, 



Box SHI. BELLEVILLE, St. Clair Co., ILL. 

 17A4t 5B2t 



Vandervort Comb Fdn. Mills, 



Send for Siiiuplts A Reduced Prlce-I-Ut. 



ioAi9t J. VANDERVOET, Laoyville, Pa. 



