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NOTES FROM THE BANNER APIARY. 

 NO. 66. 



ClilTlCIS.MS ON GIiEAMN(3S. 



EDITOR GLEANINGS:— We fear that in our 

 criticisms on Gleanings we paincfl you and 

 many of your readers by including religion 

 in tiie list of subjects that we would have 

 eliminated from (jleaninos. For fear of 

 doing- this we hesitated, when writins' our last arti- 

 cle, about adding relig-ion to the list, but did not see 

 how we could consistently avoid it. Vou, of course, 

 feel it your duty to follow the course that you have 

 adopted, and we ought to. and 1 think we do, have 

 charity enough not to hUimr you, even though the 

 course does not meet with our approval. We 

 sometimes wonder if we are not too outspoken. If 

 we have any criticisms to make, we make them 

 openlj', " right to a man's face," then he can ex- 

 plain, or defend himself. This may not be the best 

 way to make or to keep friends, but it is " ou r way." 

 We have very generously been allowed to point out 

 what we consider the faults of Gleanings; we now 

 hope to be allowed the pleasure of enumerating its 

 excellences. First, it is always out on time. When 

 we are expecting a welcome guest, how much 

 greater the pleasure if he comes when we expect 

 him; and how annoying the disappointment if he 

 does not come on time! Second, it always comes 

 ivell dressed. It has a good cover, is well printed 

 upon good paper, and almost entirely free from 

 typographical errors. This may not be so impor- 

 tant as that it should contain valuable ideas, but it 

 adds greatly to the pleasure of reading it. Perhaps 

 we are oversensitive in regard to typographical 



neatness; but a publication that is lacking in this 

 respect arouses in us a feeling that is akin to dis- 

 gust. Third, it is lively, spicy, wide-awake, and In- 

 teresting. Even if it does " mix things up," it is 

 seldom dtdl. Some have condemned that " everlast- 

 ing foot-note " that usually follows each article. 

 There may be objections to it, but, in one respect 

 at least, it is, in our opinion, a good thing. If its 

 editor is " up with the times," beginners are less 

 likely to be misled by the errors, fallacies, or wrong 

 conclusions of correspondents. 



arguments vs. PEHSONALITIES. 



We were much pleased with your remarks upon 



page :{08 in regard to discourteous criticisms. -4»- 



(jtimrnt.^ never hurt; invective and offensive per- 



] sonalities often do. Let us turn over a new leaf , 



I and all join hands in henceforth keeping our ai)i- 



cultural literature free from oflensive personalities. 



I HAISINC; AS .MUril COMB AS EXTRACTED HONEY. 



In rei)ly to Mr. Smiths query upon this sul)ject, 

 we have nothing to add to what we have already 



j written, unless it be to fill the sections with fdn. and 

 give no more room in the brood - nest than an 



] ordinary queen will keep full of biood. 



NAMES AND ADDRESS UPON SHIPPING-CRATES. 



We have been informed that most commission 

 merchants on' opposed to producers putting their 

 names or addresses upon their packages. Let some 

 of the commission brethren " speak." 



,s-W. Z. Hutchinson, 68-40. 



Rogersville, o+ Genesee Co., Mich, 



In regard to the foot-notes: Whenever I 

 think an article is in any way misleading, I 

 expect to correct the tendency to the best of 

 my ability, and I am very well aware that 

 some writers have felt grievously hurt be- 



