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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



California bee-keeper, by the false 

 assertions of this " Grape Sugar Co." 



I enclose a clipping from the Pacific 

 Rural Press, March 24, 1883, by which 

 you will see that a new sweetening 

 compound lias been invented, and is 

 going to be used to adulterate glucose 

 with. Can you, or any of our scien- 

 tific bee-keepers, tell us anything 

 further about this "benzoic sulphide y" 

 Wji. Muth-Rasjiussen. 



Independence, Cal., July 19, 1883. 



The following is the new compound 

 for adulterating glucose, mentioned by 

 Mr, Muth-Rasmussen : 



A New Swebt Compound.— C. 

 Fahlberg, in a paper read before the 

 Franklin Institute, Jan. 17, furnishes 

 some interesting particulars in rela- 

 tion to his discovery of a certain sweet 

 compound in the hydrocarbon of the 

 coal tar group. lie describes the 

 sweetness as being very intense. As 

 soon as he made the discovery, he pro- 

 ceeded at once to determine whether 

 it was poisonous to take it in larger 

 quantities or not. At Hrst a cat and 

 then a dog were subjected to experi- 

 ment, but they remaining alive and 

 apparently not in the slightest degree 

 affected by it, the discoverer decided 

 to take several grammes of it himself. 

 The result was not the slightest incon- 

 venietice experienced from it. A 

 chemical test of the urine, made the 

 next morning, showed that almost the 

 «ntire quantity taken could be thus 

 recovered. . 



The compound obtained, and which 

 contained the sweet principle, forms 

 salts with any carbonate of the alka- 

 lies, alkaline, eartlis or metals and 

 all of which taste sweet. It is, how- 

 ever, not an acid, but belongs to a 

 class of bodies to which the name 

 "Sulphines" has been given ; the com- 

 pound in question being benzoic sulph- 

 ide. It is very readily soluble in alco- 

 hol, more so than in cold water, in 

 which it only dissolves readily when 

 it is hot. The discoverer says: "I 

 am making the attempt now to pre- 

 pare it in larger quantities, and by 

 cheaper methods, and have no doubt 

 that it will find extensive use in med- 

 icine and for techinal purposes. One 

 experiment made was to sweeten glu- 

 cose, whicli, as you all know, tastes 

 only faintly sweet, and the result was 

 a complete success. As soon as I 

 shall have found the method by which 

 to prepare it on a manufacturing 

 scale, I shall come before you again, 

 and as I trust and hope, with larger 

 samples than now, ready to give an- 

 swer to all questions in regard to its 

 price, application, etc." 



This " benzoic sulphide " is new to 

 us, and, if its career is to be anything 

 like its twin-fraud— glucose— it were 

 better if it should be consigned to 

 eternal oblivion. 



^"Do not let your numbers of the 

 Bee Journal for 1883 be lost. The 

 best way to preserve them is to pro- 

 cure a binder and put them in. They 

 are very valuable for reference. 



Bee and Honey Show at Toledo, 0. 



The Tri-State Fair (Ohio, Michigan 

 and Indiana) will be held at Toledo, 

 O., Sept. 10 to IS, 1883. The follow- 

 ing is the list of premiums in the 

 Apiary Department, of which Dr. A. 

 B. Mason, of Wagon Works, O., is the 

 superintendent : 



I8t. 2(1. 



Preni. Prem. 



Display comb honey in most 



marketable shape, product 



of one apiary in 1883 $10 $o 



Display extracted honey in 



most marketable shape, 



product of one apiary in 



1883 10 .5 



Display extracted honey in 



most marketable shape, by 



a lady, product of her own 



apiary in 1883 •') 3 



Display comb honey in most 



marketable shape, by a 



lady, product of her own 



apiary in 1883 5 3 



Comb honey in most mark- 

 etable shape, not less than 



20 lbs., quality to govern. 4 2 



Extracted honey in most 



marketable shape, not less 



than 20 lbs., quality to 



govern 4 2 



Crate or case comb honey, 



not less than 20 lbs., m 



best shape for shipping 



and retailing 4 2 



Colony bees 5 3 



" Italian bees 5 3 



" Syrian bees 5 3 



Colonies of bees must be the prog- 

 eny of one queen, and exhibited in 

 such shape as to be readily seen on 

 two sides. Purity of race, docility, 

 size of bees, and numerical strength 

 to be considered. 

