HONEY EXTRACTORS. 135 



It is expressed in one word : counterfeit . Extract- 

 ed honey can be easily counterfeited ; comb honey 

 cannot. There is mucli in the market bearing the 

 name of extracted honey, not one drop of which 

 is the product of bees. I have frequently seen this 

 counterfeit in the market, nicely sealed up in glass 

 tumblers and labelled "Pure Honey," and to make 

 the deception complete, a small piece of honey 

 comb, about an inch square, was seen in each tum- 

 bler. No doubt the comb was empty when it was 

 put in ; but it seemed to delude many into the be- 

 lief that the article was pure honey, when not one 

 drop was ever produced by bees. 



My advice to bee keepers is, Don't use an ex- 

 tractor, but place your honey in the market in glass 

 boxes, such as are used with the Controllable Hive ; 

 and my word for it, results will please you. 



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