Will Honey Destroy The Fat ?

Honey. No account of the food of the pre-cibiculturists would be complete without a reference to honey, which con- stitutes an wnportant source of nutriment for all of them, Esqui- maux and Fuegians only excepted. The quantity of honey obtained is often considerable. The Australian natives carry away in baskets specially made for the purpose what they cannot eat on the spot, and so large is the quantity which the Anda- manese obtain that they realize a respectable sum annually by selling it to the residents at Port Blair : they store it in bottles and barrels and are generally able to provide a continuous supply throughout the year. A common way of eating honey with the Australians is to smear a piece of porous bark with it. The honey then becomes partially absorbed, and the primitive sweetmeat is handed round, to be eagerly sucked and chewed by all the company in turn ; when sucked dry it is again replenished with honey and again sent round.