COMB HONEY. Ill 



by gross weight. The wood and glass in each box 

 weighed one-half a pound, hence the gross weight of 

 each box was three pounds. The half pound of 

 glass and wood in the box brought me the worth of 

 a half pound of honey. So that I made a gain of 

 one-fifth in the gross weight of my honey by having 

 it stored in the boxes. The boxes sold for a good 

 deal more than they cost me in the first place. 

 This does not seem right, and yet after looking the 

 matter all over I could not see where I had been at 

 fault. I sent to the wholesale dealer what I rated as 

 two and a half pounds of honey. He sold it, and 

 sent me returns for three pounds. All could see just 

 what they were purchasing, and need not buy unless 

 they chose. I found that my honey was quickly 

 taken from the hands of the wholesale merchants, 

 and that the retailers sold it readily to the con- 

 sumers at somewhat more than the regular market 

 price. It is only an illustration of the fact that 

 people will buy a very nice article, and that it pays 

 to put whatever you have for sale in an attractive 

 shape. 



