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GLKANINGS IK BEE CULTURE. 



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A BOV 1( YEARS OI-U STOPS ITS USE. 



IVE months ago I left off the bad habit of to- 

 bacco, after being its slave five years. Please 

 send me your little book, •' Dose of Truth." 

 Harkv L. Duckwouth, age 1'.. 

 Grceuwood,W. \'a.. May 28, 1885. 



I have used tobacco for (juite a while; but if you 

 will send me one of your smokers I will try to stoji; 

 and if I can nt>t, 1 will return the money. 



North Adams, Mich. L. Kenuick. 



HOW THE "DOSE OF T]IUTH ACTS AS A JIEMEDY. 



My friend has received the smoker you sent, and 

 is very much pleased witli it. The lecture on tobac- 

 co that you sent him, he has read, and he remarked 

 to me this morning, that if he had not quit tobacco 

 before, he should discontinue its use after reading 

 that. Friend Rooi. you arc doing a grand work; go 

 on, and may the Lord bless you : .1. V. Temim.e. 



rackrrvillc, Ct., June 16, 188.5. 



Jam in receipt of your catalogue, al.so (;i,ean- 

 INOS. Alter reading the latter 1 have concluded to 

 abjure entirely the use of tobacco. .Should 1 ever 

 resume the use of it I will cheerfully remit the 

 price of the smoker. 1 have just commenced in 

 the bee business, and can not as yet tell how I am 

 going to succeed; still I think F can sec some mon- 

 ey in it. In Eastern or CentrMl Florida, I think lie*"- 

 culture would be a pa.\ ing hiiMuess; here, however, 

 on the (julf (oast, with our \arlable weHllur.Jl is 

 asyct only anexpcrimcnt. .Joun M. Hat in. 



Warrington, Fla., .June IK, 1885. 



I havf just completely thrown tobacco aside; and 

 if you are still in tlichaliit of sending your subscrib- 

 ers a smoker when they unit th'^ use of it, I should 

 be very proud of yf)ur present — not that I quit the 

 use of it for the pitiful sum of a smoker, but I saw 

 that it was of no benefit to me, only an e.vpensivr, 

 filthy, indecent, dangerous habit, liable to burn up 

 every thing I had. 1 would thoughtlessij' go into a 

 rorn-crib, or anywhere else, with pipe lighted, and 

 po I came to the conclusion that a man <'ould not 

 be a safe gentleman and use the filthy stuff. If you 

 eee proper to send Hie the smoker, and T e^er rf- 

 surae the use of tobacco in any way, I will pay you 

 twice its value. .1. W. ScotjF.n. 



Paris, Tex., .July fi. 18a>. 



A GOOD YIELD OF HONEY, AM) SOMETHINO THAT 

 IS A GOOD DEAl- BETTER STILL. ' 



1 eend you a sample of my " Northern Michigan " 

 honey. How does it compare with the honey of ' 

 your State? The honey season is over, and we have 

 had a splendid yield. 1 have taken 101 lbs. from 

 some swarms, and they have plenty for winter. 1 

 shall winter my bees on natural stores. Well, Bro. 

 Root, I have (juit the use of tobacco, with the Lord's 

 help. I have been a smoker for 18 years. I threw 

 the pipe and tobacco away four months ago. 1 have 

 had no wish to take it up again. The Lord being my 

 helper, I never shall. I feel a great deal better. I [ 

 can go to bed and sleep soundly all night, and get 

 up in the morning feeling a great deal better every • 

 way. I believe that tobacco comes pretty near be- 

 ing a twin brother of whisky. Tfiank God, 1 never j 

 drank whisky. J,. |tEEi). } 



prono, MJi't"-. Aug. li), J88,}, ' J 



Many thanks to yon. my good friend R., 

 for the nice sample of comb and liquid hon- 

 ey you send. It compares favorably with 

 the best we have seen this season, or anv 

 other season, for that matter,— ^lay (iod 

 bless and strengthen yon in your determina- 

 tion to abstain from tobacco evermore 1 I 

 suppose yon wrote and told me about it. 

 simply because, yon know that it will make 

 me feel happy, and I thank you for the com- 

 pliment you pay me tiiei-e." It is true, vou 

 do not say any tiling about liaving a smoker, 

 but I shall eii.ioy the privilege ot sending 

 you one ail llic same, and you can keep it as 

 a reminder of your icsolution. 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



The A 11 (' book and queen came to hand all right. 

