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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Kruit is a grand appetizer and tonic. 

 To eat more fruit and less flesh would 

 no doubt be an improvement for many 

 persons. In view of the fact that 

 la grippe will most likely ravage this 

 country again next Winter, we advise 

 all to eat more fruit, and take all the 

 honey that their systems will readily 

 assimilate. To show how animals ap- 

 preciate fruit, we give the following 

 from an exchange : 



The apple is highly appreciated by horses, 

 cows, sheep, goats, hogs, deer, elephants, 

 rabbits, squirrels, domestic fowls and many 

 of the wild animals and birds. The per- 

 simmon is greedily devoured in immense 

 quantities by opossums and dogs. The 

 fig is a favorite food among animals- 

 horses, sheep, goats, hogs, camels, ele- 

 phants and fowls greedily devouring it. 

 The cherry, as our fruit growers well know, 

 Is a delicacy which the whole feathered 

 tribe contend for. Peaches are only relished 

 by a few animals, among which may be 

 mentioned the rabbit. Grapes are eaten 

 with great relish by horses, cows, sheep, 

 deer, hogs, camels, elephants and some- 

 times by dogs and many wild animals. 

 Dried fruits of all kinds are eaten with 

 avidity by the Eskimo dogs. Fruits, 

 such as the orange, lemon, lime, shaddock, 

 sour plum, green olive, etc., are shunned 

 by nearly all kinds of animals, as they ire 

 by worms. Olives, when they beccrne 

 thoroughly ripe, will readily be eaten by 

 hogs, after they have once acquired the 

 taste. The ostrich will eat many kinds of 

 fruit with enjoyment. Nuts of nearly all 

 kinds are relished and sought after by 

 squirrels, monkeys, hogs, parrots and 

 many other kinds of animals and birds. 



Happy Family .—This item was 

 in the Chicago Tribune recently: 



A tree near Firth, Mo., contained 12 

 ground hogs, 10 skunks, 2 swarms of 

 bees, and a large lot or fine honey. 



What a " fine " mess ! Fancy a lot of 

 fine honey perfumed by 10 skunks ! 

 Indeed, it is a " fine " story in every way. 



Skunks have an insatiable appetite 

 for honey, and will brave the stings of 

 bees to get it. How long would that 

 honey remain in the tree, if the skunks 

 could get at it ? They will also catch 

 the bees for the honey they contain. 



They have often been known to scent 

 a bee-tree and make a raid upon it for 



the honey — but for these "thieves" to 

 live in peace with the bees, within scent 

 of the honey — never ! It's a skunk story! 



Here is a Hive, the sale of which 

 is now being pushed by Raymond Gariel, 

 in Paris, France. The word "Ruche" 

 on the engraving means " Hive." It has 



shallow frames, a loose bottom-board 

 and a gable roof. It is interesting to 

 know what is being used apiculturally 

 in other countries. 



tJonTeiitioii JVotices. 



ff^"The Capital Bee-Keepers' Association will 

 meet in the Supervisors' Room of the Court House, 

 at Springfield, 1118., on Oct. 10. 1891. at 10 a.m. 



C. E. YocuM, Sec, Sherman, Ills. 



gW The Southwestern Wisconsin Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its next meeting on Wednes- 

 day and Thursday, Oct. 14 and 1 5, 189 1 , at Fennimore, 

 Grant Co., Wis. 



Benj. E. RiCB, Sec, Boscohel, Wis. 



B^" The 5th semi-annual convention of the Miss- 

 ouri State Bee-Keepers' Association will be held at 

 Sedalia, Mo., on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 7 

 and 8, 1891. Rates for those attending are promised 

 at the Sicher and Kaiser Hotels at $1.50 per day 

 each. All persons so desiring are requested to make 

 apiarian exhibits. A cordial invitation to attend 

 the convention is extended to everybody. 



J. W. ROUSE, Sec, Mexico, Mo. 



t^" The Northwestern Bee-Keepers' Society will 

 hold its annual convention at the Commercial 

 Hotel, corner of Lake and Dearborn Streets, in 

 Chicago, Ills., on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 19 

 and 20, at 9 a.in. Arrangements have been made 

 with the Hotel for back room, one bed, two persons, 

 $1.75 per day, each ; front room, $2.00 per day for 

 each person. This date occurs during the Exposi- 

 tion, when excursion rates on the railroads will be 

 one fare for the round-trip. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, sec, Flint, Mich. 



