Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-23

sorption into the system. Honey is al
once ready TO be assimilated and In not
liable 20 fermentation or decompoatlon
Ia plain everyday talk honey * mear
already digested. ,containlng the delicious
aroma or flowers, and also a minute guam
ttty OF formic acid, which Is added by
tue bees us q preservative or Antlseutic.
Clearly then this product 10 not mcraly a
luxury. hut q concentrated food 4 high
nntriuve va4ue 1t should he used not
alone aa relish, but as part OF the
everyday dot OF every family whlch IA
able 10 procure IT,. lmagine how the chit
drcn would delight IN thih return to anci-
ont usage, The following quotation puts
this point very striluugly:
'Fhc Introduction OF vilc compounds,
known np table ayiTps. Will theit ini-
purltics and authorizations. has had The
effect Of opening the eyes OF consumers
aud Of roopcning Tor honey it's God given
place ms an article OF food. Instead OF
dealing disease and death promlscuously
TO those who Indulge In its use. na do
these syr1ips, honey gives mankind. In
Its most agreeable form. both food and
medicine. Il gives warmth TO the sya
TEN, arouscs nervous energy and imparts
Vigor 20 all the vital functions. 10 the
laborer # gives strength. to the business
man mental force1
The presence OF that vile adultcraut.
glucose, In most OF the commercial sy-
rups. In candy and In q thousand man
fractured compounds II a constant mem
ace 70 health, for among other evil prop
critics It Ia said 10 be prediepoeing cause
or Brights disease. which prevails 30
much more generally In our day. And
here Hes another strong argument Ia ia
vor OF honey. II Is matter Of export
ence that honey may take the place OF
sugar In almost every Kind OF cookery,
as witness many modern cook books
whore arc contained q long list OF cakes,
preserves, puddlngs and candies which
owe their superior qualities to this
change
The medicinal properties Of honey are
well understood by mothers aud nurses,
VINO have faith in old time Kitchen REM
edies.' ana are admitted by the medical
profession. It's value In the treatment OF
coughs, colds and pulmonary affections.
also In various kidney complaints. has
been tested and approved for ages. There
arc many cases where sugar IL prohibited
IN which honey IL used With special Bone
1T.
In concluding this plea for the more
general und daily use OF honey It may
not he out OF place TO give ono or two
recipes Here Is the milk ana money! OF
the ancicutf.
Take bowl OF milk and break some
llEht wheat bread into IT, also some white
comb honey, Eat and be thankful
a refinement on this for those who can
AFFORD II, IS thus quantity expressed.
Bread, broken into a bowl. covered FIST
with honey and then with thlcl. cream,
viii. whoa eaton. permeatc the organs
OF taste. and give the whole gystem q
feeling OF ccstacy and delight
This Is commended to cptcurcs IN search
OF a new Hensationi
A lctter Just published in the American
Bee Journal. gives some Interesting Zig
ures for the present seagon OF 1895. It Is
dated at bloomington, Cal July H. md
is from Mr.. J. II. Martin. regular
contributor AMI one OF the most reliable
men IN the business. He says;
The honey crop OF California IN TOW
nearly ali harvested In this (san Bor-
nardinol county. and, In fact. all along
this tier OF counties. sixty miles back
from tho coast, the yield ia equal 20 Il
not greater than that OF 1893. Mr. d, 4.
Wheeler Of Riverside, from about nine
hundred colonies gets nearly ffty tons of
honey; II. 70. Wilder. with 100 colonies,
gets twelve tons; NJ. ScEars OF San Bcr-
nardino, from about three hundred colo
MES, gets twenty tons. These nre not
the big yields that we should Ike to
report. hut they help to make up very
pnasable honey crop,