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THE BEEKEEPERS' REVIEW 



what is dishonestly advertised, in that 

 they make exaggerated claims, if 

 nothing more. Queen breeders are al- 

 so offenders in a similar way. ''Our 

 bees are hustlers," "Unequalled foi- 

 honey and gentleness," "bred strictlj- 



for business," "Red clover ," 



"Three-band, long-tongued, red-clover 

 Italian queens." However, there is 

 not nearly so much misrepresenting 

 as in former years and I look soon 

 to see the "long-tongued" fable elim- 

 inated. 



Even manufacturers of feeders can- 

 not refrain from making what I look 

 on as dishonest claims. One says* 

 "In case of foul brood you can feed 

 medicated syrup, and your bees will 

 build up strong and healthy." 



I have written much at different 

 times about the Bee Sting Cure for 

 Rheumatism, and, I believe, to some 

 purpose. I investigated every alleged 

 cure I saw reports of, and found but 

 one that claimed to be still free from 

 the disease. Then finding a person 

 who had an idea they would like to 

 try the stinging, but could not mus- 

 ter up courage (and I did not urge 

 them), I thought to experiment, as 

 all doctors will, and offered to supply 

 a fine new remedy if they would try 

 it. No cure, no pay. I gave the pa- 

 tient a pint of honey, extracted, with 

 written instructions to take two table- 

 spoonsful at 8:00 and 10:00 a. m. 

 and 2:00 and 4:00 p. m. and on retir- 

 ing, and to drink NOTHING for at 

 least one hour after taking a dose 

 of the medicine. 



The lady was well in less than two 

 weei.s and has not had an attack in 

 five months. 



I mean by this that she claimed 

 to be free from the old pains, and she 

 gladly paid me for the honey, but 



she paid medicine prices. I am afraid 

 that if she finds out she was using 

 nothing but BONNEY HONEY she 

 will go to bed sick. 



Now what am I to do ? If I pub- 

 lish this and the rheumatics in the 

 country go to using honey it will in- 

 crease the sales beyond all guessing. 

 If only the men in the United States 

 COOK the remedy it would mean 19,000,- 

 000 pounds of honey per month. If 

 one man in four took the treatment 

 it would total the sale of 60,000,000 

 pounds of honey per year. ■ 



Am I to hide my light under a bee 

 hive ? Never. I am having some 

 cards printed which read like this: 



HONEY A CURE FOR 

 RHEUMATISM 



"A well known Iowa doctor has 

 found that PURE HONEY is a cure 

 for RHEUMATISM if taken as fol- 

 lows: 'Eat regularly at six, twelve 

 and six o'clock, and take the honey, 

 two tablespoonsful to the dose, at 

 eight and ten o'clock a. m., two and 

 four o'clock p. m., and at bedtime. 



DRINK NO FLUIDS OF ANY KIND 

 FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR AFTER 

 TAKING A DOSE. Either Comb or 

 Extracted (Strained) honey can be 

 used." 



These I shall send out. Why not? 

 Who knows but what I have really 

 discovered something? What? Why 

 let the Karo kusses have a monopoly 

 of the advertising and sales. In thus 

 teaching the people to use honey we 

 do not a bit of harm, and may keep 

 them from killing themselves by 

 swilling "Patent Medicines" or stuff 

 incompetent doctors give them. I feel 

 that in getting people to use lots of 

 honey I am doing them a physical, 

 mental and spiritual good. Selah! 



School for Beekeepers 



August 4, 5, 6, 7, 1915, Hathorne, Mass., Massachusetts Agricultural College Extension Service 

 and Essex County Agricultural School Cooperating 



This school is intended to be of help not on 

 gardeners, fruit growers, growers of cucumbers 

 culturists, managers of estates and institutions 

 templating beekeeping as well. 



FIRST DAY 

 August 4, 10 A. M. 



"Establishment of Bees in Essex County," 

 Dr. Burton N. Gates. 



'"Demonstration and Explanation of Simple 

 Beekeeping. Equipment, Its Preparation and 

 Use, as Hives, Super, Section, Frames, Traps, 

 Etc.," Dr. Burton N. Gates and Mr. Gladstone 

 H. Cale. 



ly to the professional beekeeper, but to market 



under glass, small fruit producers, cranberry 



, science teachers, librarians but persons con- 



1:30 P. M. 



"Instruction in Handling Bees (demonstra- 

 tion with live bees)," Dr. Burton N. Gates. 



SECONB DAY: FRUIT GROWERS' AND 

 MARKET GARDENERS' DAY 



August 5, 10 A. M. 

 Demonstration, "Maintaining Bees in Cu- 

 cumber Houses," Mr. Gladstone N. Cale. 



