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these directions you will feel amply repaid 

 by the easy, natural confinement, healthy 

 baby and pleasant recovery you will have. 

 But don't be too smart and show how 

 quickly you can "get up" — rather be a 

 type of intelligent patience, and rest easily 

 for a couple weeks before resuming over- 

 sight of your home. You will then be free 

 of the usual backache and headache, and 

 general lassitude of the " smarter " but less 

 wise mamma who wishes to be considered 

 more vigorous than her sisters. 



Oh, it is these aches and pains that wear 

 the spirit of the young mother, and pa- 

 tience of her attendants ! How can a 

 mother do justice to her helpless infant 

 when she herself is so tortured ! The evil 

 is only, intensified by the reflection that by 

 reasonable, judicious rest after labor, all 

 these discouraging results might have been 

 entirely obviated 1 



Rlius Poisoning'. 



"As I live, it's erysiply! Why, who'd 

 thought it in a boy so young ?" 



" Well, Mrs. Jones, I don't know. Had'nt 

 we better send for the Doctor ?" 



" Mebby." 



" Well, well, Tommy, how swelled up you 

 are! Where have you been — what have 

 you been doing ?" 



"Nothin'." 



"Oyes, you have, my boy. Come, tell 

 me, that's a good boy. You don't need any 

 medicine;" (at which announcementtheboy 

 at once becomes communicative, and ad- 

 mits his effort to borrow from his neigh- 

 bor's apple orchard). 



By this time his face was puffed red. 

 smarting vigorously, and eyes nearly 

 closed. With a view to teaching the boy a 

 lesson in case of accidents, I directed him 

 to get the baking soda, and mixing a table- 

 spoonful with enough water and flour to 

 make it the consistency of thick cream, I 

 showed him how to apply it over all the 

 "welts" he had— on face and body, and 

 then lie down and keep sWl. This applica- 

 tion soon relieved the smarting and swell- 

 ing, and by next day it was much better, 

 and in a few days entirely recovered of 

 what was supposed was erysipelas, but in 

 reality only poison-oak (Rhus) poisoning. 

 Some persons are exceedingly sensitive to 

 the pollen of this plant — others can roll in 

 it with impunity. 



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CONDUCTED BY 



MRS. JENNIE ATCHLEY. 



Beeville, Texas. 



The Season in Texas So Far. 



As 50 or more have asked me to keep 

 close watch of this locality this year, 

 and report. I will say that it has been 

 all heart could wish as far as honey is 

 concerned. We had a good honey-flow 

 In April, one in May, and one in June, 

 and It still continues. 



Don't ask me what land is worth — we 

 have taken real estate out of " In Sunny 

 Southland." But, all of this country is 

 free for bee-keeping. You do not need 

 to own land. I will give all the princi- 

 pal honey-plants, quality of honey, and 

 all the information I can before this 

 year runs out ; so if you wish to learn 

 all about bees in this locality, also the 

 flowers, watch " In Sunny Southland." 

 This is what this department is for — to 

 keep you informed on the South. I am 

 getting reports from nearly all sections 

 of the South, which will appear later on. 

 Jennie Atchley. 



Something About Criticisms. 



I have been noticing for some weeks 

 back in the "Old Reliable, "some friendly 

 triticisms, and I think we all need such 

 occasionally, or I think I do, at least. I 

 have been so very busy that I could not 

 well take time to offer a reply, and I 

 thought sometimes may be it might be 

 best for me to keep silent, as I might 

 get into trouble. Then comes Mr.Hutch- 

 inson, in the Review, and says it is crimi- 

 nal to remain silent, or something like 

 that. 



Mister Somebody (I have forgotten 

 who, but I'm sure he's a friend, though) 

 thinks I ought to stop calling people 

 "Friend " So-and-So. Now, look here 

 Mister, if you wish to see or hear of Jen- 

 nie Atchley laying down her pen and 

 pencil forever In behalf of the public, 

 just get all bee-keepers to say this, and 



