1884 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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Ohio, not only in the United States of 

 Amei-ica, but over the whole world ! 



It is true, that men are committing bank 

 robberies ; that Christians are turning out 

 hypocrites, and running off with public mon- 

 ey, and committing suicide, perhaps, shortly 

 after, because of their remorse ; but, dear 

 friends, we are a great many people nowa- 

 days. Daily papers are published in such 

 abundance that such occurrences are herald- 

 ed at once the world over, and I am a little 

 afraid, too, that the spirit of Christ, as it 

 makes its way among men, is not heralded 

 with the same energy that robberies and mur- 

 ders are. Who is there now among the ris- 

 ing generation, or among the older friends, 

 who are ready to enter the list of Christ's 

 followers, and take up the work that is to be 

 done y Who is ready and willing to deny 

 himself and take up his cross V Are we 

 working for profit and gain, and for the sake 

 of getting as much of this world's goods as 

 Ave can possibly scrape together with the 

 least trouble and expense, or are we willing 

 to lose our lives for Christ's sake, and for 

 the sake of the coming generations, not only 

 in oiu- land, but scattered abroad and grow- 

 ing up over the whole world V 



f 0B^CC6 CeiiOMN. 



TOBACCO AND DYSPEPSIA. 



HAVE been taking Gleanings the last three 

 months, and have been much interested indeed, 

 both in the matter of bee-keeping and the to- 

 bacco question. 1 commenced using- tobacco 

 when about 14; used it about two years, and 

 quit. I did not use it again till about 21, when I 

 commenced it again; have tried to quit several 

 times since then (T am now 35), but went back again 

 to the filthy habit, although I sometimes held out a 

 good while, until I commenced taking your valua- 

 ble journal, and read the Tobacco Column a few 

 times when I once more resolved that I would quit. 

 I have been troubled with dyspepsia for the last 

 tew years, and this summer have had it in its worst 

 form, and my physician says it all comes from the 

 use of tobacco. Those who have never had the dys- 

 pepsia know very little of the meaning of that word ; 

 but let them pass through my experience, and they 

 will know what it is to violate one of the laws 

 of na,ture, or of God (the laws of nature are the laws 

 of God), for these laws plainly forbid mankind to 

 use any of the no.vious poisons, and plainly say to 

 man, " Use any of these poisons in large quantities, 

 or for any great length of time, and the ])enalty you 

 have to pay is death." Now, friend Root, do I de- 

 serve a smoker? If so, please send me a good one, 

 and I promise you if I ever commence the use of 

 tobacco again I will pay you for it. 



James T. Chestnut. 

 Montgomery, Mich., Sept. 3, 1884. 



I guess you deserve a smoker, friend C, 

 even if your doctor has told you that you 

 can not get well unless you give up tobacco. 

 If you get relief from dyspepsia by leaving 

 off tobacco, tell us about it, will youV 



I thought I would tell you about my experience 

 with tobacco. I have used it for thirty years. Some, 

 thing over a year ago I gave it up, and have no de- 



sire to touch it again. I have a few bees, and my 

 son and 1 take Gleanings together. If you think 

 I am entitled to a smoker, please send me one; and 

 if ever I use [.the weed again 1 will pay you for it 

 without fail. T. H. Goss. 



Hagaman's Mills, Mont. Co., N. Y., Sept. 9, 1884. 



I have quit smoking. So please send smoker; 

 and if I liegin again I will remit the price. 



John W. Marshall. 



San Bernardino, Cal.. Aug. 25, 1884. 



a juvenile sends her father's N.4ME. 



I heard tha t you would send free a smoker to any 

 one that would have their father quit chewing, 

 smoking, and drinking; my father never did drink, 

 but has chewed almost all his life. He promised me 

 he would quit. My father has 6 stands of bees. We 

 had only 2 to begin with in the spring. 



Lizzie A. Hadlev, age 11. 



Greenfield, la., Sept., 1884. 



Thank you, Lizzie. You have begun a 



good work at a very early age. I wonder if 



there are not more little girls who can get a 



similar promise from their papas or brothers. 



couldn't have a smoker without PAYING FOR 

 IT. 



Please.flnd inclosed 70c in stamps, for which send 

 me a smoker, as I have not got the filthy habit of 

 using] tobacco to quit, to claim one free, and never 

 shall have. Milton Elliott. 



Avondale, O., Aug. 14, 1884. 



Well, friend Milton, you do have to pay 

 for your smoker, it is true ; but I think you 

 are a gainer for all that, for you saved mon- 

 ey enough to have bought a good many, 

 without doubt. 



AN honorable retreat. 



Now 70 cts. is to pay for the smoker which I got of 

 you as a reminder of my tobacco pledge, so you 

 may know that I have gone to usingthe weed again. 



North Robinson, O., Sept. 10, 1884. J. H. Eby. 



Friend E., I have a stalwart friend who 

 sometimes says, when they offer him a cigar, 

 •' No, thank you; I tell lies and drink 

 whisky, but I never use tobacco." It seems 

 to me you would reverse it, and put it this 

 way: "I use tobacco, but I never tell lies, 

 nor keep money that does not belong to me." 

 I suppose, of course, you don't drink whisky, 

 and the friend of whom I am speaking does 

 not either, but it is a kind of good-natured 

 way he has of reproving those who ask him 

 to smoke. Thank you for the 70 cents. 

 When your smoker gets worn out, may be 

 }ou will start again ; if so, we shall be glad 

 to send you another. 



I have been very much interested with the Tobac- 

 co Column; have used the weed for the last year, 

 and have decided, by the help of God and Glean- 

 ings, to never use the filthy weed again. Please 

 send me a smoker. If I ever use tobacco again I 

 will pay you for the smoker. A. N. Alden. 



Algodon, Ionia Co., Mich., Sept. 4, 1884. 



You can send me a smoker, as I am a user of to- 

 bacco, If I am entitled to one, with promise to pay 

 if I use it any more. P. A. Harnard. 



Cottage Grove, Ind., Oct. 2, 1884. 



