1907 



GLEANINGS INl'BEE CULTURE. 



405 



HG. 1. — .mills' rASTEBOAKD rA<'KA(TE FOK CANDIED HONEY. 



with a colored string in a neat knot. A 

 further description of the parts will show 

 why the package fulfills all of the require- 

 ments. First, it is most attractive. It holds 

 one pound of honey when filled within J inch 

 of the top of the box, and is almost a cube 

 in form. 



In bringing the box 

 package up to its 

 present stage of per- 

 fection, cheapness 

 has been the one im- 

 portant point, and in 

 this it excels all oth- 

 er good packages 

 used for candied 

 honey. 



It may be intei*est- 

 ing to those who con- 

 template using such 

 a package to know 

 the many points in 

 its favor, and its 

 drawbacks, if any. 

 For two years I have 

 been watching and 

 testing, so that I 

 know what it is. The 

 method of putting in 

 the lining, and doing 

 it quickly, seemed at 

 first to be a slow pro- 

 cess; but I have per- 

 fected this part until 

 now one may line 150 

 boxes in an hour by 

 hand, and a machine 



may be used that would put in the lining 

 as fast as one can put together the one- 

 piece section. The box is what is called 

 hand-made, and is thus very stiif and strong, 

 and they are all of the same size. A machine- 

 made box would not do as well, as it would 



FIG. 2. 



-THE PAPER PEELED FROM THE HONEY THAT HAD 

 THE PASTEBOARD BOX TWO YEARS. 



