1908 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



1015 



of pure soft water, but not at the same time you 

 eat the fruit nor at mealtime. Whenever )Ou 

 feel a little thirsty, drmk as much pure water as 

 vou can without feelino uncomfortable. In 

 warm weather, Terry says, we oug;ht to drink 

 half a oallon a day; and after carefully observing 

 the matter I am sure that plenty of water has 

 much to do with cleansing; the system from any 

 impurity that misjht otherwise accumulate. All 

 sorts of diseases and aches and pains are the result 

 of letting foul and fermenting matters obtain a 

 lodgingpiace in different parts of the system. 

 Of course, you must have also abundant exercise 

 ill the open air. No one can " get well and keep 

 well " who is not busy with mind and hand; and 

 he ought to be busy in helping somebody, or in 

 helping along this great busy world where God 

 has placed us.'^ 



(.ETTING WELL, KEEPING WELL, ETC. 



It is refreshing to find that my health notes in 

 tlie present issue are so well seconded by some of 

 the great doctors. See the following, which we 

 clip from the Cleveland Press of Aug. 5: 



THE SECRET OF KEEPINfi COOL. 



That is a very simple secret — how to keep cool in summer. It 

 may be told in a few words — live a wholesome life. 



And what is a wholesome life for " dog days " r Well, first of 

 all, keep well. Keep clean, inside and out. This means a 

 daily bath, warm or tepid, and the drinking each day of from 

 two to three quarts of pure cold water, taken at times other than 

 with or near meals. It also means attention to the excretions. 



Wholesome food for the summer should be light. We need 

 much less food in summer than in winter. Fruits, grains, and 

 cereals, salads, and a little milker cream — these afford every need 

 for feeding the body and for pleasing the taste. Two meals are 

 better than three, and between meals nothing should be eaten. 

 Spices, condiments, pastries, and all fancy foods should be avoid- 

 ed. Tea, coffee, and tobacco tend to make one feel the heat. 

 Alcohol in any form is a " delusion and a snare." A glass of 

 beer or a " peg " of whisky may make one feel cooler for a time, 

 through paralysis of the nerves. The first effect, however, soon 

 passes, and then he feels hotter than ever. For relief — another 

 drink, and so on. 



Lastly, if you want to keep cool in summer, don't worry about 

 the heat; don't talk about the heat; don't, if you can avoid it, 

 even think about the heat. If you will follow these simple rules 

 yov will not only be safe and comfortable during the heated 

 term, but will come actually to enjoy, as many do, the " dog 

 days." W. R. C. I.atson, M. D. 



A COMFORTABLE HOME FOR TWO OLD PEOPLE. 



While I have been writing a series of articles 

 under the heading of Our Homes for the last 

 twenty-five years and more, the consideration of 

 building what is called a home has often come 

 up. VVhen we had a family of five children, be- 

 fore any of them were married we built a brick 

 house that we thought would be about right; 

 and it was about the thing we needed until the 

 children married and moved away. Then Mrs. 

 Root protested about having such a large house 

 to care for. I proposed locking up some of the 

 rooms that are not needed; but she insists that it 

 is almost as much work tocare for such a room and 

 its contents as it is to care for an occupied room. 

 She had been talking about a little home that 

 could be cared for with very little work. The 



'In concluding these health notes I would advise every one in- 

 terested in what I have outlined to read T. B. Terry's articles 

 every week in the Practical Farmer. My own opinion is that 

 the great Father above is leading Bro. Terry to explore regions 

 almost unknown along the line of getting well; and I feel he is 

 enlightening mankind in a matter of more importance than al- 

 most any thing else that has ever before come up in the way of 

 relieving and avoiding pain and suffering here in this world. 



"cabin in the woods" No. 1 filled the bill i)retty 

 well except when company came. This little 

 " home" was only 14x20; but with a cheap cloth 

 curtain across the middle, making two rooms of 

 it, and a little kitchen on the back end, it an- 

 swered very well. When we went to our Flor- 

 ida island we built something on the same plan, 

 only a little larger, and had it planed and paint- 

 ed, inside and out. This answered very well; 

 but as there wa^ no ceiling overhead, and there 

 were cracks where mosquites got through, it did 

 not suit Mrs. Root. Accordingly, when we de- 

 cided on having a permanent winter home at 

 Bradentown, Fla. , we spent quite a little time in 

 making diagrams and discussing various matters. 

 We finally settled down on the cottage shown on 

 page 819, July 1st issue. 



As several inquiries have come in asking about 

 the interior arrangement we submit the following 

 diagram; and after having lived in the house one 

 winter we find it about right. We discussed 



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DIAGRAM OF A. I. ROUTtS COTTAGE AT BRA.DEN- 

 TOWN, FLA. 



having a bungalow instead of a l>^-story house, 

 but it would have cost quite a little more money. 

 Going upstairs and down very much is tiresome, 

 it is true; but when you go to the expense of 

 making a good substantial roof over your head 

 it seems almost too bad that this roof should not 

 cover tixjo sets of rooms instead of only one. 

 Another thing, a house made so nearly square is 

 not very common, but a square building gives 

 one much more room for the amount of material 

 than any other unless it is a round room. The 

 bedroom, as you will notice, has two doors and 



