1896 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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such as we have at the head of our Honoy 

 Column, a little bit. They draw the lines too 

 fine. He at one time advertised to pay 25 cts. 

 per pound for the "fancy," said honey to con- 

 form exactly to the requirements laid down. 

 He never got a pound. The fact was, all of the 

 grades were too strict over unimportant details. 

 For instance, both the "fancy "and the "No. 

 1" specify that "both the wood and comb 

 should be unsoiled by travel-stain or other- 

 wise." If a section was perfect as to sealing, it 

 was quite likely to have some discoloration, for 

 the reason that perfect sealing implies delay 

 on the hive in order that the bees might perfect 

 the sealing. It is then that a slight discolora- 

 tion is almost sure to be present. On the other 

 hand, a section not up to the requirements as 

 to capping might be free from discoloration. 

 A slight discoloration, in his opinion, did not 

 disqualify a section. The rules needed revising. 

 He didn't believe that producers or commission 

 men could or did conform to these rules. 



Ij.'am quite willing to admit that there is 

 truth in what Mr., Walker says, and I should 

 like to hear from our readers. 



- 2 THE NEW WEED FOUNDATION. 



Din talking about the matter of foundation, 

 Mr. Walker was very enthusiastic in praise of 

 the ; new Weedu. process, as it was so much 

 tougher, and so much more readily worked by 

 thei;.bees. Indeed, medium brood of the new 

 process was taking the place of the heavy brood 

 of the old, in his yards, and in many cases he 

 had not found it necessary to wire at all. As 

 long as he can get the new process, he will not 

 bother with the old dipped wax. 



He was very much pleased with the new Cor- 

 nell smoker. The malleable-iron legs and 

 hinged top he considers as both very valuable 

 features. 



Our Homes. 



Let vour moderation be known to all men.— Phii,. 

 4:. 5. 



I have been learning some lessons of late. 

 You know how much I have made this matter 

 of health a study and a subject of prayer. I 

 have been continually asking God for wisdom, 

 especially where there seems to be so much 

 superstition and nonsense connected with this 

 matter of sickness and disease. I have been 

 asking, as you know, that God would open some 

 way whereby I might partake of fruits and 

 vegetables which have been provided by a kind 

 Providence in such abundance during this past 

 exceedingly fruitful season. You know I have 

 not asked alone for self, nor simply because f 

 wanted the pleasure myself of enjoying the 

 beautiful apples, peach(-s, and other fruits. I 

 have asked for wisdom that I might guide 

 wisely those who come to me with their differ- 

 ent ailments; and let me say that all along this 

 line I have become more and more satisfied that 

 nearly all the ills that flesh is heir to in the 

 way of sickness and disease come about directly 

 or indirectly through the water we drink and 



the food we eat. Quite a few intelligent writers 

 on health have suggested that, when one is 

 traveling, and has learned by past experience 

 the danger of drinking water from different 

 sources, he can easily get along without drink- 

 ing water at all by the use of juicy fruits; and 

 it has been suggested that nature has provided 

 all the drinking-water we need under ordinary 

 circumstances through the medium of juicy 

 fruits that can be had at most seasons of the 

 year; that is, a person in ordinary health can, 

 if need be, substitute fruit juices in place of 

 the water from wells of different localities 

 (at meal time he can readily use boiled water). 

 Cistern or rain water of the requisite purity can 

 not be readily obtained in many localities; that 

 is. no proper provision has been made for pre- 

 serving the water, especially in hot climates. 

 Now, this matter of using fruits to such an 

 extent would not accord very well with the 

 lean- meat treatment. How does this come? 

 Well, in the first place nobody is expected to 

 take up the lean-meat diet unless his health is 

 failing in some way. In the second place, a 

 great many people can eat fruit at the same 

 time they are on the lean-meat diet, if used at 

 proper times and in proper quantities. I wish 

 to put a special emphasis on the last of those 

 statements. And this brings me to the subject 

 of our talk— moderation. 



I have been greatly plea«ed to find, during 

 the past summer, that I could eat certain kinds 

 of fruit, not only with impunity, but that it 

 does me good, and really assists digestion, if 

 taken at the propi-r time of day. My remarks 

 are now perhaps chiefly for older people, or 

 those who have impaired digestion. Children — 

 the greater part of them — eat fruit at all times 

 and under all circumstances, and many of them 

 in almost unlimited quantities, without harm. 

 Most of us can remember the time when we 

 went out to the orchard and ate all the apples 

 we wanted, whenever we took a notion; but as 

 we grow older I think the greater part of us find 

 it behooves us to use moderation. 



I have found during the past summer that 

 certain kinds of fruit at certain times have not 

 only improved my digestion, but given me 

 buoyancy and strength of spirits. I have told 

 you about that harvest-apple tree. And, by 

 the way, somebody at the cenror of our govern- 

 ment has been reading what I Ivive said, and 

 the United wStates Pomologist, at Washington, 

 has been kind enough to inquire about those 

 that grow in our own dooryard. See another 

 part of this journal. Well, as soon as those 

 harvest apples near our door commenced get- 

 ting real ripe and mellow, I had a conviction 

 that I could take them right from the tree and 

 eat them without harm. I found this to be 

 true providing 1 ate them (iuring the middle of 

 the forenoon, say about the time I liave Icua in 

 the habit of taking my hot water. I do not 

 care for them particularly at breakfast; but 

 about two hours afterward I become "apple- 

 hungry;" and it has been a source of most keen 

 enjoyment for months past to go right to an 

 apple-tree, select a nice smooth apple that Is 

 just as mellow as it can be without being over- 

 ripe. I sit down and eat this at my leisure, 

 being careful to remove all peeling with a sharp 

 knife, and taking out the core and every thing 

 that may prove injurious or indigestible. Then 

 my apple is eaten slowly, and chewed until it 

 is almost like a baked apple. In this way I 

 have decided a nice apple to be more delicious 

 to me than peaches, pears, or even strawberries. 

 I can xisually eat two good-sized apples be- 

 tween nine and ten in the morning; but I think 

 one pretty fair apple is a little safer. If I am 

 going otf on a wheelride I can eat as many as I 



