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the hoiiev which one colony could gather. 

 But this groundless suspicion, based upon 

 ignorance regarding the business, has been 

 nearly all banished by the fact that hundreds 

 of barrels of pure, clear honey, stortd in the 

 honey houses of our large cities, are no un- 

 common sight. It is estimated that there are 

 at present in the United States something 

 over three million colonies of bees, produc- 

 ing upwards of one hundred million pounds 

 of honey yearly, which brings more than 

 $10,000,000 to their owners and our country. 

 These statistics alone are sufficient to prove 

 to the mind of the reasoning consumer that 

 bee-keepers can produce liquid honey cheap- 

 er than they can buy any material with 

 which to adulterate it. A bee-keeper or any 

 other producer must have his profit, the 

 same as the manufacturer or retailer, and 

 when a legitimate profit is taken from the 

 present price of honey, the figures left will 

 be below the cost of any ingredient with 

 which honey could be adulterated and not 

 be detected by any person in a moment. 



Let it be remembered that pure honey in 

 perfect condition, varies greatly, according 

 to the season, soil, latitude and kinds of 

 flowers from which it is gathered. There 

 are as many different colors and flavors of 

 honey as there are climates, different soils, 

 seasons and varieties of flowers. 



Pure honey will granulate or ' candy ' as 

 it is often termed, that is solidify, after be- 

 ing exposed to a cold temperature for a cer- 

 tain length of time. This is true of all pure 

 honey with the exception of some produced 

 in a few localities in the United States. 

 That which is properly handled, both during 

 its production and afterwards, will granu- 

 late tine, looking more like lard than lump 

 sugar. This fine, silky, granulated honey 

 is most delicious. While the coarse is ac- 

 ceptable to but few persons, the fine gran- 

 ulated is preferred by many to that in the 

 liquid state. However, those who prefer 

 their honey liquid, can, after it granulates, 

 very quickly bring it back to the clear liquid 

 state, where it will remain longer than be- 

 fore. The receptacle holding the honey 

 should be placed in a larger one tilled with 

 water so that the water will come under the 

 bottom and around the sides of the recep- 

 tacle holding the honey, when the water may 

 be heated gradually, and after the honey is 

 found to be liquid it can be set away to cool, 

 in which case no change of quality or '•olor 

 will be perceptible. If the receptacle be 

 glass, of course the whole must be heated 

 slowly so as not to crack the glass. 



It is a well known fact that the chemical 

 constituents of the stomachs of many per- 

 sons are such that they are said to have an 

 idiosyncrasy in respect to certain kinds of 

 food, containing chemical elements wholly 

 obnoxious to those of the stomach. There 

 are many persons who will become deathly 

 sick upon swallowing a single teaspoonful of 

 tomato. Perhaps there are more persons 

 who possess an idiosyncrasy regarding honey 

 than any other one article of food. This 

 is no argument against the nutritious and 

 wholesome nature of the food, as one mierht 

 at first suppose, because if so, the word idi- 



osyncrasy would never have been used. 

 There is, however, an easy way for those 

 whose stomachs possess this antipathy 

 against honey to completely overcome it. 

 Heat the honey in the same manner describ- 

 ed above for rendering it clear from the 

 granulated state, and after it is cool, begin 

 by taking a few drops at a time and increas- 

 ing the quantity slowly, when the idiosyn- 

 crasy above referred to will all pass away, 

 and the person formerly suffering from it 

 will find that he can eat any kind of honey, 

 and any quantity of it, with perfect impun- 

 ity, receiving the best results from such con- 

 sumption. It is only about one person in 

 five hundred, however, who is so afflicted. 

 The above well-known scientific facts are 

 respectfully submitted by the undersigned, 

 who is prepared to supply all with honey of 

 the best quality, and at a reasonable price. " 



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