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EDITOR, 



Voiniy. Ang.2M888, No. 35. 



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Be Xrtie to yourself, and then you can- 

 not be false to others, nor to your principles. 



■fVe liuTc received a lot of samples of 

 new honey labels from Abbott Brothers, 

 Southall, London, England. They are 

 elegantly printed, and make a very attrac- 

 tive appearance. 



In Ans^ver to Query 564, last week, on 

 page .5.50, top of middle column, Mr. Shuck's 

 answer should read thus : " I wouldn't 

 risk them over four days old." The omis- 

 sion was an oversight of the writer. 



A ;^c-w- Uee-Uook is just published 

 in the Welsh dialect, by H. P. and M. D. 

 Jones, at Bala. Its title is "T Gwenynda ; 

 sef Llaw-lyfr Y marferol ar Gadw Gwenyn." 

 It has 50 illustrations, and is sold in Wales 

 for a shilling. 



«»nr Pamphlet on " Honey as Food 

 and Medicine," has been translated into 

 French and printed in large pamphlet form, 

 20 pages. It is published at the office of 

 Lc Rucher by Alexander Le Roy, Rue Blin- 

 de- Bourdon 2'3, Amiens, and sold at 10 cents. 

 It may also be obtained at this office. 



l>'ot a. IXiiisanoe.— Mr. Z. A. Clark 

 writes that he was fully prepared to prove 

 that his bees were not a nuisance, had the 

 opportunity been presented at the trial be- 

 fore the Circuit Court. This is what he 

 writes : 



I had 25 witnesses summoned in defense 

 of the Union, by whom 1 would have proved 

 that the bees were not a nuisance ; in fact, 

 I never knew of a team or teamster ever 

 being stung while passing my premises. 

 The sole grounil-vvork was prejudice and 

 ignorance. They have now taken the case 

 up to the Sujireme Court. 



Bee Slings.— The BHtish Bee Jour- 

 nal gives the following remedy for bee- 

 stings : Drop one drop of phenol diluted 

 in water on the place stung ; moisten with 

 alum and rub for a few seconds, and the 

 pain vpill disappear quickly. 



I^ovBee Feeder.— M. E. Hastings, of 

 New York Mills, N. Y., has sent us one of 

 his Perfection Feeders, which is illustrated 

 by the engraving. It will hold two quarts, 

 and the letting down of the.feed is regulated 



Plltentcrl Oct. 18. 1887. 



by thumb-screw C. The cap screws on at 

 A. It is easy to regulate — either a spoonful 

 or a quart— and that amount can be given 

 in an hour or a day, as desired. By it the 

 food can be given where it is most needed- 

 just over the cluster. Not a drop need be 

 lost, and no robber bees can get at it. A 

 single one can be had for 40 cents, or a 

 dozen for 83.50, and it can be obtained at 

 this office. Postage 10 cents extra. 



Hiving; Bees.— W. J. Daniel, of Ken- 

 tucky, has just patented a device for hiving 

 bees. It consists of a double pole, the two 

 lengths being held together by clamps, and 

 adjustable at any heighth, with a hiving 

 box at the top. As will be noticed by the 

 following description from the Scientific 

 American of Aug. 18, 1888, it has been re- 

 peatedly described in the Bee Journal : 



It is constructed with a standard having 

 points on its lower end to take a firm hold 

 on the ground, and a guide loop near its 

 upper end lor holding a sliding box or hive 

 supporting section. The sliding section 

 has a loop to cla-p the standard, and at its 

 lower end has a hinged extensicm piece, 

 which sHrvHs as a handle for sliding the 

 upper section, this extension piece having a 

 sharp pin to strike into the upper section 

 for holding the piece in folded posilion. 

 The sliding section is held at any desired 

 place by inserting a pin beneath it in holes 

 provided therefor in the standard. 



It was also described and illustrated in 

 Olentiings for this month, page 611, and is 

 claimed by A. C. Williamson, of Friendly, 

 W. Va. A similar thing was also described 

 several months ago both in Oleanings and 

 the Amekkan Bee Joubnal, as the inven- 

 tion of S. W. Morrison, M. D., Oxford, Pa. 



Orang-e Coanly, New York, it seems 

 has had a good honey crop— or at least E. 

 D. Howell, of New Hampton, says that his 

 white clover honey crop is the best for 11 

 years. There are spots where they can en- 

 joy the FUN of making such a fine showing, 

 but in the great majority of places the cry 

 is " no houey and no swarms," or " we have 

 had the poorest crop of honey in a dozen 

 years." But variety is pleasant ! 



Some Ctirions Insects, by Noble 

 M. Eberhart, B. S., Ph. D. This is a neat 

 little cloth-bound volume, giving an ac- 

 count of the habits and peculiar character- 

 istics of a number of interesting Insects. 

 The book is especially suited to children, 

 affording wholesome and interesting read- 

 ing, combined with valuable information 

 and instruction. Illustrated. Price 50 cents. 

 It is published by Eberhart & Son, 182 Dear- 

 born St., Chicago, Ills. 



How to Get Kid ol Ants.— There 

 are, says Prof. Cook in Oleanings, two good 

 ways of destroying ants in the apiary. One 

 is to find their nest and make a hole in the 

 center of it with a crow-bar or other iron 

 rod, then turn in half a gill of bisulphide 

 carbon, and immediately fill the hole and 

 cover it with a little clay, which should be 

 trampled down. The liquid vaporizes and 

 kills all the ants. Like gasoline, it is very 

 inflammable, so it must not be exposed, 

 either the liquid or vapor, to the fire. 



Another way is to mix a little London- 

 purple with thin syrup, and enclose it in a 

 box with wire gauze so that the ants can 

 reach it, bat not the bees. 



tVlien tlie Bncktvlieat Yields 



Honey.— Mr. S. J. Youngman, of Cato, 

 Mich., under date of Aug. 12, 1888, remarks 

 thus about buckwheat bloom : 



I have observed that the buckwheat 

 bloom yields no nectar in the afternoon in 

 this vicinity. Is this a characteristic of the 

 plant throuahout the United States? Are 

 some varieties better than others to yield 

 honey ? 



Will those apiarists who have watched 

 buckwheat bloom in various localities, 

 please give the result of their investigation 

 on this point. 



Xlie "W'liile Snlplinr Springs, of 



Virginia, belonging to Mr. E. C. Jordan, 

 one of Virginia's famous bee-keepers, had 

 a very complimentary notice in the Havre 

 de Grace Republican last week. In the 

 " Bill of Fare " we notice as usual that 

 "honey" hnlds a prominent place among the 

 excellent variety of viands therein enumer- 

 ated. The whole-souled " Host " looks out 

 for the comfort and welfare of his numer- 

 ous guests. If any of our readers want to 

 take a " quiet rest," and enjoy the comforts 

 of life, they should go to White Sulphur 

 Springs, Va. 



