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they prefer it to the finest comb-honey, saying that comb 

 is not made to he eaten. 



Once, having received a favor from a French farmer, 

 living a short distance from us, we selected a beautiful 

 large comb of nicely sealed clover honey, while extracting, 

 and sent it to this family after having carefully laid it 

 on a dish. Much to our astonishment, we learnt, a few 

 days after, that the good French housewife had put our 

 nice comb in a clean towel, carefully pressed the honey 

 out, and melted the wax ; and besides, that she was very 

 much astonished at our having sent comb honey to her, 

 when we had such nice extracted honey on hand. The 

 reader may readily imagine that thenceforth we never sent 

 to them anything but extracted honey, much to their satis- 

 faction and ours. 



Every bee-keeper who understands his business, should 

 try to sell his honey when granulated, explaining to his cus- 

 tomers that adulterated honey does not granulate, and 

 that granulation is the best proof of purity. We have 

 these words printed on all our labels. 



840. To improve the present prices of honey, which are 

 io some cases lower than the prices of second class sweets, 

 it is necessary that the masses should be induced to buy it. 

 Thus far it is an article which few persons will buy regu- 

 larly. Consumers will go to the grocery for tea, coffee, 

 sugar, flour, meal, butter, etc., but very few make it a cus- 

 tom to buy honey — not that they dislike it, for " what is 

 sweeter than honey? " but because they are not used to it. 



All children, even in the heart of our manufacturing cen- 

 ters, have heard of "honey," but how many have never tasted 

 it! Why? Twenty-five years ago honey was thirty cents 

 per pound. Ten years ago the very cheapest grades retailed 

 higher than the best sugars. To-day, in many places, honey 

 is still retailed at from fifteen to twenty cents, while four- 

 teen pounds of the best sugar are sold for a dollar. Yet 



