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that as soon as they have a colic they be- 

 gin to fear appendicitis ! 



But all this agitation is not without 

 benefit, if it makes us sensible enough not 

 to eat our fruit with large seeds whole, like 

 pigs. You would naturally suppose that 

 persons eating cherries, for instance, would 

 reject the pits, but many don't. Nor is it 

 safest to eat grapes with their many seeds, 

 to get into the folds of the stomach and in- 

 testines, and there do mischief. But if 

 people will so clearly contravene Nature's 

 laws, willfully or ignoi-antly, they must 

 take hazardous risks. 



How often are blackberries given to 

 babies for summer complaint — often with 

 killing effect ! Well, it isn't the fruit that 

 does the evil, but the seeds they contain, 

 which, coming on the inflamed mucous 

 surface of the bowels, set up greater mis- 

 chief, and the undertaker is called in. The 

 blackberries are good, wholesome, and a 

 fine remedy, if care is had to strain the 

 seeds before giving — if 07ily the clear juice 

 is administered. 



Are your questions answered ? If so, 

 good bye. Write again. 



ConvHlsions. 



" Yes, Doctor, I was holding him just this 

 way in my arms, when his eyes became 

 set in his head, his little hands clinched, 

 thumbs inside, as you see him, with those 

 big beads of sweat on his forehead, and so 

 pale I thought him dead! I was going to 

 give him some of this medicine,but thought 

 best to send for you first." 



Well, little mother, don't be too greatly 

 alarmed. You did exactly right, first to 

 send for advice without giving the medi- 

 cine. Baby don't need dosing. You pre- 

 pare a tub of warm water and put a table- 

 spoonful of salt— just common salt— in it, 

 and I'll do the rest. There, now, while the 

 child is in the bath, let us look in its mouth. 

 See how the warm water is relaxing the 

 system ? 



Ah, there is the difficulty. See how 

 bluish and swollen that gum is, where the 

 eye-tooth is trying to come through. Well 

 — there! just that little bit of cutting of 

 the gum relieves the tension and— see ? 

 There's your baby almost ready to smile at 

 you! Keep its feet and stomach warm; 

 feed him a few spoonfuls of warm water 

 now and then, and nurse him very lightly; 

 by to-morrow he'll be crowing like a little 

 rooster ! 



CONDUCTED BY 



MRS. JENNIE ATCHLEY. 



Beeville, Texas. 



PROFITABLE BEE-KEEPING. 



liCfiison No. 6. 



(Continued from page 15.) 

 DISEASES OF BEES. 



We will suppose now that two more 

 months have gone by, and this is Sept. 

 1st, and Harry has heard now that this 

 school has its name up as foul brood In- 

 spectors, and he wishes us to go over 

 and examine his apiary. So let us go 

 over, for I hear his bees are nearly all 

 dead, and he has no honey this year. 

 He bought his bees last year from Mr. 

 Jones, and somebody said that Jones 

 lost all his bees with foul brood. I sent 

 Harry word that we would be over to- 

 day, and he will be anxiously awaiting 

 us. 



My ! how solitary things look around 

 here. Just look at the hives all turned 

 up and stacked about in little groups. I 

 am scared already. 



"Good morning, Harry. The foul 

 brood inspectors are upon you right 

 now. Get your smoker, and let us see 

 quick." 



" Well, I tell you," says Harry, "we 

 won't have much need of a smoker, as I 

 have nothing much to smoke. But here, 

 we will open this hive— I see some bees 

 here yet." 



" My ! close it up. Foul brood in its 

 worst form !" 



" How do you know?" says Harry. 



"Can't you smell that double dead 

 odor — very sickening ?" 



"Now," says Harry, "just show us 

 all about this awful disease right here, 

 where we may all see with our own 

 eyes." 



"All right; I will do what lean to 

 make it all plain to you, though I am a 

 poor hand to explain things, but will 

 take time and pains enough to show you 

 all what foul brood is, and how you may 



