1885 



GLEAXIXCS IX BEE CULTURE. 



that would enable her to keep her little 

 family all together, educate them, and bring 

 them'up in the fear of the Lord. This is 

 what Jesus meant when he said, " (rive, 

 and it shall be given to you." You know he 

 told us that, after our duty to God. is our 

 duty to our fellow-men : and it has seemed to 

 me "all rny life that a great blessing was fol- 

 lowing every man or woman who delighted 

 in seeing others prosper, and who iind no 

 greater pleasure than in studying and devis- 

 ing Avays and means by which they might 

 confer favors on their fellow-men. 



Now, dear friends, I liave talked to you to- 

 day in regard to the impoitance of loving 

 yoiu' neighbors ; for love must be the inspir- 

 ing motive, or it can not be done. You 

 must have such a love for the friends lound 

 about you that what > ou give will be given 

 through love. (»r as tlie outcome of love, and 

 love will often j)romi)t withholding. I re- 

 fused to let Huber ha\c cvcd one red .\stra- 

 khan api)]c out of a great basket full, be- 

 cause I lo'. cd him. an(i I did not want to see 

 him sick. If >'ou love your ncigliboi-. that 

 love will ]>roiupt you just exactly what to do 

 aV)out giving. If you liutc liim. and arc all 

 the while saying siiccring tilings about liini. 

 and encouiage the family to talk ovei' his 

 Aveaknesses and inconsistences, you are 

 away oft from the track : and wiiile you are 

 in that attitude and franu' of mind, yom* 

 giving amounts to iiothiuir. Yon can not 

 )tut on this Christian spirit. There is only 

 (me way, and that way is the straight and 

 narrow path. It begins at the feet of the 

 Savior. You must get clear down low at 

 his fe(^t before tiiis can come natural or 

 easy to yon. lie told his disciples one tlay 

 when they were talking the matter over, 

 that anybody who canu- in any other way 

 was a iliief and a rob]>er. See the tenth 

 chapter of John. \ow. tlien. when you arc 

 tempted to be sellish. remeud)er (Jod's 

 worrls, '• (Jive, and it shall be given unto 

 you."' And remember, too, tliat your old 

 friend told you how to manage so you could 

 do it, and he hap])y over il, no matter where 

 or who vou are. 



j dollar for Gleanings. I have used tobacco for 



[ the last five years, and it will be 100 years before I 



use it agaiu. I see that you will seud auy inau a 



1 smoker, who will try to (juit the use of tobacco. 



j Please seud me one, and I shall be very much 



j obliged for it; and if I use the poisonous stuff 



[ again I will pay you for the smoker. Now, my 



dear friends, all of you Avho i-ead Gleaxixg^, bear 



this in mind— that I was verj' sick from the above- 



i named jioisouous weed. I had had dyspepsia for 



nearly fourteen months when T tjuit the use of 



tobacco, but I got my perfect health again. 



Alahastcr, Mich. Wir.i.iAM Kdiix. 



I have resolved to quit tobacco, and I think t!i;ii 

 your gift will help me to quit that u;^ly habit; and 

 if I ever use tobacco any more, I will at once send 

 you the money for il ; but I don't think 1 shall ever 



. take it up again. Jamk.s R. Ki.moke. 



I Horn Lake. Miss. 



1 have been a reader of (ii-EA.MNf;s lor some 

 time; and as I was a tobacco-user 1 was induced lo 

 ((uit by reading(ji,KAMN(;s. U" you think 1 deserve 



i a smoker, send it; and if ever I use tobacco agaiu I 

 will pay you double the i)rice of the smoker. 



i fiwanders Crossing, O. ,Ionx II. Deweese. 



T0B^CC0 C0MMiV. 



FROM OiNE WHO HAS USED TOBACCO FOR 1.") YEAHS. 



T HAVE been using tobacco for 15 years, but 

 jH? have resolved to not use it again. I have not 

 ^t lised any for eight months; and if you think 

 "*■ me worthy of a snu)ker, seud it by mail; and if 

 I ever touch it again I will pay you for it, and 

 pay postage too. .). M. Hittek. 



Clapper, Mo. 



I have 5 stands of bees, and I need a smoker very 

 much. I smoke a cigar once in a while, but I would 

 quit for a smoker, and promise to pay you for it if 

 I ever smoke again. You say you want a person to 

 say he will never use tobacco any more. I will say 

 that, and stick to it; if I don't, 1 will register your 

 pay for it. P. P. Cvrus. 



Staley, Ky. * 



DVSPEPSIA AND TOBACCO. 



I like to deal with men who try to abaudon the 

 use of tobacco, and therefore I will iuclose you one 



KIIIENU HCliUAKU MAKES A FINAI, UECISION. 



1 have often thought I would (piit the use of to- 

 ba<,-c() and now I liave fully made up my mind to do 

 so; and •.vhen I commence to use it again I will send 

 you one dollar to )>ay for the smoker. 



Oil City, Wis. E. Hcbhaiu*. 



A MCTCAI. AGIU.EM1;NT OK J'WO NEIGHBOUS TO 

 IHSfONTlMK THE USE OF TOBACCO. 



Myself and one of my neighbors r|uit using tobac- 

 co on Easier Sunday, and 1 nolice in Gleanings 

 you give a smoker to those who (|uit. Now, we 

 want yi>u to send on the smokers, and if we com- 

 mence using the wecil again "c will |iay for the 

 smokers. I'. P. HisH. 



llenton. III., .hme is, UH.-;. 



1 have been keeping bees about two years; and 

 lielieving smoking to be an adjunct to lice-keeping, 

 I contracted the habit; but Mound il hurting me, 

 and told my wife I was smoking my last paper, and 

 then 1 was done. But she doubted it; but seeing 

 your oOer strengthened my resolution. Though I 

 can't say for certain, yet I will try; and if I fail to 

 keep my resolution you Avill get your pay. or smoker 

 will he returned. S. Daniels. 



Pine Grove, Ohio. 



Your generous favor (a bee smoker) came to hand 

 a week ago to-da.w It is a "daisy" smoker, 1 assure 

 you. I never knew what to expect of a smoker lie- 

 fore, but I know one thing— that if there were no 

 better one in existence than the old smoker I 

 had, I would have to invent one. But, friend Root, 

 how can you alTord to give them away, to hire men 

 to not injure themselves':' or is it none of my busi- 

 ness'/' You do not even exact the postage, which 

 was 19 cents on mine, or IT more than I sent you, as 

 1 sent a stamp, thinking my letter would probably 

 necessitate a private reply. I acknowledge I am a 

 thousand times obliged for your generous confi- 

 dence, and not that I have any desire to break my 

 pledge. 1 will send you your money if you will tell 

 mc how much to seud, as I am not willing to take 

 any thing for nothing, and I hope you will find but 

 few bee-men auy other way disposed. 



Pine Grove, O. S. Daniels. 