 Display of queens, put up in 



such shape as to be reaaily 



seen by visitors ; blacks 



not to compete 3 2 



Greatest variety of queens 



put up as in display of 



queens 3 2 



Queens and colonies cannot com- 

 pete for more than one premium. 

 Bee hive for all purposes in 



the apiary, may be repre- 

 sented by a model not less 



than half size 3 2 



Bee hive, glass 2 1 



Wax extractor 2 1 



Honey extractor 2 1 



Foundation mill ft 3 



Foundation press 5 3 



Beeswax, not less than 10 lbs 2 1 

 Comb foundation for brood- 

 chamber, not less than 5 



lbs 2 1 



Comb foundation for surplus 



honey, not less than 3 lbs. 2 1 

 Comb foundation machine 



making tlie best founda- 

 tion for brood -chamber on 



thegrounds 8 4 



One piece sections, not less 



than 60 1 50c 



Dovetailed sections, not less 



then .50 1 oOc 



Packages with labels for re- 

 tailing extracted honey. . . 1 50c 

 Bee smoker 1 60c 



Honey knife 1 oOc 



Package for shipping ex- 

 tracted honey in bulk .... 1 oOc 



Machine for making holes 

 in frames for wiring 2 1 



Machine for wiring frames. 2 1 



Display apiarian supplies. . . 3 1 



Quinces preserved with 

 honey 2 1 



Peaches preserved with 

 honey 2 1 



Apples preserved with honey 2 1 



Pears preserved with honey 2 1 



Largest and best collection 

 of bee literature 2 1 



Largest and best display of 

 honey bearing plants, prop- 

 erly named and labeled. . . 10 5 



Queen cage, such as is ad- 

 milted to the mails by the 

 postal laws 1 



Honey vinegar, not less than 

 one gallon 2 1 



Honey cake, with recipe for 

 making 4 2 



Bee and Honey Show.— The twenty- 

 third St. Louis Fair opens Monday, 

 Oct. 1, and closes Saturday, Oct. 6, 

 1883, and offers premiums, $50,000. 

 The following are the premiums for 

 Bees and Honey : 



Best display of Italian bees $20 



" displav of black native 



bees....' 20 



Best imported queen 10 



" display of comb honey 



25 lbs Dip.and 10 



Best crate of honey in comb L.S. Med. 

 " bee hive for all purposes Dip. 



" honey extractor Dip. 



" wax extractor Dip. 



" bee smoker Dip. 



" lioney knife Dip. 



" bee veil or face protec- 

 tor Dip. 



Best display of apiarian im- 

 plements 1st Dip. & $25 



2d L. S. Med. 



The secretary writes us as follows : 

 " We make no charge for entry or 

 space, and will allow the sale of pro- 

 ducts, provided a neat display is 

 made, and stock is replenished, during 

 the entire week. We contemplate 

 allotting a building exclusively to this 

 department." 



1^ Mr. J. F. Tearman, of Lincoln, 

 111., has sent us a copy of the Premium 

 List of the Fair to be held at Lincoln, 

 111., on Aug. 27 to 31 . The following 

 are premiums for" bees and honey "— 

 just three ; no more and no less— the 

 whole amount of premiums being but 

 just $18. Let us hope that heretofore 

 they have offered none, and that this 

 is their first effort : 



m. 2d. 

 Bee hive containing colony 



of bees $5 00 $2 50 



Display of apiarian supplies 5 00 2 50 

 Five pounds of honey in 



comb 2 00 1 00 



