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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Oct. 1 



fact is, there have always been people who made 

 mighty good pies of the nightshade berries of the 

 Soiinum nisriim. once a hired man ate heartily of one 

 of these pies before being told by the farmer's wife 

 that he had been absorbing the fruit of the dreaded 

 nightshade. Turning pale, he took stock of his sensa- 

 tions, remembered how good the pie was, regained 

 color, and pleaded: "P'ison me agin tomorrer!" 



Who knows but Nature, being unable to make good 

 with the nightshade under its old disreputable name, 

 switched envelopes on Burbank, and handed him the 

 Solanum ninmm in the hope of having it follow its 

 cousin, the tomato, into popularity? Who knows that 

 nightshade pie may not thus find its way to every 

 counter? 



But Burbank will not enjoy these queries. For one 

 reason, he has a purse of $10,000 hung up which says 

 that the wonderberry is not nightshade, and the farm- 

 ers are hoeing the hybrids up for fear they may be- 

 come a pest ! Is it not to laugh? 



I can well remember when it was first dis- 

 covered that the tomato, or "love apple," 

 was really suitable and safe for pies; and all 

 along the years since that time I have watch- 

 ed the development and growth of tomato- 

 growing and tomato-canning. In fact, we 

 publish a book on tomatoes; and it almost 

 seems as if at the present time there was no 

 other fruit or vegetable that is canned in 

 such tremendous quantities as the tomato. 

 It has occurred to me, also, that the garden 

 huckleberries are something that may be de- 

 veloped in time into something like the to- 

 mato industry. 



THE GARDEN HUCKLEBERRY— WHERE IT CAME 

 FROM. 



The following, from Mary E. Martin, inter- 

 ests us just now, especially as I first saw the 

 garden huckleberry in her catalog: 



I have looked over my catalogs, and find the garden 

 huckleberry was cataloged in 1905 for the first time. 

 The seed was bought from Mr. A. Wilder, Randalia, 

 Iowa, in 1905, although he was writing us about it as 

 early as 1903, as I see by his letter. I am glad to see 

 you have put the garden huckleberry ahead of the 

 wonderberrv. It ought to sell well next seasnn. 



Floral Park, N. Y., Sept. 21. MARY E. MARTIN. 



It just now occurs to me that the garden 

 huckleberry, when thoroughly ripe, is rather 

 too sweet for most people; and I see from a 

 clipping sent me that a lady writer suggests 

 the addition of vinegar as we do with elder- 

 berries to give the pie a little more tart. And 

 this reminds me that Mrs. Root made her 

 huckk berry pie with about half «our apples. 

 I did not know about it, and did not notice 

 the sour apple; but I did pronounce it a most 

 excellent pie. The plant I mentioned as 

 growing in the greenhouse among the toma- 

 toes was given more room, good cultivation, 

 plenty of water, and now it is making enor- 

 mous growth, sending out an abundance of 

 flowers and green fruit; in iact, I do not 

 know that I ever saw a plant grow much 

 faster. During the summer time it was 

 greatly injured by the flea beetle we have 

 spoken about; but at this date, Sept. 24, the 

 flea beetle seems to be gone, and the plant 

 is just showing us how it can grow. If we 

 can keep the flea beetle off the leaves I pro- 

 nounce the plant a great acquisition; and as 

 Miss Mary E. Martin, who writes the above 

 letter, seems to have been the introducer, I 

 suggest that we all buy our seed of her; and 

 there are certainly no larger and finer ber- 

 ries than those produced from the seed she 



furnishes; in fact, it is far ahead in everv re- 

 spect of all the " wonderberries " that have 

 been sent us as samples. 



Health Notes 



LEMONS FOR CONSTIPATION, ETC. 



I am sure the following will be read with 

 interest, coming from our good friend Mur- 

 ray, the man who furnishes many of the 

 pictures for Gleanings: 



Mr. A. I. Root.— You, as well as myself, have made 

 some investiiiations as to the merits of the lemon. 

 Here is a new use for those who are inclined to con- 

 stipation or sluggish movement of the bowels and di- 

 gestive tract. The lemon use in this case, as in the 

 others, must be taken without sugar — simply in water. 



before going to bed at night take the juice of one 

 lemon in a half or a full glass of water, as you may 

 prefer. In the morning, half an hour before break- 

 fast, take a little more than half a teaspoonful of com- 

 mon salt in water. It is a gentle and efficient laxative, 

 and the desire to "take a walk" comes naturally. If 

 not effective the fir-st time, it will work the second. 



This is from Dr. R. H. Wilder, in the Arcade, one of 

 our best osteopathists, and formerly an " M. D." of reg- 

 ular practice. 



Sometimes, if one is in the practice of using the 

 lemon as prescribed, the salt may be omitted if a good 

 full drink of cool water is taken in the morning. Try 

 it as you may have occasion, and note results. 



Cleveland, O. R. V. MURRAY. 



I formerly used a great many lemons in 

 the way friend Murray describes — just lem- 

 ons and water, with no sugar. For some 

 time back, however, I have been making 

 ripe apples take the place of lemons. They 

 are usually less trouble, and I think they are 

 pleasanter to take. It does not make much 

 difference what the apples cost, even if they 

 are a dollar a peck. I told Mrs. Root I 

 thought I was excusable, even if I am a little 

 extravagant on apples, as they are my sole 

 medicine; and I still think that, for myself 

 at least, they are the "best medicine in the 

 world." I am now so much in the habit of 

 having three or four good-sized apples, or 

 more if they are smaller, every evening 

 while I look over my papers, that Dame Na- 

 ture seems to consider it a matter of course; 

 and if I do not have my apples I feel lost; 

 and, worse still, if the apples are omitted, 

 the desire to "take a walk in the morning," 

 as friend Murray expresses it, goes by, and 

 then my digestive apparatus gets out of 

 joint. 1 have tried almost every other kind 

 of fruit when I did not seem able to get the 

 coveted apples; but so far 1 have found 

 nothing else that answers as well. A good 

 drink of water soon after getting up, either 

 with salt or without it, is an excellent thing, 

 as friend Murray directs; and when you once 

 make it one of your regular habits you are 

 not likely to forget. 



KEEPING HONEY FROM GRANULATION — SEE 

 PAGE 496, AUG. 1. 



We take pleasure in submitting the follow- 

 ing report from friend E. B. Rood: 



My heaters for bottled honey are one of the best 

 things I ever got hold of. It is keeping all of my hon- 

 ev clear, increasing my sales, and giving excellent 

 satisfaction. E. B. ROOD. 



Bradentown, Fla., Sept. 13. 



