Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-04-05

The tincture OF iodine is almost q
sovereign remedy for the stiu,,s of bees,
wasps, hornets, the bites Of spiders, any
external poisoning rs the crushing of
caterpillars, hop or corn worms, on the
flesh Apply the tincture as soon as
possible.in any way convenient. Wet
mud applied Immediately to a bee
sting, affords almost immediate relief.
1t is the boys remedy, but it is very
good.
A BEE-KEEPER gives the following
plan to prevent swarm of bees from
getting away from the hive, with the
statement that after ten years expert
ence he has never known If to fail but
once; AS soon as they show the first
symptoms of swarmipg, stop up some
of the outlets to the hive so as to force
them to be a considerable time coming
out. The swarm being made up in
part of young bees, many of whom
cannot fly well, and as nothing can be
done by the swarm until all are cut,
and fly about in the air, by prolonging
their exit the feeble ones become tired,
and fading their plans frustrated, they
alight to arrange their Journey. II they
can leave the old hive all at once, they
care very little about ahgntlng.
DEFINING it a matter of the highest
importance to success in Bookkeeping,
we again call attention to the produc-
ton of honey plants. The American
Agricultural recommends ee-keepers
to cultivate melilot or sweet clover. Ex-
cept the mammoth miguonette, mo plant
is SO well adapted toserve every turn,
and it advises apiarists TO see to 1t, IN
October or November, that all waste
places are seeded in melllot. The
happy, contented hum of the bees,
and the generous return of beautiful,
rich honey, will well repay for the lit
tie trouble involved.
When person who keeps bees as a
means of profit, comes to market with
honey in nice shape, and demands a
living price, he is booted at by dealers
who ask. ''Do you think will pay such
an exhorbitsnt price for honey? The
other day commission merch ant oil
cred me honey at ten cents per pound
ard some dark for as low as fouI
cents" A case of this Kind occurred
not long since, and when the bee. keep
Ell inquired in what shape it was, the
dealer owned that it was not in gooC
marketable condition. But he retail
ated by saying, "lf it was not i'll sec
tione like yours, some of it was just a
good and white, and would taste jus
SIS well when eaten"
1t would be well for bee-keepers, i
they would initiate commercial travel
ers mere, and pack their grip sack
with samples only, when they are
ready to dispose of their goods. In
this way they can quickly visit con
sumers, groceries, drug stores anc
manufactures, and receive far diff
Eferent reception than they would i
they had a wagon load at their doors
And if the bee-Keeper needs anything
in the line of those to whom he seeks
to sell honey, so much the better. A
mutual exchange benefits both. 1t il
bad policy for bee-keepers to ship theil
Honey to distant cities and towns, anc
leave their own locality unprovidec
for, thus forcing groceries and apotne
carries to order these same goods from
the cities to which they were sent. The
/ best persons to sell extracted honey
owing to the many authorizations in thin
class of goods, are its producers. The
hue and cry about glucose in honey
benefits local ee-keepers, as those de-
string pure honey purchase OF those
known to be its producers.