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THE AMERICAl^ BEE JOURNAL. 



Spanish-needles, and even burdocks 

 are made to contribute to the general 

 good by furnishing delicious hydromel 

 for the "busy bee." 



TVe here enumerate a list of some of 

 the principal honey-plants in Iowa, 

 the names of which are familiar to 

 everybody : "Willow, all varieties, 

 maple, all varieties, basswood, elm, 

 oak, wild black cherry, choke cherry, 

 poplar, sumac, wild crab tree, wild 

 plum, honey locust, all fruit trees, all 

 the small fruits, bush honeysuckle 

 (wild), artichokes. thistles,wild morn- 

 ing-glory, sun-flower, pumpkins, 

 squashes, melons, dandelion, white 

 clover, Alsike clover, red clover (2d 

 crop), milkweed, catnip, motherwort, 

 mustard, borage, thoroughwort, meli- 

 lot, buckwheat, sweet corn, heart's- 

 ease, goldenrod, asters, Spanish- 

 needle, burdocks, and nettles. 



There are still others, not so well 

 known, that are frequented by the 

 bees, proving that they yield nectar 

 or pollen in abundance. 



Forest City, 5 Iowa. 



British Bee Journal. 



Tlie Uses o[ Beeswax. 



J. DENNLEB. 



of turpentine oil, IJ^ kilogrammes of 

 castor oil, 12i.^ kilogrammes of linseed 

 oil, and IM kilogrammes of tar, and 

 let the whole be thoroughly well 

 mixed. The leather, by repeated ap- 

 plications (some six mouths alto- 

 gether), is protected by this grease 

 against the influence of air, heat, per- 

 spiration, or other moisture. 



Wax Ointment tor Making 

 Boots "Water-Proof— Is prepared 

 by melting together &% parts of yel- 

 low wax, 26% parts of mutton tallow, 

 dli parts of thick turpentine, 6J^ parts 

 of olive oil, and 13 parts of lard, and 

 stirring into this 5 parts of well- 

 mixed "lampblack, and the mass is 

 then poured into little wooden boxes. 

 The wax is made warm, and is rubbed 

 in with the fingers, by means of which 

 the hard leather is softened, and be- 

 comes perfectly water-proof. 



Means for Removing the Cracks 

 in Horses' Hoofs.— "U'^ax and honey 

 in equal parts are well melted to- 

 gether over a slow fire, and thoroughly 

 well mixed. It is used after this 

 manner : The hoof having been 

 thoroughly cleansed with tepid water 

 the above mixture is well rubbed in 

 with a brush. After several applica- 

 tions the fissures and cracks disap- 

 pear, and the hoof gets an advanta- 

 geous softness. 



Beeswax, on account of its lighting 

 powers, is used for the manufacture 

 of candles and wax-tapers. Besides, 

 on account of its tenacity and ductil- 

 ity, firmness and difficulty of melting, 

 it is indispensable for the great in- 

 dustry of making wax figures and for 

 modeling. But also in house-keeping 

 wax renders us important services. 

 In the following we have some of 

 these remedies and recipes : 



Sewing Wax.— The beeswax is 

 made into little round balls to give 

 more stiffness and smoothness to the 

 thread for sewing. 



"Wood AYax.— Melt together one 

 part of yellow wax, two parts of rosin, 

 one part of turpentine, and some lard. 

 Let it get slightly cold, and roll out 

 the mass on a slab into sticks. This 

 is the warm-melting wood wax; at the 

 present time the cold melting wood 

 wax, recommended by Dr. Lucas, is 

 often used, which is prepared from 

 rosin and spirit. 



Primitive Wax.— Melt two parts 

 of wax, and stir into it, after it is 

 taken off the Aire, one part of turpen- 

 tine. 



Wax Polish.- Mix 200 grammes of 



Eotash and 200 grammes of water, 

 eat to a boiling point, and gradually, 

 after repeated stirring, 400 grammes 

 of yellow wax. After this has been 

 boiled again, pour in 900 grammes of 

 water, and heat it until a milky fluid 

 results. This is useful for polishing 

 furniture and floors. 



Water-Proof Packing-Paper.— 

 Take 24 parts of blue soap and 4 

 parts of white soap, 15 parts of wax, 

 and boil it with 120 parts of water. 

 Dip the packing-paper into it, and let 

 it soak well, and hang it up on cords 

 to dry. 



Leather Grease.— For the prep- 

 aration of this, mix 1}^ kilogrammes 

 of pure yellow wax in 13i kilogrammes 



application of wax in medicine. 



Kemedies for Coughs, Expecto- 

 ration, Erysipelas of the Head. 

