. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE PRODUCERS OF HONEY. VOL. XX. CHICAGO, ILL., APRIL 2, 1884. No. 14. ''t<r^^^\^^f'^^^^S^ Published every Wednesday, by THOMAS G. NEWMAN, Editor and Pkopuietor, Counterfeit Comb Honey. Mr. S. X. Clarke, Delavan, Wis., sends us the following : In the Century Magazine for Octo- ber, 1883, on page 816,1 find the fol- lowing paragraph in an article en- titled, " Outdoor Industries in South- ern California," by wliich, I think, many of its readers may be mislead : •? .\ still more tyrannical circum- vention has bee
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE PRODUCERS OF HONEY. VOL. XX. CHICAGO, ILL., APRIL 2, 1884. No. 14. ''t<r^^^\^^f'^^^^S^ Published every Wednesday, by THOMAS G. NEWMAN, Editor and Pkopuietor, Counterfeit Comb Honey. Mr. S. X. Clarke, Delavan, Wis., sends us the following : In the Century Magazine for Octo- ber, 1883, on page 816,1 find the fol- lowing paragraph in an article en- titled, " Outdoor Industries in South- ern California," by wliich, I think, many of its readers may be mislead : •? .\ still more tyrannical circum- vention has been devised, to get ex- tra rations of honey from bees ; false combs, wonderful imitations of the real ones, are made of wax. Appar- ently the bees know no difference ; at any "rate, they fill the counterfeit full of "real honey. These artificial combs, carefidly handled, will last 10 or 12 years in continued ; I think a contradiction or explana- tion of such paragraphs by bee papers of such standing as the xVmekican JJeh; .Journal may tend to lessen the ill-effects of such mistakes of report- ers, who are mostly ignorant of modern bee-keeping, andj of course, make a botch of what is told them by well-informed bee-keepers. S. X. C. It is very damaging to have such articles as tliat quoted by Mr. Clarke api)ear in the agricultural and liter- ary papers and magazines, but we are almost powerless to prevent it. The reporters "dish up " such things with much " gusto," all for sensational effect, without any regard for truth, just as they do items of scandal and infamy in the daily press; and, just as long as the readers relish that kind of trash, they will find it everywhere. It is truly deploral)]e, and, apparently there is no potent remedy at hand to stop such misrepresentation. In the item referred to by Mr. Clarke the reporter is not referring particu- larly to the " Wiley story" about " paraffine combs filled with glucose,&
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