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ment of the kidneys, both as to conse- 

 quences and proper treatment. 



Troubles of the bladder are far more fre- 

 quent and more easily remedied. Diseases 

 of the kidneys are greater in number, se- 

 rious in form, and vastly more difficult to 

 cure. How are they produced, do I hear 

 you ask ? Well, some acute diseases to 

 ■which we are subject are responsible for a 

 certain share— scarlet fever, typhoid fever, 

 diphtheria, measles, etc. Then, too, habits 

 of intemperance aee one of the greatest and 

 most certain causes of most serious forms 

 of kidney trouble. The indiscriminate use 

 of certain remedies— turpentine and kin- 

 dred drugs— are other plausible factors. 

 And, finally, disease of these organs may 

 be due to indirect causes which we cannot 

 here consider. 



SufBcient has been hinted to show the 

 uselessness of worrying over imaginary ills, 

 and the manner in which it may be occa- 

 sioned and avoided. There is only one 

 certai7i way of determining the absolute 

 facts : It is to have the urine chemically 

 and microscopically examined. This method 

 places the nature of the case beyond the 

 peradventure of a doubt. And the satis-, 

 faction of this knowledge, and, inciden- 

 tally, the suggestion of correct procedure 

 to a cure, is worth all the examination 



Xliose New Siil>scri1>ers, that you 

 have long been thinking of getting, are 

 very likely ready now to give you their 

 names. You know that we offer to 

 give each one of them a free copy of the 

 160-page book. "Bees and Honey." Yes, 

 and we will give you a premium for get- 

 ting the new subscribers, as you will see on 

 page 703. Better at once " get after " those 

 bee-keeping friends of yours, and secure 

 their subscriptions, so you can send it with 

 your own renewal before the end of Decem- 

 ber. To double the present list of readers 

 of the " American Bee Journal " will mean 

 more than a doubly better paper for all. 

 We can guarantee that. If each subscriber 

 sends only one new name, the thing will be 

 done. Will you do it ? 



Honey as Food and Medicine is 



just the thing to help sell honey, as it shows 

 the various ways in which honey may be 

 used as a food and as a medicine. Try 100 

 copies of it, and see what good '-sales- 

 men " they are. Prices, postpaid: Single 

 copies, 5 cents ; 10 copies, 35 cents ; or 100 

 for $3.00. 



CONDUCTED BY 



MRS. JENNIE ATCHLEY. 



Beeville, Texas. 



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Read our great offer on page 832. 



Mrs. Atchley : — I find a kind word 

 from you quite often in the American 

 Bee Journal, and your department takes 

 my first glance through and through; 

 then I look for whatever I may see. 

 Your part Is information to me almost 

 every time. I find in the Nov. 1 num- 

 ber that you speak of bee-keeping in 

 south Texas. I am like Mr. J. H. Berry, 

 of Gale's Creek, Oreg. I need a good 

 job of bee-keeping in that portion of the 

 country, both for my health and profit. 

 Can you answer for me a few questions 

 through the " Old Reliable ?" 



1. What would be the lowest cost to 

 locate as one of the 20 bee-keeptrs you 

 spoke of being able to locate In your 

 county ? 



2, How are the questions asked, that 

 are answered by so many at once, in the 

 American Bee Journal ? For instance, 

 we find the following : "What would you 

 do had you bees so cross as to be un- 

 manageble?" I thought the answers, 

 some of them at least to me, quite laugh- 

 able, though several years ago I had a 

 fight with some hybrids that I was at 

 one time decided to run. But I had 

 never had anything so helpful as the 

 American Bee Journal to read. I made 

 several smokes in front of hives, and 

 soon found that the little, bitter ene- 

 mies were glad to surrender all they 

 had. Two years afterward I learned 

 that these same bees had whipped out 

 some of the so-called bee-keepers, and 

 run them clear out of the yard. They 

 had heard of me in some way, and sent 

 for me to come and work them over. 

 Now, you would have smiled to have 

 seen me and ray wife drive up and face 

 several families waiting the arrival of 

 the old bee-man. "Oh," said they, "he 

 has brought his wife to hold the fort 

 while he runs ;" and the laughable part 

 to him was that these poor bee-folks 



