The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-08-03
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Prof. Rodney Welch, of New York city.
= writing some Interesting descriptions
Of the various exhibits ID the Aaricul-
tural building at the Columbian expo.5
sition Tor : New Fork paper. 10 Are
cant tour Of that enormous building:
the professor Investigated the exhibits
Of honey and beeswax, which are to.be
found ut the east end of the ARricul-
tural building. He discovered that in.
the Grecian agricultural exhibit STAIN
altos Papagannalkis, Of Athens, shows
nearly fifty varieties Of honey, some OF
which were collected by bees from
flowers that grew upon Mount Olympus.
There is nothing in the appearance Of
this honey that would seem to warrant
the praise bestowed upon It by Homer:
and other Grecian poets It must be re-
membcred. however, says Prot. WEIGH,
that Homer was blind and therefore
could not notice that its color was ex-
ceedingly dark. No modern poet with
good sight would pronounce it flood
tit for the gods" though it must be
acknowledged that the favor Of some
Of this Grecian honey was delicious.
Each OF the states, except New York,
making exhibits-C dorado, California,
Ohio, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Min
nesota, Michigan and Indiana confine
their displays to . single case. Nebras-
X !. makes an interesting showing of
the chief honey-producing plants of the
state. Four cases are filed with honey
and beeswax from New York. The bee
keepers Of the state also have . large
case in which ave colonies of bees may
be seen at work. Through apertures
In the walls Of the building the i'm
dustrious insects go .'far out upon the
prairies," collect the harvest of the
flowers and return with their sweet
stores. In the display of New York is
q large quantity of apparatus employed
in handling bees and extracting honey
from the comb. Many styles of bee
hives are also shown, including some of
the straw ''skeps" which were in use
two centuries ago. An attempt is made
by those in charge of the New. York,
display to show visitors the honey pro-
duced by different flowers.
Next to New York Ontario, Canada.
makes the largest display of honey, and
is in many respects the most satisfacto-
ry to dealers. 1t is chiefly in large
packages, weighing from fifty to sew
enty-fiye pounds. Most of these pack.
ages contain the honey extracted from
a single kind OF flower. The large
blocks of candied honey attract con-
attention, as the Canadians
are endeavoring to find market for
theirs in this condition. The comb
honey in this display is by far the finest
on exhibition, as all the cells are per-
fectly sealed. >-
At one end of the gallery devoted to
displays of honey and beeswax is q
large collection of hives, honey ex.
tractors, bee smokers, face protectors,
honey knives, comb foundations and
many other appliances used in handling
bees and honey. There is also large
collection of literature pertaining to
bees and honey: -.
Beekeepers desire to sell extracted
honey and consumers desire it in the
comb. Comb honey is difficult to trans
port, and on that account is expensive.
AS an article of commerce honey no
longer deserves much attention. Ithas
a sentimental rather than an intrinsic
value. All the poets from David to
Whittier have sung its praises But re-
Gently other sweets have beer pro-
duced that take its place, and it. now
comes in competition with many con-
diments unknown to the people of for
mer times. Cheap and rapid transport
tation make it practical to have fresh
fruits nearly all the year, while canned
fruits of every kind are so cheap that
the poorest can consume them freely.