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ly for self improvement, or, in fact, which brings the means for our liveli- 



to learn to "report," and I found their hood. 



reporting to be woefully exaggerated It requires the skill of the fingers 

 and often pure fabrication. Even the with its accompanying anxiety, the 

 most believable things, which would appreciable results and the satisfy- 

 ordinarily be supposed that they ing of genuine hunger wrought by 

 could not be improved by exaggera- labor; nothing "make-believe." Not 

 tion, were turned into the most un- boastful, nor puffed up, but doubt - 

 believable. Unbelievable, not ]jv- ful — wishful. 



cause it was an ordinary story en- No, reporters noi editors are not 

 larged, but as often because it was a and never can be reporters and it is 

 really small affair enlarged into a only the foolish or the fooled who 

 size where it became notable. In the think so. As soon as the bee keeper 

 first place, the persons who report has reached the point where he is 

 have their own idea of the business independent, or beyond restraint the 

 they are engaged in reporting; an quality of his knowledge begins to 

 idea of what it ought to be or might deteriorate. There may be more in 

 be, perhaps under strained or imagi- quantity but it is more machine-like, 

 nary conditions. They may be per- It lacks the flavor of "home-cooking," 

 sons who can afford or who do af- or to be more exact I may say care- 

 ford any thing their hearts or habits ful in the preparation — not to use -i';y 

 desire and when their wish is made imperfect ingredient.s^none which 

 known there is a movement to suit are stale, or over ripe nor under ripe 

 their utmost desire. Cost in money — selected with judgment, 

 or labor may not figure, or, be fig- if jt is honey it should be the 

 ured. But the real success of nearly properly ripened kind— the properly 

 all kinds of businesses depends upon stored kind. Not accept it because 

 just such figuring. Without practice i^ j^ ^-aiied or supposed to be honey, 

 in this kind of figuring we are sure to or to relieve some one's pocket book 

 become incapable. This "figuring." ^^ suit someone's favor. It must 'be 

 or contriving is the shaping of the ^i^g ho^gy ^hi^.}^ jg ^^^^ ^^^ the di- 

 disposition to fit or dovetail with the gestion and has the genuine essence 

 conditions as they exist or are found of the bees, bee hives and wax. 



in nature. t.- , 1 1 <.i r ^i 



It honey lacks the essence of the 



Our natures are artificial and are '^ces it is not honey— merely syrup— 



constantly endeavoring to vary from nectar syrup, no matter how long it 



the laws and methods of nature, and 'i-is been ripened artificially. Flavor 



it is necessary to keep close to and or taste is one of the greatest aids 



observe closely daily and hourly of there is to perfect digestion. Diges- 



nature's methods; otherwise nature tion is the foundation of health. Fla- 



will have to become shapen to agree vor is an additional ingredient— a ma- 



with our notions of what nature ought terial entity the lack of which renders 



to be. If we do not delve our hands honey imperfect. 



into the soil or bee hives every day Flavor creates smell or scent. 



our understanding will begin to Scent can create an appetite for food 



slacken or grow out of force. And where there was no appetite before. 



force is regulated a great deal by nee- This appetite or scent of food excites 



essity. Necessity by need of the re- a generous secretion of saliva and 



suits of the delving — the labor — the also a movement and activity of the 



careful, painstaking labor. Labor muscles of the stomach. These ac- 



