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GLEANINGS IN J3EE CULTURE. 



Feb. 



and the case is illustrative of their difference in 

 construction. I don't think that brother Hutchin- 

 son, Cook, Seai-8, and a host of others, use a case or 

 anything- else, just because I tell thcra to or ask 

 them to. 



hutchinson'.s heddon honey-boaru. 



1 see you published my letter (bj- permission) on 

 page 98. All right, only I don't see the clause 

 wherein I said that brother H.<lid not claim the 

 honey-board, only the queen-excluding- feature. 

 Did I'put this sentence in the other part of my let- 

 ter, or how? I know such to be the case; and as 

 the letter reads, some might infer that I reflected 

 upon brother H. in the matter, which is far from 

 correct, as I place the highest confidence in his 

 keenness of moral sense and vision, as well as the 

 most sterling integrity in all his acts and speeches. 

 Would that the world were all like brother H.! 

 Think of the comfort and economy I 



Accept my thanks for your generous gift of $100, 

 which is thankfully received. I appreciate it, and 

 will say I can't help but feel honored by your ap- 

 preciation, after these years of toil. I am not done 

 yet. A word about— 



HONEY-PI>ANTS, 



And I will close. I think we should avoid all plants 

 not indigenous to our climate and soil, or readily 

 adaptable to them. I am quite sure that Epilobium, 

 or willow-herb, will not prove a success so far south 

 as we are. 1 hope you will prove or disprove this 

 statement. I can see no returns for labor, land, 

 and seed, unless a plant is tough, generally sure of 

 secretion, self-sustaining, and I am not sure but I 

 may add, will thrive, spread, and increase in waste 

 places, with only just starting. 1 know of no plants 

 that combine these successful points except 



JIELILOT CLOVER AND PLEURISY-ROOT. 



I have watched the latter closely for three years. 

 It has never "shied" once, but every year is covered 

 with bees all through basswood bloom, or that latter 

 part of it which it laps on to. One great advantage 

 that it has over melilot clover is, that it is a peren- 

 nial plant. Another is, that it is a perfect success 

 on the poorest soil. I am of the opinion that it 

 might be made to settle the problem of reclaiming 

 worn-out land, or land so poor that nothing else 

 could be made to shade the ground till other fertil- 

 izers could get started. Melilot clover will back out 

 of this poor soil. Ti-y pleurisy-root, brother Koot, 

 and report. The plant that will grow Avell, and re- 

 claim worn-out land, at the same time yielding a 

 honey dividend, or take possession of grassy and 

 weedy fence-corners, is what I want, and what I 

 think 1 have. James Heddon. 



Dowagiac, Mich., Feb. 4, 1885. 



We do not find the sentence yon mention, 

 friend II., and nothing was omitted from 

 yonr communication, by mistake or other- 

 wise. Yon may liave put tlie sentence in 

 some other letter.— In regard to the epilobi- 

 um, you will see from our last issue, page 

 H(). that it does tlourish as far south as I^a 

 Salle Co., III., and .Medina Co.. ().. friend 

 (ireen being just west of us. We will sow 

 some of the pleiu'isy-root seed in the green- 

 lu)use to-day. It is noticed in Gleanings 

 for Sept., 1«H0. Three repoits are there 

 •■ given in regard to it. Its botanical name is 

 Asdepias Tuherosa. Prof. Beal there de- 

 scribes it as follows : 

 T)jc s))fc|infnp sent arc dSi'JrijiUli Tiih(riim,^^lUn- 



terfly-weed or Pleurisy-root. I have received it be- 

 fore as a bee plant. It is one of the milkweeds, and 

 thrives in dry hill-sides and fields, but does not con- 

 tain much milky juice. It is a very pretty plant, 

 and is sometimes cultivated. ^\^ J. Beal. 



Michigan Agricultural College, Lansing, Mich. 



rrobal)ly friend Hatch did not know you 

 had advertised these cases at 10 cts. each, 

 and very likely the Moore rack will answer 

 his purpose : if so. he can, of course, adver- 

 tise them at what price he chooses ; but he 

 would, to be sure, call them Moore's rack, 

 instead of Ileddon's. 



SABBATH OBSERVANCE AND THE 

 NEW-ORLEANS EXPOSITION. 



WHAT SORT OF A STAND SHOULD A CHRISTIAN 

 TAKE IN THE MATTER':? 



fHE decision has been rendered, and the Sab- 

 bath-breakers have won the day! The New- 

 Orleans Exposition is to be opened on the 

 Sabbath, during the whole period of its con- 

 tinuance. Not only open, but special attrac- 

 tions are provided, and special privileges granted 

 to induce a large attendance on that day. The con- 

 duct of the managers contrasts sharply with that of 

 the directors of the Centennial, who firmly and 

 persistently resisted the demands of the godless, to 

 open the gates on the day of sacred rest. It is not 

 only an outrage upon the moral sentiments of the 

 best part of the nation, but a dethroning of Jeho- 

 vah, and the consecration of his day to Mammon. 

 This act deserves the severest rebuke from every 

 God-fearing, Sabbath-loving citizen. The Methodist 

 Recorder says : 



Exhibitors who respect the Lord's day should ut- 

 terly refuse to exhibit their goods on that day, or 

 entirely withdraw from the Exposition; and relig- 

 ious people everywhere should decline to visit and 

 patronize such a Sabbath-breaking institution. 



Are not A. I. Root and myself included in the 

 last sentence';* Yes. 



If the managers of the Exposition are determined 

 to violate the Sabbath, religious people should with 

 equal determination refuse in every way to coun- 

 tenance the desecration. Jos. Somerville. 



Brady's Bend, Pa., Feb. 4, 1885. 



Friend S., I am very, very sorry to receive 

 the above. On lirst reading your letter it 

 seemed to me as if I could hardly attend a 

 place of that kind, where no respect is paid 

 to God's holy day ; but after a little further 

 reflection I concluded it was one of those 

 questions that often come up, that every 

 Christian ought to pray over before making 

 a positive decision. I should not want to 

 decide for others ; but so far as I am con- 

 cerned, I think it is my duty to go, all the 

 same. Of course, I should not go on the 

 grounds on Sunday, neither should I want 

 any thing belonging to me open to inspec- 

 tion on tlie Sahiiatli-day. Of coiu'se, many 

 perple.xing(iu('stionscoinein. If tlie grounds 

 and buildings are full of visitors, somebody 

 must he there to look after the goods; and 

 wliile there it would seem hardly couitecnis 

 to refuse to explain things, and answer ques- 

 tions. It seems to me if I had any loose 

 valuables there I would take them away 

 Saturday night, and take them back Monday 

 morning, if the regulations permitted it. If 

 they did not, I would do one of two things: 

 Withdraw all such loose valuables, or let 



