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oleomargarine. But when not one in a hun- 

 dred use honey with any regularity, what 

 can be expected when it is not claimed that 

 any one is greatly injured except it be the 

 bee keeper, and that only in the cheapening 

 of his product so that those who want pure 

 honey may get it all the cheaper. With the 

 public it is a mere question of which is the 

 sharper of two classes of producers. The 

 people have no sympathy to expend on bee 

 keepers. During the last few months in 

 attempting to secure legislation asked for by 

 bee keepers I have had abundant opportun- 

 ity to discover the illy concealed contempt 

 for those who get their profits by pasturing 

 their bees on the fields of others. 



In view of the situation I have described, 

 together with the fact that it is confessedly 

 impossible to determine with certainty by 

 any known method whether a given sample 

 is pure honey or not, I think the plan of 

 prosecuting retail vendors of adulterated 

 honey for the purpose of suppressing the 

 business, should be dismissed as not promis- 

 ing sufiicient success to warrant the effort. 



The third plan stands on a somewhat dif- 

 ferent footing. With stringent laws against 

 adulteration and false labeling, or against 

 the latter alone, perhaps something could 

 be done toward the legal suppression of the 

 business. Here it would be possible to get 

 evidence of actual adulteration without the 

 element of uncertainty attending chemical 

 analysis in such cases, and doubtless success 

 in suppressing the business could be attained 

 in proportion to the amount of settled deter- 

 mination enlisted in the prosecution. 



But, after all, I am inclined to favor the 

 first plan; that is, of fighting the base mix- 

 tures with pure honey instead of legal writs. 

 I do not look upon the fight as a hopeless 

 one. Everything is in our favor. The pure 

 article is much superior, everybody prefers 

 it, and everyone sufliciently informed with 

 relation to the matter need have no difiiculty 

 in obtaining it. It follows that the only 

 thing necessary is the dissemination of in- 

 formation among the consumers, and the 

 intelligent apiarist need not be told how this 

 is to be done. It is only necessary to say 

 further that I think no evil can come from 

 admitting that honey has been adulterated 

 and will continue to be. Everybody knows 

 that what is desirable is imitated if it can 

 be, so few will be surprised at the admission 

 or lost as purchasers of honey. 



Lapeee, Mioh., July 3rd, 1801. 



Bee-Keepers' Review. 



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FLINT, MICHIGAN, JULY 10. 1891. 



Honey dew is being gathered in large 

 quantities. How would it answer for mak- 

 ing honey jumbles ? Or isn't it fit for even 

 that? 



Caeniolans crossed with Italians are 

 good workers but I find them unpleasant to 

 handle. I have one colony that objects even 

 to having anybody come near the hive. 



Old subsokibees can have their sub- 

 scriptions extended one year and the new 

 book, "Advanced Bee Culture," sent for 

 $1.25. Several have written in regard to 

 this. 



Thos. G. Newman & Son have moved 

 again ; this time to more commodious 

 quarters— 199, 201 and 203 East Randolph 

 Street. This more than doubles their floor 

 space, of which they now have over 10,000 

 square feet. They are now in the third 

 story instead of the fifth as formerly. 



The Detboit Exposition opens August 

 2.'), closes September 4. As the time draws 

 near again I am greatly tempted to make 

 an exhibit — presume I shall " go " as usual. 

 M. H. Hunt writes that he will put up a $2.W 

 building on the grounds. H. D. Cutting 

 will be Superintendent again. For pre- 

 mium list address Geo. M. Savage, No. 7 

 Merrill Block, Detroit, Mich. 



" handsomest and one of the best." 

 A lady, bee-keeping friend of mine, upon 

 presenting me to an acquaintance, remarked 

 that " Mr. Hutchinson is the editor of the 

 handsomest and one of the best bee journals 

 published." Of course I agreed with her, 

 but a little bird has whispered in my ear 

 that one of the other journals is having a 

 neat engraving made for the front page of 



