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llogriis Comb Hoiit-y.— To its shame 

 be it known that in tlie light of all that has 

 been said, written ami printed about the 

 manufacture of comb honey beins an im- 

 possibility, the Orocers' VindU:ator of Clii- 

 cago, has lately printed the following stupid 

 and malicious falseliood : 



The experts are in the "honey-hunibus 

 business,' of which fact, perhaps, some of 

 our readers are not aware ; but for a long 

 time there has been comb honey on the mar- 

 ket which lool<s very fine and inviting, but 

 it contains very little of the pure honey. It 

 does seem strange that an article like honey 

 should be allowed to be meddled with and 

 so completely adulterated as to contain but 

 a portion of the real honey ; but such is the 

 case, and to that extent that we would say 

 to our readers that it is harly safe to expect 

 the pur.' honey from almost any source. 

 The following is interesting ; read it : 



" I never saw honey look like that," re- 

 marked a reporter, who had ordered toast 

 and honey for his breakfast. "1 never saw 

 a honeycomb look so white or so uniform." 

 "Well; sir," replied the waiter, "I'll let 

 you into the secret. That is manufactured 

 houev. The comb is manufactured now of 

 a white wax. Molds are made to tlie .shape 

 and size required, and the heated wax is 

 pourHd in and becomes an imitation of 

 honey-comb. A piece of this comb is placed 

 in the jar, and the syrup poured in. They 

 can't make a good imitation, tliough ; nearly 

 everyone who calls for honey detects the 

 Imitation. The wax is whiter, and then it 

 is unpleasant if you should get it into the 

 moiiin. It is much cheaper than real comb 

 honey, and sometimes the supply of honey 

 runs short, and the manufactured lioney has 

 to be used." 



The fact is, tliat this stupid humbug has 

 been so often exposed that it is somewhat 

 monotonous ! Why is it that editors of re- 

 spectable sheets should so often be de- 

 ceived ? There is only one excuse that can 

 be offered, and that is— ignorance ! 



We have hunted down many similar state- 

 ments—and they are always without foun- 

 dation, except that Jones told Smith that 

 Benson told him that a friend had seen such 

 things made in New York, Chicago, or 

 some other place ! ! Here is a little experi- 

 ence of Mr. M. U. Tweed, of Allegheny, 

 Pa., as related in Qleaninga : 



A short time ago a drummer, traveling for 

 a Baltimore tislinouse, was standing in a 

 store as I was delivering honey in glasses, 

 comb and extracted together. He picked 

 up a glass and asked if it was pure, with the 

 ainif a man who thought that he knew it 

 was not, but simply wished to see if I would 

 tell a lie about it. I answered him that it 

 was pure, and asked if there was such a 

 thing as manufactured comb honey. He 

 looked at me as though he thought I was a 

 fool to ask such a question, as he replied, 

 "Certainly tliey do.'' 



1 said, "My friend, have you seen it 

 made ?" 



"Yes, sir," he replied. 



I then said to him, "I am glad I have met 

 you, for I have heard that story about man- 

 ufactured comb for several years past, but 

 you are the first man that 1 have come 

 across who has seen it done. Now, where 

 did you see it made ?" 



"Out in Ohio," was his answer. 



"Ohio! that's a big place. Where did 

 you see it made there ?" 



He rejilied with some liesitation, "On the 

 Western Reserve." 



I said, "That is a big place too; where 

 did you see it made on the Western Re- 

 serve ?" 



With a gieat lii-iil less contidence, he re- 

 plied, " In Urrville." 



"Orrviile?" I said, "that small country 

 town ? I have been there ; who makes it 

 there ?" 



Being fairly cornered he replied, " Well, 

 there was a man told me he saw it made 

 there." 



Now, you see had I not cornered him he 

 would have explained to the grocer all about 

 how the comb was manufactured. You will 

 easily see that his knowledge came simply 

 through some man in Orrviile having beeu 

 seen making foundation comb ; and by the 

 time two or three smart fellows repeat it, 

 the cells are completed, filled, and capped. 



In order to counteract the baneful in- 

 fluence of such falsehoods, Mr. Root has 

 issued the following "card," to which we 

 call especial attention. Copies of it can be 

 had of him, free of cost, by any one who 

 can use them to advantage in attempting to 

 refute the current lying about comb honey 

 being adulterated. It reads thus : 



TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. 



In view of tlie false and damaging state- 

 ments to the hniiey business, in regard to 

 making comb honey by machinery, etc., I 

 have thought best to silence all smMi false- 

 hoods as tliev cnme up, by the l.illowing 

 offer : I wiil pay $1,000 in cash to any per- 

 son who will tell me where comb honey Is 

 manufactured by machinery ; or I will pay 

 the same sum to any one who will find 

 manufactured comb honey on the market, 

 for sale. I am as sale in making this otfer, 

 dear friends, as 1 should be if it were straw- 

 berries or liens' eggs. It never has been 

 done, and it never will be done. If you 

 wish to know whether I am responsible for 

 the above amount or not, go to any bank 

 and ask them to nuote my standing in 

 Dun's or Bradstreet's Commercial Aijency, 

 or write to the First National Bank of 

 Medina. A. I. Root, 



Editor of Oleanings in Bee-CxMure, 



Medina, Ohio. 



