Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-08-02
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How They tath~r Honey "a Food ne FOO
The Gods "-Great Exhibit.
Prof. Rodney Welch. OF New York cltv.
Il writing some interesting descriptions
Of the various exhibits In the AgrlcuL
tural building at tho Columbian expo
sition for New York paper. In arc
cent tour OF that enormous building
the professor investigated the exhibits
Of honey and becswax, which ara to be
found at the east end OF the AQricul.
tural building. Hc discovered thai In
the Grccian agricultural exhibit STAIN,
altos PapagannalSis. OF Athens, shows
nearly fifty varieties OF honey, some OF
which were collected by bees from
flowers that grew upon Mount Olympia
There is nothing In the appearances Of
this honey that would seem 20 warrant
the praise bestowed upon Il by Homer
and other Grccian poets II must be re.
membcrcd. however. says Prot Welch,
that Homer was blind and therefore
could not notice that ia color was. cx 4
cccdingly dark No modern poet witty
good sight would pronounce Il food
iit for the gods" though Il must be
Acknowledged that the flavor OF some I,
OF this Grccian honey was deliciouS3
Each Of tho states, except New York y
making cNhitits-Colorado. California,
Ohio Wisconsin. Nebraska, Iowa. Min.
ncsoia. Michigan and fndiapa--coniina
their displays % u single case. Ncbras.
ka makes an interesting showing oi
the chief honey producing plants Of The
state. four cases arc filed with honey
and bceswax from New York The bco-
keepers ~ the state also have large
case la which Ave colonies OF bees may
bc seen at work. Through apcrturea
IN the walls OF the building the in.
dustrious insects 20 "far out upon the
prairics' collect the harvest OF tho
flowers and return with their sweet
stores. In tho display OF New York IL
large quantity OF apparatus employed
IA oandling bees and extracting honey
r. the comb Many styles OF bcc.
htscs arc also shown, including some OF
the straw "sseps' which were In use
two centuries ago. An attempt is made
by those Ina charge OF the New York
display 20 show visitors the honey pro-
duccd by different nowera
Next 10 New York Ontario. Canada,
makes the largest display Of honey, and
Ia In many respects the most sntisfhcto-
~ to dealers. IL Is chiefly Ia large
packages, weighing from Atty to sew
enty-iive pounds. Most OF these pack.
ages contain the honey extracted from
single kind OF flower. The large
blocks OF candied honey attract con.
siderable attention, rs the Canadians
are endcavoring 20 hnd market for
theirs In this condition The comb
honey In this display il by far the finest
ON exhibition, as all the cells are per-
fcctly scaled
AZ ono end OF the gallery devoted 20
displays OF honey and bccswax II q
large collection OF hives, honey ex-
tractors, bee smokers, face protectors.
honey knives, comb foundations and
many other appliances used i'm handling
bees and honey. There il also large
collection Of literature pertaining 70
bees and honey
Beeisccpcrs desire 10 sell extracted
honey and consumers desire II In the
comb. Comb honey Is difficult 10 trans
port, and on that account Is expensive.
~ an article Of commerce. honey no
longer deserves much attention. IL has
continental rather than an intrinsic
value An the poets FROM David 10
whittier have sungits praises. But re-
Gently other sweets have been pro-
duced that take its place, and Il now
comes In competition with many con.
diments unknown to the people Of for.
mer times Cheap and rapid trnnspor.
tation make Il practical 10 have fresh
fruits nearly all the year. while canned
fruits OF every kind are 80 cheap that
the poorest can consume them freely.
Candles made from an aduiteratcd
beeswaN arc required for Catholic
churches, and an exhibit Of them 10
mnde by several countries. Some Of
the altar candles are eight feet In
length and arc most beautifully orna-
mented with representations OF Christ,
the holy virgin and the apostles. Cam
dies superior 10 these ia design and
finish cannot be seen ia any Of the great
cathedrais Of Europe.