1890 



GLEANINGS I;N^ BEE CULTURE. 



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(that is, a great part of the bee-keepers of 

 the United States) decided that we could 

 not tolerate frames at tixed distances, it 

 seems a little singular that we should be 

 coming gradually toward it at this late date. 

 The point seems to be, that, if we can get 

 rid of burr-combs, we must have frames at 

 tixed distances. Now, the question is, 

 Which is the greater evil— burr-combs or 

 fixed distances? Of course, it is quite im- 

 portant that these headless nails be driven 

 exactly where they are wanted. In order to 

 do this, I would have a metal spacer with 

 holes II, or whatever distanc« is decided on, 

 from center to center. Drive the nails 

 through these holes down flush with the 

 surface of the metal gauge ; slip off your 

 gauge, and they are not only exactly spaced, 

 but they reach up exactly far enough and no 

 further. My advice would be, to try a hive 

 or two, however, before you fix many in this 

 way. 



WILSON'S $5.00 BONE-MILL, ONCE MOKE; A SUG- 

 GESTION FOR DYSPEPTICS. 



Five years ago 1 bought one for crushing bone 

 and shell for poultry, for which they are especially 

 recommended. When it came, however, and seeing 

 on the directions that also good graham flour can 

 be made with them (we being great lovers of this 

 delicious nerve and bone strengthening article of 

 diet) we at once gave it a trial, and we are happy to 

 say we found this claim fully authenticated. Find- 

 ing it rather slow work, however, I procured the 

 gearing of an old fanning-mill, attached it to the 

 mill, and fixed it all on a suitable frame, by means 

 of which gearing 1 gained nearly five revolutions of 

 the mill to that of one of the hand, thus giving it a 

 high speed. 



This mill we have been using ever since for mak- 

 ing our graham flour, and it makes an article of its 

 kind equal to any in the market. Whenever we de- 

 sire a feaat of fresh graham gems, or a delicious 

 dish of graham porridge, we simply grind a sufti- 

 cient quantity of wheat needed for the time, which 

 is generally done by the children. This not only 

 gives us the chance of using only the most select 

 wheat, but also the advantage of having always 

 freshly ground flour, which is a very essential point 

 in good graham flour and sweet graham gems, as 

 this flour, unlike that of the white flour, loses its 

 good sweet flavor by age, the same as corn meal 

 does; and, aside from all this, our flour costs us not 

 over half of what it is sold at in the market. 



I do believe— yea, I know it— that if the many dys- 

 peptics of our land would resort to this kind of diet, 

 and do their own (jiinding also, considerable less 

 complaining of this kind would be the result, and 

 much better health enjoyed. 



We always dry our sweet corn instead of canning 

 it, and then before cooking it in milk we run it 

 through the above-named mill and crack it, which 

 greatly improves it. Please try it. 



Elkhart, Ind., Feb. 10, 1890. M. D. Wenger. 



THE IONOTUM tomato IN FLORIDA. 



Friend Root:— If you remember, last fall I got X 

 lb. of Ignotum tomato seed of you; and I want to 

 tell you how I like them. I have raised tomatoes 

 in the South for the last 13 years, and, notwith- 

 standing a six-months' drouth, they certainly are 

 the greatest yielders, and the largest and finest, I 

 ever saw South. My patch has advertised the Ig- 



notum far and wide, and are the surprise of all who 

 see them. I am now shipping to New Tork. I find 

 only one fault with them. While the seed was com- 

 paratively pure, it was mixed with a small, very 

 prolific red variety, and a large, round, smooth, 

 bright yellow variety. It is also prolific. I think it 

 will be an easy matter to get them pure, for a gen- 

 uine Ignotum can be told by an intelligent grower 

 before they bloom. It has very large leaves, and 

 long leaf-stalks; is very heavy, stocky in growth, 

 and has, when growing rapidly, a peculiar yellowish 

 color in the center of the leaf-blades. Now try, 

 friend Root, and have your next crop true, and I 

 predict a great sale for the seed. G. W. Idner. 

 Tillman, Fia., Jan. 33. 



Many thanks, friend I. Our Ignotum to- 

 mato seed is all saved from choice speci- 

 mens ; but we have never made any selec- 

 tion in regard to the plants. We thank you 

 for the suggestion, and will act on it this 

 coming season. We had already noticed 

 that the Ignotum has a different look from 

 other tomatoes, but had not followed it out 

 as you have, .^s several have reported a 

 yellow Ignotum, it is doubtless a sport ; but 

 I am inclined to think the small prolific red 

 variety must have got in by mistake in sav- 

 ing the seed, for we had such tomatoes in 

 the same field with the Ignotum. Your sug- 

 gestion reminds us that we bad better have 

 our Ignotums in a field by themselves, and 

 then make our selection <>f the plants from 

 which to save seed. I shall be glad to know 

 how the Ignotum bears shipping to New 

 York. 



A SABBATH-DAY QUESTION. 



Do you consider it worse to sell honey on the 

 Sabbath to your neighbors than to turn them away 

 empty, providing, of course, they come and ask for 

 it? What would you do in the case? 



Oakley, 111., Jan. 18. Frank Baker. 



Friend B., we have had exactly the same 

 state of affairs here. If the honey were 

 wanted for a case of sickness, hoarseness, 

 or cold, or because it was recommended by 

 the doctor, we would sell it on Sunday ; oth- 

 erwise I would ask my neighbor or custom- 

 er to please excuse me, and I would do it in 

 the pleasantest way I could. I would tell 

 him the honey should be sent him early 

 Monday morning, and that he could pay me 

 the first time it was convenient, rather than 

 take the pay on Sunday. If I never got my 

 pay at all, I should feel much bettej- than if 

 I received it on Sunday. There might, 

 however, be extenuating circumstances. If 

 the simple act of handing over some money 

 on Sunday woulrl save somebody from mak- 

 ing a trip on purpose, of course I would re- 

 ceive it. Some >ears ago a camp-meeting 

 was held but a short distance from our 

 place of business. Several came over from 

 the meeting, and wanted to know if we 

 would open our lunch-room and sell them 

 some crackers and cheese. I considered the 

 matter for a few minutes, and took a look at 

 the applicants, but finally told them that I 

 preferred not to open our place of business 

 on Sunday. Had they been people who 

 looked like worshipers, I would have free- 

 ly given them the crackers and cheese, 

 without pay ; but my decision was, that 

 they were a lot of ungodly young men, even 



