HONEY, AS FOOD AND MEDICINE. 
HONEY AS AN ARTICLE OF FOOD. 
LINY speaks of Rumilius Pollio, who possessed mar- 
oy 4. velous health and strength, at over 100 years of age.— 
Ps SS Upon being presented to the Emperor Augustus, who 
inquired the secret of his liveliness of spirits and strength of 
bo y at so great an age—he answered : ‘*Interus melle ; exrterus 
vleo’°—Internally through honey ; externally through oil. 
Among all the myriads of insects, there certainly is none, 
the product of whose industry is more pleasant and tempting 
to the palate—more nutritious and health-giving to the body, 
or more valuable as an article of commerce, than the 
product by the Bee—delicious and immaculately-pure honey. 
How astonishingly appropriate is even its name—Honey ! 
Derived from the Hebrew word ghoneg, literally it means 
DELIGHT. Humanity may, therefore, delight itself with 
Honey, as long as the sun endureth ! 
Its early history shows that it was for ages man’s principal 
source of nourishment—and wherever civilization extended 
its sway, the “‘ little busy bee ” was carried as its companion 
and co-worker in the cause of elevation and refinement. 
Why, then, did honey lose its honored place as an article of 
food? The introduction of sugar gave it the first blow; its 
use became general in the seventeenth century—and as its 
use increased, the use of honey decreased, until at length 
the bee-masters’ guild was abolished, and the skill and 
Oa pe uenSe of the old bee-masters were lost. 
The introduction of the vile compounds, known as ‘‘ Table 
Syrups,” with their impurities and adulterations, has had the 
effect of opening the eyes of consumers, and of re-openin 
for honey its God-given place as an article of food. Instea 
of dealing disease and death promiscuously to those who 
indulge in its use, as do these syrups, honey gives mankind, 
in the most agreeable manner, both food and medicine. 
It is a common expression that honey is a luxury, having 
nothing to do with the life-giving principle. This is an error 
—honey is foodin oneof itsmost concentrated forms. True, 
it does not add so much to the growth of muscle as does beef- 
steak, but it does impart other properties, no less nécessa 
to health and vigorous physical and intellectual action! It 
gives warmth to the system, arouses nervous energy, and 
gives vigor to all the vital functions. To the laborer, it gives 