 —Breathe the vapor of wax which has 

 been melted on a hot iron or a brazier. 

 Healing Salve.— Honey, oil, and 

 wax melted together into a salve 

 hastens the healing of old wounds 

 and fistulas. 



Marigold Flower Plaster for 

 Wounds.— Out of marigold flowers a 

 plaster can be made by bruising the 

 flowers and the stalks, and mixing it 

 with as much lard as will cover them, 

 letting it boil over a moderate fire for 

 an hour, and it is then squeezed 

 through a cloth. The stuff that is 

 pressed out is put over the fire, and 

 as much yellow wax added as will 

 make it of the consistency of a plas- 

 ter. If less wax is used, marigold 

 flower salve is obtained. Both prep- 

 arations are useful in all kinds of 

 wounds. 



A Remedy for Diarrhea. — In 

 France the following remedy is found 

 of frequent use : Scoop out the core 

 of a quince, fill it with hot wax, let 

 it roast for a long time by the fire, 

 and eat it night and morning for three 

 days consecutively. 



Salve for Wounds Left after 

 Removing Warts.— Prepare a salve 

 of white wax and fresh unsalted but- 

 ter in equal parts, and mix a little 

 white wine with it. 



Salve for Burns.— Wax and Im- 

 seed oil give an excellent plaster for 

 burns. Stahl's burn-salve is made of 

 equal parts of butter and yellow wax. 

 Corn Plaster.— For corns a good 

 plaster is made of wax, tallow, and 

 some verdigris. . .^ . 



Tooth-Stopping.— The tooth-stop- 

 ping is prepared by melting together 

 3 parts of pure white wax with 3Ji 

 parts of mastic, and a few drops of 

 oil of peppermint, and making into 



the pill on a marble slab. The hollow 

 teeth are filled with this so that the 

 food may not lodge in them, and 

 irritate the nerves of the teeth. 



Wax Salve for Skin Diseases.— 

 Five parts of white wax, 5 parts of 

 spermaceti, 5 parts of sweet almond 

 oil, are melted together in an enam- 

 eled vessel, and are poured out into 

 little paper boxes, and when cold are 

 cut up into little slabs. 



cosmetic specialties. 



Glycerine A^^ax Balsam.— Two 

 parts of white wax, 2 parts of sper- 

 maceti, 8 parts of sweet almond oil, 4 

 parts of glycerine, H part of attar of 

 roses, are carefully melted together 

 in an enameled vessel before a slow 

 fire, stirred till it is cold, and put into 

 glass vessels. 



Crejle Celeste.— One and one-half 

 parts of white wax, 3 parts of sperma- 

 ceti, 3 parts of sweet almond oil, are 

 melted together in a porcelain dish 

 over a water bath, and after it is cold, 

 2 parts of rose water are added, with 

 continual stirring. 



Cold Cream— Is used to keep the 

 skin delicate and soft. It is prepared 

 by rubbing together in a water bath 1 

 part of white wax, 2 parts of sperma- 

 ceti, S parts of sweet almond oil, and 

 5 parts of rose water. 



Cosmetique.— Melt in a porcelain 

 dish over a water bath 500 grammes 

 of yellow wax. with 125 grammes of 

 white soap, take it from the fire, let 

 it get cold, and mix in it before the 

 mass has set 5 grammes of bergamot 

 and 1 gramme of Peruvian balsam, it 

 is rolled out into little sticks on a 

 glass or marble slab, and these are 

 covered with paper. 

 Enzheim, Germany. 



pxjr tne American Bee Joomal. 



Bees m\M Food for 3 Montis. 



C. E. JONES. 



The fact that bees can be kept for 

 three months without food, must 

 come out, and I will say that it can 

 be done. I do not claim that I have 

 discovered this myself, but I claim 

 priority in getting it before the public. 



Last winter, at the bee-keepers' 

 convention at Columbus, O., I told 

 Mr. Ernest Root that I had kept 

 honey-bees in the dormant state three 

 months. I mean by this, that they 

 were dead, to all appearance, and re- 

 vived when exposed to the sun. i 

 have written to others about it, but 

 have had no reply. 



AVheu I told Iilr. Aaron Benedict of 

 this matter, at the State Fair this fall, 

 he said that he believed that I was 

 honest, but he could not believe the 

 statement which I made, but the next 

 morning he remarked to another bee- 

 man, that he could not sleep that 

 night on account of thinking about 

 Jones' bee-story. He said that there 

 might be something in it, or at least 

 he should try it. 



I first learned this from an old bee- 

 man in Missouri over 15 years ago ; 

 and 12 years ago I kept bees three 



