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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



HEALTH NOTE! 



INTERNAL BATHING; FLUSHING THE COLON. 



Our older readers will remember that 

 toward twenty years ago I was greatly 

 taken up with the " new water cure," as we 

 called it, and I had some tracts jDublished 

 describing it, and, in fact, this whole thing 

 was quite a fad at that time. But I soon 

 discovered, with others, that, while flushing 

 the colon with warm water would give in- 

 stant relief in some cases, it was a great 

 mistake — yes, a great blunder — to imagine 

 that nature wanted us to hurry things up 

 by a daily use of these applications of wa- 

 ter or some substitute. Any one who has 

 tried it will soon find his strength giving 

 out, and I have been obliged to give a 

 warning at various times ever since I was 

 led into this piece of folly. Here is some- 

 thing from a young physician that hits the 

 matter just about right. 



Mr. Root: — I have gone so far in joining the 

 " Bee Tribe " that I have acquired two swarms of 

 Italians and the ABC, and have subscribed for 

 Gleanings ; and, strange as it may seem, I know 

 enough to know that I don't know miich about tlie 

 bee part of it yet; but in the Health Notes I found 

 that for which I had been long looking in vain (as 

 people rarely are frank and helpful enough to pub- 

 lish any adverse testimony): viz., practical testimony 

 as to the harm arising from following too far such 

 a fad as the " internal bath." 



There are conditions in which its limited use is 

 no doubt beneficial ; but if the wise Creator had 

 intended that it should be always necessary or even 

 good he would have provided us with a syringe at- 

 tachment. 



Most of our health fads have a germ of -truth in 

 them; but either their promoters hold the dollar so 

 near that it covers all else for them, or they are 

 seeing everything through one knot-hole; and any 

 boy around the ball-park can tell you that you can't 

 do that. 



How much better it would be if we would apply 

 a little skepticism, and seek knowledge until we are 

 able to judge intelligently before following any of 

 the " isms " faster or further than our reason can 

 keep up with us, instead of blindly taking the word 

 of some monomaniac or fellow who has something 

 to sell! 



How do we know that the contents of the bowels 

 contain matter that is acting as a poison to the 

 system? We don't. But we do know that they 

 contain a lot of digested food ready for assimila- 

 tion, and which the system needs. Who would be 

 so foolish as to go to the expense and trouble of 

 preparing food and then throw away what is not 

 taken out at the first course ? 



How do we know that poisons are absorbed from 

 the bowels? We do know that they are not, under 

 any ordinary circumstances, but thatl there are some 

 things that we need which are to be taken up by 

 organs made to take them up, and to reject the 

 refuse which the bowels will naturally throw off. 



Wlien we are ignorant of a matter, even if we 

 know our ignorance, we hesitate to admit it, and 

 find it easier to listen to the feliow wlio will maKe 

 a lot of positive statements, and di'aw conclusions 

 from them regardless of their truth, and be ruled 

 by our imagination or his, than it is to question. 



sufficient to be guided by our own reason. It is 

 not always safe to admit the truth of a thing and 

 follow it simply because, in our ignorance of the 

 subject, it can be made to look plausible to us. 

 Cliattanooga, Tenn. P. C. Freeman. 



\'I( TUALS AND DRINK; WHAT SHALL THEY 

 BE ? HOW TAKEN 1 ETC. 



I am a clergyman, and have been taking Glean- 

 ings for a little more than a year. I am greatly 

 interested in your Health Notes, for the reason that 

 I am trying to win back my health. I notice that 

 at your advanced age you keep in good health by 

 strict observance of health laws, and carefulness in 

 eating. 



Would you be able to give an article on diet in 

 which you describe or rather name the foods you 

 eat, the number of meals per day, etc. ? At the 

 present time I am handling my own case" of super- 

 acidity of the stomach; and I know from past ex- 

 perience that I shall get over it. 



I fasted from all food about two days; drank 

 plenty of water, and am now taking four quarts of 

 milk daily when at home, drinking 6 ounces every 

 half-hour. When visiting around the parish I take 

 about a quart of milk at a meal. The milk is warm- 

 ed, and is " chewed." S. Clowes Noxcon. 



Winona, Out., March 23. 



My good friend, I should say you are 

 about on the right track excejit in the great 

 quantity of milk. Few people could stand 

 as much; and taking it in small doses every 

 half-hour I am sure would not agTee with 

 me at all. I greatly prefer eating nothing- 

 after three or four o'clock in the afternoon. 

 You do not mention outdoor air and sun- 

 shine; and so far as a clear conscience is 

 concerned, a minister of the gospel should, 

 it would seem above all others, have that 

 at all times, together with " the peace of 

 God that passeth all understanding." 



NERVOUSNESS — WHAT SHALL BE DONE FOR 

 IT? 



If Ml-. A. I. Root could help me some I should 

 be thankful. I am troubled with nervousness, and 

 the doctor does not do me much good. 



Cotton, 111. Evan J. Jones. 



INIy good friend, a little sleep when you 

 are worried and nervous would be the first 

 thing; and I would advise two meals a day, 

 or two meals and a little fruit, say at four 

 or five in the afternoon — nothing between 

 meals until next morning, at breakfast. 

 Your occupation should be outdoors, and 

 you should have exercise enough to feel 

 tired before you take any rest. If there is 

 something that worries you, get rid of it if 

 possible. ]f you have financial trouble, get 

 rid of it. The loss of a little money or a 

 little property is nothing compared with 

 the loss of health. Strive to have a clear 

 conscience void of offense before God and 

 before your fellow-man. 



