Honey Receptacles. 



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ed, and ask him to spread wide the name and character of the 

 honey. Leave cups of honey with the editors and men of in- 

 fluence, and get them to discuss its origin and merits. I speak 

 from experience, when I say that in these ways the reputa- 

 tion and demand for extracted honey can be increased to a sur- 

 prising degree, and with astonishing rapidity. 



HOW TO TEMPT THE CONSUMER. 



First. Have it chiefly in small cups or pails. Many per- 

 sons will pay twenty-five cents for an article, when if it cost 

 fifty cents they would not think of purchasing. 



Second. Study the kinds of receptacles that will take best 

 with the buyers. Some persons will prefer such vessels as jel- 

 ly cups or glass fruit jars, etc. , that will be useful in every 

 household when the honey is gone. Others will prefer more 



Fig. 113. 



showy vessels, like the Muth one pound and two pound jars 

 (Fig 113), even though they cost more. At present the neat tin 

 pails (Fig. 114) holding from one-half pound to twelve 

 pounds, are very popular in the markets. The covers shut 



Fig. 114. 



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inside, and if the honey is granulated they are very excellent. 

 The bails make them more convenient and salable. Mr. 

 Jones has a pail that is easily sealed with wax strings, and is 

 beautifully decorated with chromoed labels. Such pails 

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