 Many thanks. 1 am just begiiuiing bee-keeping, 

 and your book is invaluable. 1 think the queen be- 

 gan la.\ ing in less than fl\e minutes after she was 

 released. FcED Tekiss. 



Union tenter. X. V.,.lulyt«, 188.'). 



Please fintl inclosed 50 cents for Gleanings. It 

 Is always welcome in our home, for we love to read 

 Our Homes. I think it ought to be in everv familv 

 in the land. 



s.. It>( nur lip." HntI lives express 

 TlK- hulv jfospel we profess: 

 So let i>iir work.s and virtues shine. 

 To prove the doetrine nil divine. 

 Stone (reck, O. Henuy Pai I.IS. 



now THK. ( iiiLbnr.N tak k to tmk< ah i'lt-s weeper. 



Th<> children put the handle in the sweeper as 

 soonasweg<it home, and w(-nt to work. Thev took 

 up all the dirt they could find, and then tore up 

 pieces ot papci- and threw them on the floor to gel 

 it In take them up. In the afternoon Harry came to 

 tiie luid askcil if he fould not tear up some paper, 

 and throw it around; he said be wanted to see the 

 carpet-sweeper "cat it." M. H. ('hai)I>ock. 



Vermont, III., Aug. 'M. 1885. 



Ktvn woHits nioM a new hani> at the hisinesis. 



I am one of those aivkward, good-for-nothing bee- 

 mashers that I have just had the pleasure of 

 leading about in your A H (' book: or, rather, I am 

 one of thfjse green lellows who have just taken 

 hold of a small lot of bees, thinking perhaps 

 they might make enough for themselves, and 

 enough to spare nie to keen soul and body together. 

 And I am a little afraid tnn) I ha\en'1 got quite as 

 much enerjjy as I might ha\e; however, a^ necessit.v 

 knows nf) law I t;hall try to "take the bull by the 

 horns" and see if lean make friends with the dear 

 little creatures, and get them to divide profits with 

 me. Well, enough of this. I purchased, a few weeks 

 ago. one of your A B f books, and 1 assure you thai 

 I never read a book with so much pleasure; ever.v 

 bee-man should feel under everlasting obligations 

 to .vou. p. A. West. 



Milledgeville, Ga. 



SO.METHING ABOUT OCR EXTRACTORS AND FOUN- 

 D.iTION-MILLS. 



I've tried the "wash-machine," as the people 

 called it at Hopkins station. Ever.^■ one, nearly, 

 wanted to know what it was for, and how it worked. 

 I told them what it was designed for, and now I can 

 tell them how it works. I never saw a fdn. mill 

 myself before, so you see I had the first one to work 

 with I ever put eyes on, and have had good luck in 

 trying its work. 1 have never had better fdn. than 

 1 have now— no one to show me the first principle. 

 1 will inclose sample of my work. I have made 

 about 25 lbs., all like this sample. Does it not look 

 well for the "first flap of the boot"/ I made nar- 

 row dipping-nlates, which I think work flnel.y, made 

 of hard pine lumber. I never found the directions 

 for putting the two pinions together right until my 

 eyes happened to spy it on the outside of an envel- 

 ope, tacked to the board that goes under the rolls. 

 1 thought it to be my address, but it's all right now. 

 The tank is fine for the money it cost me. 



>Vftyland, >|Iicb., Ma^ 26, 1985. Geo. Tishhov SB , 



