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When siigar is eaten it cannot be assimilated until it has 

 been changed into grape sugar. Very often the stomach fails 

 to do this work properly and the kidneys are taxed beyond their 

 strength to remove this excess sugar from the system. With 

 honey it is entirely different as it is already in the form of 

 grajpe sugar and is assimilated without any effort on the part 

 of the stomach and thus the kidneys and other organs are 

 relieved from any extra work. 



Honey was a common article of food three thousand years 

 before the first sugar refinery was built. It is used in medi- 

 cines and is the base Oif many of the cough remedies and 

 salves. It may be used in many ways, in place of sugar on 

 rice, oatmeal or other cereals and breakfast foods. It is both 

 appetizing and nourishing on baked apples. It may be used 

 in coolcinig or in ma;king candy. As a warm drink for children 

 or those who cannot use tea or coffee, it is a substitute of value. 

 Stir one or more teaspoonfuls of extracted 'honey in a cup of 

 moderately hot water and add cream or milk as desired. In the 

 years just previous to 1915 about 80 pounds of sugar on an 

 average was consumed annually by every man, woman and chlid 

 in the United States. We know that many did not get this 

 amount, consequently some must have eaten much more. 



The average consumption of sugar in my home in normal 

 times has been about three pounds per person a month, while 

 the amount of honey consauned is about four pounds per per- 

 son. No account is made of extra help or visitors, which 

 would reduce the individual quantity. In this one thing at 

 least we practice what we preach, — 



" Eat thou honey because it is good," Prov. 24-13. 



Every housekeeper should obtain and carefully read 

 Farmer's Bulletin No. 653, " Honey and its Uses in the Home." 

 This can be secured by addressing the Secretary of Agriculture, 

 Washington, D. C. 



RSQUEENING AND INTRODUCING QugENS 



When an old queen begins to fail and her vitality is exhausted 

 to a certain point, the bees often replace her by rearing several 

 young queens in the same manner as when swarming. In fact, 

 this most often occurs during the swarming season. A new 