Mr. Root profoundly remarks that the 

 traveling men, who have done so much to 

 spread these lies, should be taught that 

 " telling lies is dangerous business in this 

 present progressive age of the world." Let 

 all such now be required either to " put up" 

 the proof, or " shut up !" 



Xlie Apiarian Exhibit at Cincin- 

 nati, under the Governmental supervision, 

 is provided for, and the following circular 

 has been issued and sent to prominent 

 apiarists : 



U. S. Department of Agrlcnltiire. 



HiNSDAi.E, Du Page Co., 111., June 1.5, 1888. 



Dear Sir :— Each one of the divisions of 

 the United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture is expected to contribute to the exhibit 

 to be made by the Department at the Cin- 

 cinnati Exposition, opening July*. 



I have jnst been instructed by Dr. C. V. 

 Riley, the United States Entomologist, to 

 make a col lection of devices and implements 

 used in bee-keeping, such as will represent 

 the progress in the art in the United States, 

 from the time when "log-gums" and box- 

 hives were in common use, to the present 

 time. 



This collection will form a part of the ex- 

 hibit to be made by the Division of Ento- 

 mology at the comintr Cincinnati Expostion. 

 At the close of the Exposition. Nov. 1, this 

 collection will be removed to Washington, 

 D. C, and placed in a suitable apartiiiHiit 

 alreadv set apart for the purpose in the Na- 

 tional Museum, where it will permanently 

 remain. 



I would be glad to receive from you such 

 contributions to this collection as you may 

 be willing to make, either as a donation or 

 as a loan for the Exposition. As far as pos- 

 sible, it is desired that the contributions be 

 donated for permanent exhibition in the 

 National Museum. The name and address 

 of each contributor, and the purpose for 

 which the device is used, will be attached 

 to each article exhibited. Any article 

 simply loaned will be returned at the close 

 of the Exposition. If articles are sent by 

 mail, the postage will be refunded. If sent 

 by express, the express charges will be paid 

 both ways by the Department. 



You cannot fail to appreciate the great 

 advantage you may receive from placing 

 on exhibition such articles or devices as you 

 may manufacture or oifer for sale, both at 

 the Cincinnati Exposition and also in the 

 permanent exhibit in tlie National Museum 

 at Washington, where they may be seen by 

 tens of thousands every year. 



It is believed that all bee-keepers will be 

 interested in having a creditable display in 

 the interest of our pursuit. The time al- 

 lowed is altogether too short to do what 

 might be done, and prompt action is neces- 

 sary. Please write me at o?ice, saying what 

 you are willing to contribute permanently, 

 or loan for the Exposition. I will write ac- 

 cepting such of those things you offer as I 

 shall need, and will give shipping directions 

 with acceptance. This method is adopted 

 to avoid the sending of duplicates of the 

 same devices or objects of interest. 



Soliciting vour hearty co-operation and 

 an immediate reply, I remain. Very truly 

 yours, N. W. McLain, 



Apicultural Agent. 



T. 1>. WillianLS, who lived alone in 

 Lebanon, Conn., was found dead on June 

 12, under a tree. He was 76 years of age, 

 and while trying to hive a swarm of bees, 

 he fell and broke a leg, and the New Haven 

 Palladium says that he was stung to death 

 by the bees. They probably had been " an- 

 gered " by the accident in some way. 



A man 76 years of age should not climb 

 trees ; especially if he lives alone, he should 

 not take the risk of falling and dying when 

 no assistance could be obtained. 



Contrat-tion of Entrances to 



Hires. —J. F. Gile, of Basswood, Wis., on 

 June 11, 1888, asks for the following infor- 

 mation : 



State all circumstances under which the 

 entrance to the Langstroth Simplicity hive 

 should be contracted, especially with refer- 

 ence to newly-hived swarms. 



Whenever the bees need protection, con- 

 tract the entrance. Robbers sometimes 

 trouble them, and disaster can be prevented 

 by helping the bees in this way, to defend 

 the hive against marauders. 



CONVENTION DIRECTORY. 



1888. Tivie aiid Place of Meeting. 



Aug. 3. Ionia County, at Ionia. Mich. 



H. Smith, Sec. Ionia, Mich. 



Atiff 14 — Coloratio Stale, at Denver, Colo. 



AUB. it.-^u J ^ ciark. Sec, Denver. Colo. 



Aue 27.— Stark County, at Canton, O. 



AUB- ^i. o ^^^^ Thomson, Sec. Canton, O. 



^pnt H—SusQuehanna County, at Montrose, Pa. 

 aepu o. -H ^ ^ Seeley. Sec, Harft.rd, Pa. 



j^~ In order to have this table complete. Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particularB of 

 time and place of future meettngB.— Bd. 



