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ocean, and 34 miles from Los Angeles. 

 Therefore, we have a much more even 

 temperature — not nearly as much 

 change from night to day, and from day 

 to night. I am 73 years old, almost in- 

 variably in my shirt sleeves about home; 

 wear no underclothing in winter or sum- 

 mer — just a light pair of pants (without 

 lining), vest and shirt. My three little 

 ones go clothed just as lightly. We 

 sleep with our doors and windows open 

 the entire year, and have had to keep 

 up a fire only two days the past winter. 

 The little ones are out in the open air 

 every day, and nearly all the time. We 

 have a tire only mornings to cook break- 

 fast by ; the other meals are cooked by 

 a gasoline stove, to prevent heating the 

 house. We scarcely ever take a cold, 

 and, if we do, it is very alight. Perfect 

 pictures of health and vigor. Now why 

 is this the most perfect air on the conti- 

 nent for diseased lungs ? 



The Mexican people kill and dress 

 their meat and hang it up in the open 

 air, cut in strips, and it cures perfectly 

 without salt or any preparation, both in 

 the valleys and on the mountains. It 

 may be the same in Colorado, Utah, New 

 Mexico or Arizona — I do not know, but 

 I do know that anywhere in the East or 

 South meat would putrefy and be alive 

 with maggots in hot weather, treated in 

 the same manner. 



Now for one case : A young man 

 from Chicago came here, and I -wast sent 

 for. He was quite emaciated, had night 

 sweats, hectic fever, hemorrhages, and 

 a racking cough. I sent him up to Mr. 

 Pleasants, 20 miles from here. The 

 directions were these : 



" Sleep with your doors and windows 

 open; keep out-doors in the day time. 

 You can commence climbing the moun- 

 tain at the door a little, easily and grad- 

 ually. Sit down and rest as often as 

 you like. Take no medicine of any de- 

 scription. Pure air is the very best ex- 

 pectorant in the known world. Take a 

 towel wet in cold water, wringing as dry 

 as possible, then rub the skin all over 

 at night on going to bed. Mr. Pleasants 

 will help you at first, until you are able 

 to do it yourself. Get up a good action 

 in the skin as soon as possible." 



Three months afterward I went into 

 a barber shop, and a young man reached 

 out his hand, with "How do you do, 

 Doctor?" I could not recollect ever 

 seeing him before, but he soon made 

 himself known. A perfect specimen of 

 health and vigor. 



The above is only one case out of 

 many. There is an appreciable differ- 



ence in the climate between the east and 

 west end of Santa Ana, and a mile south 

 of town there is a great change in going 

 20 rods in winter. 



Now, the person who cannot find a 

 climate to suit in California, with such 

 a variety to select from, and in so short 

 a distance, will hardly be satisfied when 

 he goes to "that bourne from whence 

 no traveler returns." 



Recollect that California is a great 

 State, with climates 12 months in the 

 year. 



Santa Ana, Calif., May 14. 



Hives at Experlinenl Stations. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 



BY G. D. LITTOOY. 



I would like to suggest that in connec- 

 tion with the experiments at the differ- 

 ent Experiment Stations, they take the 

 hive into consideration, and have experi- 

 ments made by using a number of the 

 different kinds of hives now in use, and 

 experiment so that we may know (that 

 is, if it is possible to find out) which is 

 the most practical hive for general use. 

 This is a very important subject, it 

 seems to me, as there are so many dif- 

 ferent hives put on the market claiming 

 superiority over all, that is misleading, 

 and an imposition on beginners, as they 

 can only decide for themselves, and are 

 not usually good judges of what hive 

 they ought to adopt. 



If we could get information from 

 where we could consider it reliable, it 

 would be of great assistance. It has 

 been suggested that the bees tell us 

 which they prefer — the 8 or the 10 

 frame hive. Why can they not tell us 

 also what kind of hive they prefer, in 

 which will they give us the most surplus, 

 and also winter the best, so as to come 

 out in the spring strong and healthy? 



I think such an experiment will assist 

 us in not being mislead by alluring ad- 

 vertisements, and adopt something that 

 is not practical, and will be compelled to 

 soon discard, or not be able to compete 

 with our neighbors who have the prac- 

 tical hives, and then be at an expense 

 and loss by being compelled to adopt 

 another hive. 



If we could get a few reports from 

 practical bee-keepers, from time to time, 

 as to their experiments, and what they 

 consider the best hive, it would be a 

 great help. Reports could be given in 

 the bee-papers, and also at the conven- 

 tions this should be discussed. Many 



