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person engaged in this traffic. Get the 

 facts, take them before your prosecuting 

 attorney, and, for each sale, have the 

 party arrested and convicted of obtain- 

 ing money by false pretenses. You will 

 find the law relative to adulterated honey 

 and other foods ample and sufficient. It 

 may be found in the office of any Justice 

 of the Peace. (See Michigan Session 

 Laws of 1885, page 22, and Session 

 Laws of 1881, page 346.) Again, I 

 say, gentlemen of the convention, if you 

 know of any violation of this law, do not 

 try to hide behind the Bee-Keepers' 

 Union, or anybody else, but make com- 

 plaint in propria persona to your pros- 

 ecuting attorney, whose business and 

 pleasure it undoubtedly will be, to con- 

 vict such, and all other adulterators. 

 But I do most solemnly protest against 

 this onslaught upon the small producers, 

 who cannot afford to get all the appli- 

 ances and trade-marks of the large 



Ionia, Mich., Jan. 28, 1891. 



Oliio State Bee-Keepers' Convention. 



MI3S DEMA BENNETT. 



The annual meeting of the Ohio State 

 B^-Keepers' Association was held at 

 the Merchant's Hotel, Toledo, on Feb. 

 10 and 11, 1891. 



The Convention was called to order by 

 the President, Dr. A. B. Mason, and 

 after a short report from the Secretary, 

 the first subject on the programme, 

 "How Can this Convention be Made 

 Interesting and Profitable *?" was taken 

 up. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, of Flint, Mich.— 

 Make them talk. 



• E. R. Root — I endorse that, and would 

 add, have plenty of recess. 



H. H. Overmeyer — I like to meet, and 

 become acquainted with, bee-keepers. 

 To me, that is the best part of the 

 convention. 



J. F. Moore — Have some object. I 

 want to have some one tell me how to 

 manage, so as to prevent swarming. 



J. B. Hains — Do not wait for the other 

 fellow to speak. 



E. E. Hasty — When some one has the 

 floor, go for him and ask questions. 



Dr. Mason — Let it work itself. 



A recess was then taken. After recess, 

 E. E. Hasty read a very interesting 

 essay on " The Relation of Honey-Eat- 

 ing to Longevity," which brought out no 

 opposition in the discussion which fol- 



lowed, several claiming that the use of 

 honey had restored them to health, 

 while others claimed that it had kept 

 them from the clutches of La Orlppe. 

 One brother, who wants honey three 

 times a day, and a taste between meals, 

 went visiting once where he did not get 

 any, and lost several pounds in flesh. 



AFTEKNOON SESSION. 



The Secretary read a telegram from 

 Chas. F. Muth, who was to have read an 

 essay in the evening, saying that, on 

 account of illness in his family, he would 

 be unable to be present, but would send 

 the essay to the American Bee Journal. 



The President delivered his annual 

 address. 



On motion, a Committee on President's 

 Address, consisting of five members, was 

 appointed, as follows : J. T. Calvert, E. 



E. Hasty, J. B. Hains, P. M. Puhl, and 

 N. Case. 



Committee on Resolutions — E. R. Root, 



F. A. Eaton, J. Y. Detwiler. 

 Committee on Statistics — H. H. Over- 



myer and W. Z. Hutchinson. 



An essay on the subject of "Bee-Laws," 

 sent by Dr. C. C. Miller, of Marengo, 

 Ills., who is an honorary member of this 

 association, was read by the Secretary ; 

 also a letter containing a kind greet- 

 ing from him, and expressing regret at 

 his inability to be with us. 



A motion prevailed that the chair 

 appoint two members to assist him In 

 making recommendations on bee-legisla- 

 tion. 



A recess was then taken. After 

 which E. R. Root gave us his thoughts 

 on " Getting Used to a Thing." 



H. H. Overmyer dips a strip of muslin 

 in a mixture of 1 part tallow, 2 parts 

 beeswax and 4 parts rosin — which has 

 been melted and stirred well — then 

 wraps the strip around the edge of the 

 pail, and puts the cover on. This will 

 prevent any leakage of honey. 



In answer to the question, " Why does 

 Dr. Mason has so much propolis in his 

 locality?" the Doctor said, "I cannot 

 tell you, ask Mr. Hasty, who said that 

 he thought sunflowers, and flowers that 

 are akin to it, caused a good deal of the 

 trouble." 



Mr. Harris — We have more propolis in 

 our locality from milkweed than sun- 

 flower. 



"Aside from the amount of honey 

 consumed, are drones a detriment to the 

 colony ?" 



W. Z. Hutchinson— I cannot see why 

 they are. 



