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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 1 



promise among the rusty irons that was not tar- 

 nished at all, which shone like gold, and it read, 

 "Shall not the Judge of all the earth do 

 RIGHT?" And then the pains and aches began 

 to fade away, and I began to get a clear vision 

 of God's loving mercy; of the wonderful progress 

 that has been made in science and medicine; of 

 the wonderful things that are constantly unfold- 

 ing. And then came another thought, this other 

 text I have used — " Be still, and know that I am 

 God;" and then I fell into a sound and refreshing 

 natural sleep; and when I awoke God was near 

 to me once more, and, I hope, nearer and dearer 

 than enjer before. 



Last night, before I went to sleep, with weak 

 and feeble knees I bowed before my bed, and 

 prayed that God would give me the rest I needed 

 so much to fit me to dictate the Home papers on 

 the morrow. The prayer was graciously answer- 

 ed. I awoke this morning from the most re- 

 freshing sleep that I have had since my illness; 

 and before I had begun my work I thanked him 

 again for having so graciously answered my 

 prayer. 



Now just a closing thought. Our State of 

 Ohio is doing a most noble work in stamping 

 out typhoid fever. I saw our physician take a 

 tiny speck of blood from the tip of the finger of 

 a grip-fever patient. This little speck of blood 

 was sent to Columbus, Ohio, where the State 

 would ascertain, free of charge, whether the 

 patient has typhoid fever or typhoid symptoms. 

 Any physician in the State can have this State 

 aid absolutely free of charge in order to detect 

 and stamp out typhoid before it gets a start.* In 

 a like manner our State looks after the drinkirag- 

 water of our people, and it has been doing a 

 magnificent work in furnishing good and whole- 

 some milk to our children and babies. May 

 God be praised for this beneficent work. Now 

 let me change the subject a little. I can remem- 

 ber when rows of whisky-bottles were in the 

 windows of the saloons in almost every little 

 town in Ohio, and in other States as well. If I 

 remember correctly, at one time an enterprising 

 newsdealer in the Columbus Union Depot had a 

 long row of little pocket whisky-flasks, which he 

 offered at only ten cents each; and every school- 

 boy who had a dime could get one. I do not 

 know how long this thing continued. Our great 

 doctors did not seem to think it worthy of their 

 attention. The W. C. T. U. (God bless them!) 

 made the first break and protest. Later the 

 Anti-saloon League commenced to wage war; 

 but the obstacles were so great, and we were so 

 few in numbers, that the enemy pretty nearly 

 overwhelmed us. I wonder if there is a saloon 

 now in Ohio that dares put out a row of whisky- 

 flasks visible from the street. I hardly think 

 there is; and may God be praised for the progress 

 we are making. But yet with all this progress, 

 the President of the United States may, in his 

 message, speak of typhoid fever, and urge pure 

 drinking-water and good milk, yet, if I am right 

 about it, he is even noiv so manacled by the rum 



power that he dare not even mention the pocket 

 whisky-flasks made on purpose for our American 

 schoolboys. Typhoid fever is a terrible thing. 

 It is a disgrace to any neighborhood, and almost 

 a disgrace to have it break out in any family. 

 The fevers are all terrible things. I know a lit- 

 tle more about it to-day than I ever did before; 

 but, great heavens ! what does typhoid fever 

 amount to compared with the fever that comes 

 from the pocket whisky-flask.? God hasten the 

 day when the flag of our nation shallht a ^'stain- 

 less flag. " 



beef juice. 

 It has occurred to me that perhaps a good 

 many may want to know what I mean by " beef 

 juice." I asked the nurse how she made it, and 

 she said take any good round beefsteak, and cut 

 it into strips about the size of your little finger. 

 These are then broiled until the juice begins to 

 show just a little. The meat is not by any 

 means cooked. When it is broiled or heated up 

 it is put into a little press, such as may be found 

 in hardware stores. These presses are generally 

 used for squeezing the juice from fruit; but any 

 sort of press will answer to squeeze out the juice 

 from the lean beef. When a patient is able to 

 swallow finely ground beefsteak, of course it is 

 not necessary to go to the trouble of expressing 

 the juice in the way I have described. But this 

 beef juice will be taken by the stomach, and ap- 

 propriated, when the patient is too weak or too 

 much nauseated to take any other food known. 

 I think physicians will bear me out in this. 



FLETCHERISM. 



*I have just clipped the followiag from the Plain Dealer of 

 April 21: 



Laboratories are being established over all the State for the 

 examination of suspected casesof diphtheria, tuberculosis, typhoid 

 fever, and rabies. It is the intention of the board to establish 

 stations for the distribution of anti-toxin in every county in the 

 State. 



I suppose you have heard or seen something 

 about it in the various periodicals. If you 

 haven't, you want to get hold of any number of 

 the Christian Endeavor World. Fletcherism is 

 not particularly different from what Terry and 

 some others have been teaching. It is a simple 

 diet. Get rid of all your various side dishes; 

 eat only one thing at a time, and not only chew 

 it well but chew it "everlastingly." Eat either 

 raw or cooked food, as nature or a natural ap- 

 petite calls for; but be sure not to eat too much. 

 In this way you will not only save half the ex- 

 pense that it has been costing you for food, 

 ijut you will get more life and better life than 

 you ever had before. May God be praised that 

 such men as " Father Endeavorer Clark " and a 

 host of other great and good men have come out 

 in a mighty protest against the extravagant waste 

 of food and loss of health and life that come 

 from overeating. All hail Fletcherism, and any 

 other "ism" that helps us to live as God intend- 

 ed we should live. 



EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT. 



While I was dictating the part of the Home paper touching on 

 man's future life, by some queer circumstance or design a tract 

 was put in my hand entitled " Satan's First Lie; or, Man in 

 Death." It is a poem of 30 pages; and whether you accept the 

 doctrine of the good woman who gave us this poem or not, it 

 will pay you to read it. The footnotes at the bottom of each 

 page are quotations from the Bible, and these quotations all bear 

 on the matter of eternal life or eternal death. This little book 

 presents and holds out almost every thing the Bible has to say in 

 regard to the matter. It is published by the Pacific Press Pub- 

 lishing Co., Mountain View, Cal., at the ridiculously low price 

 of 2 cents. It belongs to lae Bible Student's Library. 



