, 1873-01-27


than did tho common black boo, but it WAS Of i;
delicious quality, mud WAS stored in egg-shhpod
oavitios, formed Of wax, that woro mora than
hall tho azo OF hona' ogga. But thoso renaarka-
any great extent In this country, although their
attnglcss quality would recommend them to
many.
humble boo. But, in 1871, thoro oppenrod in tho
Pratrio Farmer IN article from tho pom Of d
traveller, describing .........
E1allTEEN DIFFERENT KINDS
OF honoy-Bathoring inacctB peculiar to tho
country Of BRAZIL Tho natiyo namo of eaoh
species was giyon, with u brief Bkotch Of tho
inaoot and ita honey. Most Of thorn constructed
thcir honey -ceila In tho hollow trunks Of trees.
ns do our natiyo boou, wllile fow Of thom built
rocoptaclos fot their Honey bouoath tho ground.
All Of them wero harmless, excepting throo
which wero OF d atlnging olass. Eleven Of tho
oss sssot easo honS being
rather thin, Ii usually mixed with fnrina boforo
boing eaton and Of tho wax they mako tarors
Of yard In length, which are used as caudleH.
Yours ago. Simon Harvard In hiH Iusbandry
OF Does, spoke thus Of
THEIR MANAGEMENT:
"Ringing in the t!mo Of casting 10 moro
fancy; vlolont handling of thom is simply evil;
beos, Of oil other creatures, lovo cleanliness and
do with thom What lo viii without hurt" nj.
Harvard 'evidontly hold some correct idons con-
corning beoa and 1t Is truo that thoro wore
periods gone by ,*hon aB mich was known about
bees and their culture as at tho presont t1no.
l0NEY-DEW.
Our boo-journala Of recent dato havo had
much to aay concerning tho source OF honey
| dew, thero, boing much difference Of opinion,
which loads to discussions, md 1t Is hoped that,
IN time, something dotinito may DO arrived A.
| Now, wo can only compare theories aud continue
observations That tits produced like other dow,
with tho difference that 1t is given OF from
1owors mud plants inntoal Of tho earth, soomB to
bo quito popular theory. A writer IL :, isoo, y
provo It's correctness: nA surplus Of saccharine9
matter, moro than leaf and bud consume, will
bo oxudod from tho surface Of the leaves and
bark. Certain diseases Of troes and plants tho
| so-calted honey-dew, arc obviously produced by
dsproportion in quantity Of furniuhcl nitro
! gen FREQ, and nitrogen containing nourishmcnt."
fhon Liobig continues the nubteot by comparing
this to digestion IN the human organlsm.
ycar,-1860 ,-said that bis vicinity was "ono gast
i1ower-gardon, distilling its sweets during tho
heat Of tho day, and condensing them IN THO
cooler atmospheric Of tho night" Uo stated TINT,
remarkable and profuae fall Of honoy-dow;
| Another N1iHsonrian gave in hiB testimony and
theory in regard to THO copious fall Of this dow:
Ho had aeen tho pralric-grnsa 90 full CT It thGt It
would br11sh Off on ones shoos and clothing ;
had soon 1t dcacond like nno mist whom viewin3g
1t between himself md tho eun had found 1t III
the dust of the road and considered tho theory
Of it's being produced BY insects to bo perfectly
absurd AZ tho quantity was altogether too greht
md too puro to bo thus produced. His own
I theory WAS as follows: That, ut the time Of these
houoy-dews, tho evening dews wore very heavy !;
nud that lying MI night on tho toudor vegetation
and flowers, they absorbed tho Bacchnrlne mat-
tor thereof, and the night dews passed OF into
! yapor, whilo tho Bacchartne portion was thrown
back and formed what is called honoy-dcw.
Honco, ho continues, 1t always falls in. tho
morning. Immediately nfter tho disappearance Of
tho ordinary dews. Hencc, also, there is no
honcy-dow except III dry weather. During wet
eeasons, tho ruins wAsh off tho sacoharne sub
stance, and no honoy-dow Is to be soon. Az q
general thing, tho hletory-leaf nttracts moro Of
It, though hayo found 1t on eTery variety, and,
| as before remarked, on tho grass, and oven i'll
tho duat.
4 scientific analysis has boon made Of this
substance by a foreigner, md the result pub
]iHhed In last August'B number Of Scribner's
Monthly. lIo informs tho curious public that i
Is tho exrdation Of tho Haco.arno from the loaf,
in M unhealthy condition undor tho influence ol
light and hoat.
| THE ApH1DE THEORY
Ia 30 woll-known TINT but pasuing notice need
bo given 1t. There is q class or insectB called
Aphtees, better known rs plant-lico, ana at cor
oak and othor trees, aud Bucl from tho loavoi
and tender twIgs Of tho trco tho sweet Juices
This they discharge upon tho leaves nut
brancllcs, and it is called by sonlo honey dew
That which il deposited upon tho leaves retain:
lis freshness longer than, and does not dry 81
soon aH, that on othor portions OF tho tree.
| ELLA,