Oct. 29, 1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



697 



tus for any diseased brood, where well-known symptoms of 

 foul brood are not positive. I am of the opinion that if we 

 could eliminate all the minor brood diseases, we would find 

 the cases of actual foul brood less numerous than generally 

 believed. Hamilton Co., 111. 



[Our Bee'Heepin^ Sisters] 



Conducted by Emma M. Wilsok. Marengo, 111. 



Illinois Strawberries in October. 



Who wouldn't live in Illinois when you can have lus- 

 cious, ripe strawberries for dinner, picked from your own 

 vines the 12th of October. Good, bip ones, too. Didn't I 

 enjoy picking them, though, to say nothing of eating them ? 



[Just think of big strawberries, then a big lot of honey, 

 then more strawberries again. That's the way Miss Wil- 

 son has had the good, sweet things of this life this year. 

 And then tells the rest of us poor mortals about it in such a 

 tantalizing paragraph as the one above ! So it goes. — Ed.] 



A Well-Wishing- Sister. 



Though " up to my ears " in work, superintending about 

 a dozen irons that I have in the fire, I am going to take 

 time to wish you good-speed in this new department of the 

 American Bee Journal. 



In the winter is usually my leisure time, and all through 

 the spring and summer my journals pile up unopened. 

 Then, when everything is snug and tight " for a long win- 

 ter's sleep," I get down my bundle, a smile of contentment 

 spreads over my face as I smooth out the sheets, sort them 

 out, and settle down for a good time. I've read your arti- 

 cles with much interest, and also some others, aind many 

 times the spirit has moved me to argue out some points, 

 air my views, and relate some experiences ; especially when 

 the " old bachelor bee keeper " question waxed warm. After 

 your kind invitation I shall certainly try to contribute some 

 lines this winter worthy your columns. Till then, believe 

 me with sincere sympathy. 



Your friend and well wisher, 



Clinton Co., N. Y. Fr.\nces E. Wheeler, 



(Lecturer of the Chazy Grange.) 



I am very sorry that you did not immediately act upon 

 the good spirit that moved you, and let us have the benefit 

 of your views at once. But we will hope to hear from you 

 soon. 



I am sorry to say I did not receive the " journal " con- 

 taining your photo, though I looked for it. 



"Bay View Reading Club." 



Will you please tell me, through the American Bee 

 Journal, where information can be obtained about the Bay 

 View Reading Course for literary clubs ? It is frequently 

 mentioned in the papers, and seems to be in much favor. If 

 you could give some description of it I feel sure it would be, 

 just at this lime, a real favor to many others who may be 

 looking for plans for a literary club. 



Kane Co. ,111. ETT.A. M.\cFari,ane. 



Without having any personal knowledge of the matter, 

 I am glad to give you the following information that has 

 been sent me : 



THE BAY VIEW READING CLUB. 



One of the popular educational institutions of to-day is 

 the Bay View Reading Club. It has a thousand local clubs, 

 and over 12 000 members. It is organized in nearly every 

 State, and in other lands. In the past two years and a half 

 over 500 woman's and other literary clubs have adopted its 

 courses of study. The originator of the organization is 

 John M. Hall, who is still at the head of it, aided by several 

 assistants who are trained for the work. The Bay View 

 courses endeavor to offer an intelligent plan for home study, 

 and save the members from the confusion resulting from 



the abundance of literature of the day. The courses are 

 brief, simple in plan, and comparatively inexpensive. The 

 courses are delightful reading journeys, wherein the coun- 

 try's history, literature, art and music are deftly combined 

 in a study. 



This fall the club begins the study of Germany, and 

 will make side-trips into the delightfully interesting king- 

 doms of Belgium and Denmark. , Circulars giving general 

 information, and copies of the magazine, can always be 

 obtained by addressing Mr. Hall, 165 Boston Boulevard, 

 Detroit, Mich. 



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Banana Sandwiches. 



Select two large, very ripe bananas, peel and slice very 

 thin and evenly. Sprinkle with two tablespoonfuls of 

 lemon-juice. Add a little honey to white cream cheese and 

 spread on dainty rounds of bread instead of butter; place 

 a layer of the sliced bananas between the two slices. Nut- 

 meats chopped fine, and maraschino, or any fine conserved 

 cherries cut in halves, may be used for filling. Also pre- 

 served ginger and orange peel minced fine and mixed with 

 a little thick, sweet cream. — Herald and Presbyter. 





Nasty's Afterthoughts 





The " Old Reliable " seen through New and Unreliable Glasses. 

 By E. E. Hasty, Sia. B Rural, Toledo. Ohio. 



SERENE BEE-MAN AND OUT APIARY. 



It's a smilable picture Mr. Hooker calls up of the serene 

 bee-man visiting his out-apiary. Nothing bad is going on 

 just then, and if he's a person inclined to " fools' paradise," 

 there is little in sight to keep him from constructing one 

 right there. " So nice that my bees out here don't make me 

 any trouble like other cases I read of." But then, if he 

 actually harvests a good crop of honey, notwithstanding the 

 miscellaneous fracases he didn't see, the situation may be 

 somewhere near the saying : Ignorance is bliss — folly to be 

 wise. Page 582. 



SHAKING OFF QUEENS. 



I hope Dr. Miller is right about the harmlessness of 

 shaking off queens, as per page 585. Perhaps I can go a 

 little farther, and say I think he is; but an uneasy feeling 

 about that persists in keeping a lodging in my mind. Some- 

 times the shake must send her down with quite a bit of 

 violence. What are the consequences of throwing a big 

 basket of eggs — and is not the queen about that ? 



FUEL FOR BEE-SMOKER. 



Just been trying the hickory-bark smoker-fuel, as per 

 R. L. Taylor, page 590. Very fair — to use as a sort of adul- 

 terant. Don't put it in until the smoker is real hot, and not 

 in preponderating quantities at any one time. I use an- 

 other adulterant which may be worth recommending — news- 

 paper wadded up in suitable sized wads. This is mainly for 

 use when first starting up. After you get well along ashes 

 and coals take up much of the fire space, and then it comes 

 right to put in about what fuel there is room to put in. It's 

 different when you b^gin. It doesn't seem nice to begin 

 with fire-box only half full of fuel, tumbling about with 

 every move. And to fill the yawning space entirely full of 

 your choice fuel is a simple waste of half of it. I begin 

 (Clark smoker) by crowding one side the chamber with 

 newspaper wads. Then I fill the other side partly full of hard 

 rotten wood, and finish ofif with soft rotten wood. The 

 paper, besides being an innocent occupier of space, contrib- 

 utes considerable smoke. Also, it holds possession of the 

 space longer than one would suppose. The smokers, with 

 cylindrical fire-space, would call for a lit-tle different manip- 

 ulation, but I guess it could be managed all right. 



CO-OPERATION AND INDIVIDUAL SELFISHNESS. 



Interesting to see how Prof. Cook goes the whole — fig- 

 ure — in the matter of joint property. 'Spects that in that 

 matter it will do to %o the whole angel, but won't do to go 

 the whole hog. Then, if human hogs should be found much 

 plentier than human angels, it might wreck the scheme. 



