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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Nov. 



deal of so-called honey-dew is very fair honey ; and 

 not only is it fit for table use, but much of it is per- 

 fectly safe and wholesome for wintering- bees. 

 There has been prejudice enough already ag-ainst 

 our product, and that, too, without its being any 

 fault of our own. Now, shall we not, even in our 

 fun, be a little more dignified? The whole matter 

 reminds me of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. 

 Sancho had so many proverbs for every event that 

 occurred, that his master sternly commanded that 

 not another proverb, maxim, or any thing of the 

 sort, should be quoted. In a very short time, how- 

 ever, Sancho informed him that he had in mind a 

 proverb that was wonderfully suggestive and per- 

 tinent to the occasion, and begg-ed permission to 

 g-ive it, as it was so particularly apt. His master, 

 however, insisted on his keeping' his mouth shut, 

 no matter how fitting the occasion. Now, dear 

 friends, when this offensive word occurs to us 

 again, let us do as did Sancho Panza, and not say it. 



THE A B C OF BEE CULTURE, IWTH THOUSAND. 



The latest edition of our work is now ovit. It 

 has been most thoroughly revised— more so than 

 previous editions. It now contains 400 large dou- 

 ble-column pages of closely written matter, and 

 over 300 original engravings. It is almost needless 

 to add, to those wlio liave Gleanings, that the lat- 

 ter have been executed by the finest artists in the 

 country. About .50 pages of entirely new matter 

 have been added to the body of the work, to say 

 nothing of other new matter inserted under vari- 

 ous headinas, to take the place of the old matter 

 struck out. B 'Sides this, •50 new engravings have 

 been added. In 1880 we employed G. M. Doolittle to 

 carefully read the ABC, and point out such faults 

 and add such suggestions as his large experience 

 might dictate. His comments have been found to 

 be so valuable that we thought best to employ a no 

 less practical and extensive bee-keeper. Dr. C. C. 

 Miller, to perform the same task on the present 

 edition. He did so, adding his comments, or sug- 

 gestions, to the latter portion of the work. The ex- 

 perience of two such ex^erii-day bee-keepers, con- 

 Hrmatory, in the majority of cases, on various top- 

 ics brought up in the ABC book, will be found to 

 be exceedingly valuable to the reader. The sub- 

 jects which have recei\'cd the largest additions are 

 Comb Foundation, Comb Honey, Hive-Making, 

 Queen-Rearing, and Swarming. In the back por- 

 tion of the volume are added IB pages of short, 

 terse biographical sketches, from the pen of Dr. 

 Miller, the subjects being illustrated, inmost cases, 

 by those beautiful Ives reproductions. In conse- 

 quence of the many changes, and the addition of 

 matter, the index has been entirely re-writfcn and 

 revised, at the same time facilitating more rapid 

 reference. In short, we have endeavored to make 

 the work einhody and keep pace with the best 

 things that av)pear in the bee-journals Nothing 

 bill that which is known to be Ihorinmhtii practical 

 has been admitted to its pages. In other words, 

 every subject has been treated from a dollar-and- 

 cents point of view. Strict attention to this par- 

 ticular, more than to anything else, has given the 

 A B (' enormous sales. Although we have added 

 greatly to the value of the book, as well as to its 

 cost, the price will be the same as heretofore— $1 'ih 

 in cloth; $1.00 in paper, postpaid. Deduct 13 and 15 

 cents less respectively, when sent by freight or ex- 

 press with other goods. 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



1 am delighted with the Daisy wheelbarrow. 

 Edesville, Md., July 10, 1888. B. F. Benson. 



Myself and My Neighbors is worth more than the 

 price of Gleanings. Dewey & Veknon. 



Sipe Springs, Tex., Oct. 6, 1888. 



Inclosed you will find $1.00, my renewal for 

 Gleanings. I often find articles in Gleanings 

 worth f 5.00 to me. W. E. Morrison. 



Alvinston, Ont., Canada, Sept. 24, 1888. 



Gleanings came all right. I am not going to say 

 that I can not get along without it, but 1 find it not 

 only interesting, but also instructive and well edited. 

 S. A. Russell, M. D. 



Newmarket, Can., Oct. 8, 1888. 



Gleanings has become a household fixture. 

 The A B C is our best counselor. The Home of the 

 Honey-Bees is the place I should like to make a 

 pilgrimage to. W. H. Parkek. 



Newcastle, Ala. 



Go on with your Christian teachings. They are 

 inseparable from the honey-bee. He who doubts 

 the existence of God, let him keep and study the 

 honey-bee. It certainly is a specific against infideli- 

 ty. R. BOSWOKTH. 



Winchester, Ind. 



In "Myself and ray Neighbors" of .lune you 

 struck on a good vein. Let us spend less time in 

 self-defense and more in being worthy of regard; 

 and, instead of fighting opponents, learn to have 

 more charity for them. R. Wilkin. 



San Buenaventura, Cal. 



I did not want to part company with Gleanings, 

 so [ asked you to continue it; but I have not been 

 able to pay as promptly as I expected to. As soon 

 as I can get the "chicken-buyer" to come and buy 

 the old hen (and some more hens) I will send. 1 will 

 pay for Gleanings, if it takes all summer. 



Cambridge, Pa., Aug. 6, 1888. W. O. Bea(;m. 



KIND WORDS. 



The select tested queen which 1 received Iroin 

 you some time since is a perfect beauty, and 1 

 have some lovely (lueens from her, very larjuc, 

 bright, and probfic. lam preparing to have a dis- 

 play of bees and honey at the fair in San Antonio, 

 Tex., of which I will write you more fullj-. My ad- 

 vertisement in Gleanings was a splendid invest- 

 ment. 1 had all the orders for queens I could fill. 



San Marcos, Tex., Oct. 15, 1888. J. P. Cali>avkll. 



SOME KIND WOKDS TO WHICH WE GLADLY GIVE 

 PLACE. 



Dejir Brother BrHit;— When 1 find a good thing 1 

 like t<j tell others of it, that they may enjoy the 

 same good thing themselves, especially those "ho 

 live as 1 do, in a thinly settled portion of the coun- 

 try, where we have preaching only once a month; 

 then when a stormy Sunday intervenes wc have i\o 

 meeting at all. In such a case, how nice it is to have 

 a good religious pajier to read, that will throw light 

 on God's word, and hcl)) us to become better and 

 more useful men and women. In this matter I am 

 doing exactly what I would wish some other one to 

 do for me. The Stmdau-Schonl Times I do most 

 heart ily commend— a 16-page weekly, 1 1 by 1.5 inchet^, 

 published at 1031 Walnut St., T'hiladeli)hia. Price 

 $3.00 per year; for new subscribers, $1.00 per year; 

 mainly for the exposition of the international Sun- 

 day-school lessons, and it has other good reading. 

 Another most excellent weekly, of 34 pages. II by 1.5 

 inches, is the Ctiristian Union, published at .'" l.afiiy- 

 ctte Plnce. New )'iirk, which, by its contents, gi\e,s 

 me both pleasure and benefit. If any of youi- read- 

 ers wish to add to their reading-matter they can't 

 do better than to send a i)Ostal card and request a 

 sample copy, which will be sent most cheerfully. 1 

 will not guarantee that their contents will every 

 one be as excellently practical as "Our Homes" in 

 Gi-EANiNGS, but I feel safe in saying- that but few 

 who send for a sample copy of either will regret it. 

 A. H. Van Doren. 



Mons, Va., Sept. 18, 1888. 



