1890 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



469 



although Ernest gave the positive promise 

 that the goods would go promptly, they did 

 not go until seven days afterward. Under 

 the circumstances, friend 11. was quiie ex- 

 cusable in deciding that Ernest's promise 

 was a "base deception."' If he knew Ernest, 

 however, he would never think of accusing 

 him of trying to deceive anybody. Ernest 

 is sometimes foigetful ; but when he made 

 the promise, he had no thought that it would 

 not be kept. Now, I am very well aware, 

 friends, that apologies are very well, so far 

 as they go ; but in eases like the above (and 

 I fear there have been quite a number of 

 them), the only thing that can be done is to 

 ask these friends who have been "■ hum- 

 bugged " by receiving promises that have 

 not been kept, to make out their bills for 

 damages. The only honorable apology, in 

 my opinion, for such kind of business, is a 

 dollars-and-cents apology. Friend H., make 

 out your bill, and we will try to meet it. 

 Meanwhile, A. I. Root begs that you will 

 put out your hand with as much good grace 

 as you can. under the circumstances, and 

 " shake.'' Yes, even if we are going to 

 quarrel, let us shake ttrst ; and if we can not 

 shake after we get through, we shall be so 

 much ahead any way. Hundreds of dollars 

 have been already sent back, and a good 

 deal of it just as soon as the letter was re- 

 ceived, because the order was to ship at 

 once or }iot at all ; and we stand ready to 

 return every dollar that has been sent us 

 just as soon as we are told to, providing the 

 goods have not already gone. 



EDIT01^I^l£. 



Thou hast been a shelter for me.— Psalm 61: 3. 



WHY DO THE BEES KILL OFF THEIR DRONES IN 



JDNE? 



So many have asked this question during the 

 past few days we have thought best to answer it 

 here. I know of no other cause for such a state of 

 affairs than a break in the honey-flow or pasturage; 

 and, as a general thing, it indicates that you had 

 better commence feeding until honey begins to 

 come. If you do not, you will lose in brood in a 

 way that will be damaging to your colony, even if 

 you do not lose the colony outright by starvation. 

 Watch the honey-flow, especially if you have col- 

 onies nearly destitute of stores. 



HOW WE ARE GETTING OUT IN FILLING ORDERS 

 AT THIS DATE, .JDNE 13. 



Well, dear friends, we are still running night 

 and day, with .500 or 600 orders ahead of us; but al- 

 though the number of orders is large, the amount 

 of goods to be sent is not nearly so great, for the 

 orders are small, comparatively. We expect by 

 July Ist to be up in every department. In fact, 

 every thing now goes almost by return mail, or by 

 return express or return train, unless it calls for 

 hives and sections. Our wax-room is so well ahead 

 they have come down to ten hours a day, so you 

 can have any thing in the line of foundation right 

 ofl'. 



QUEENS AT LOW PRICES. 



We are well aware that queens are offered by dif- 

 ferent parties lower thiin we dare undertake to fur- 

 nish them. Those ordering should remember, how- 

 ever, that we have for years been in the habit of 

 having queens on our table every day, ready to be 



sent out by the first mail. Now, at least some of 

 those who offer queens at low prices do not send 

 them promptly. Perhaps our readers know how 

 many, better than we do. Another thing, those 

 who order queens often live some distance from 

 their postofhce. People write us about making a 

 trip to the postoffice every day for a week, and that 

 where the postottice is three or four miles away. 

 Imagine the trouble and expense it makes when 

 the queens are not sent promptly. Another thing, 

 those who are new in the business often fail in get- 

 ting queens to go through alive. I fear that some 

 of our younger friends have thoughtlessly figured 

 up that they could do well in selling untested 

 queens for .50 cents; but when they come to find, 

 though, in experience, that half of them or more die 

 before reaching their destination, they sometimes 

 get into real trouble. Now, I do not make these re- 

 marks because I wish you to send your orders to 

 us, but because I wish those who propose advertis- 

 ing queens at very low prices would think well and 

 be careful before they embark in the business. 



THE NEW water-cure TREATMENT. 



A HOST of letters have been received siuce our 

 last; and the greater part of them— in fact, I might 

 say all— who have purchased the secret of Dr. Hall 

 speak in praise of this drugless remedy. Many 

 give actual experiences of where it has been the 

 means of saving life. They say, too, that before 

 going to Dr. Hall, they had applied to our physi- 

 cians right and left. If this is true, it is a rather 

 sad state of affairs; but I can hardly believe that 

 the average family physician is ignorant of reme- 

 dies that have been laid down in our medical books, 

 and even our common family doctor books, for 

 ages. I am inclined to think that those good 

 friend.s who have inv--8ted their $4 00 are a little 

 prejudiced against our doctors, and a little biased 

 in favor of Dr. Hall. I am, however, well satisfied 

 that even Dr. Hall's manner of doing business has 

 been the means of saving life, and giving health to 

 many more. Then is it not right for him to take 

 $4.00 from the sick and suffering for his little 

 pamphlet? These friends I have been speaking of 

 try to make out it is right, even though the treat- 

 ment is in our common doctor books. Now comes 

 the question, "What is right in such a state of 

 affairs?" Why, it seems to me to be a very simple 

 matter. All valuable information comes to us 

 through books and periodicals. Let Dr. Hall give 

 us a nice little book, fully illustrated, and filled 

 with testimonials and experiences from those who 

 have used this treatment. Sell this book at about 

 the price similar books are ordinarily sold. By this 

 means he will do a hundred times more good, and I 

 think very likely he will get just as much money. 

 I myself should be very glad to give the hooka 

 recommendation. I should like to have it, how- 

 ever, embody also the opinions of some of our lead- 

 ing physicians. 



BEAUTY VERSUS UTILITY, AGAIN. 



On page 434 of Gleanings for June 1, in speak- 

 ing of some yellow bees sent byMr. Jacob T.Timpe, 

 the type made us describe them as "yellow-banded 

 workers." What we meant to have said was, " Five 

 yellow-banded workers." Through the sickness of 

 several of the clerks, the writer was obliged to'at- 

 tend to other work and omit some proof-reading. 

 In this connection we would say that Mr. Timpe 

 takes some exceptions to our having suggested in 



