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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Aug. 15. 



for a few minutes, say at the close of the labors of the 

 day, when you have seated yourself to rest. Select a 

 hvmn suitable to the hour (I have chosen one for my 

 own practice, "Glory to thee, my God, this night," 

 which expre.sses thankfulness for the blessings of 

 life, and a prayer for forgiveness, for protection and 

 guidance), having all strictures removed that would 

 interfere with the full expansion of the lungs, and 

 choosing a very easy tune to suit the words. I am 

 careful to draw in a'fuU breath before I begin; and, 

 as I proceed, after everj- two lines I replenish the 

 lungs with another deep inspiration : 



Glory to thee, my God, this nierht. 



For all the blessings of the light. 



Draw in another full breath. 



Keep me. oh '. keeii me. King of kings, 

 Under thine own almighty wings. 



Draw a full breath. 



Another full breath. 



That with the world, myself, and theei 

 I, ere I sleep, at peace may be 



Another full supply of air. 



Teach me to live, that I may dread 

 The grave as little as my bed. 



Fill the lungs full. 



Teach me to die. so that I may 

 With joy behold the judgment day. 



Again another full draft. 



Oh ! mav my soul on thee repo-e. 



And nitb sweet sleep mine eyelids close! 



Sleep that shall me spiightliei- make 



To serve my God when I awake. 



If in the night I sleepless lie. 



My soul with he.ivenly thoughts supply; 



Let no ill dreams disturb my rest. 



Nor powers of darkness me molest. 



Oh I when shall 1 in endless day 



For ever cha^e dark sleep away, 



And, with the holy angels, sing. 



Glory to thee, my God and King ! 



Praise God, fiom whom all ble^^sings flow; 



Praise him, all creatures here below; 



Praise him above, ye heavenly hosts: 



Praise Father, Son. and Holy Ghost. 



This practice every day requires not a full force of 

 the voice. The main requisite is to get a full expan- 

 sion: and this will in a short time enlarge the ordi- 

 nary breathing. The normal respiration of the ma- 

 jority of persons is less thati one quart, while our all- 

 wise Creator made us with a lung capacity of four to 

 five quarts, unless we have been so toolis'h as to cur- 

 tail it by tight clothing. We laugh at the Chinese for 

 binding the feet of their girl babies; but we. who call 

 ourselves enlightened Christian females, put ligatures 

 around our waists, and reduce their size one-third co 

 one-half the size God intended they should be, and 

 then wonder that we fail to enjoj' good health, when 

 we are unable to breathe enough air to bring the 

 blood to its proper health giving state. Dear reader, 

 have you sinned in that way? If so confess, repent, 

 and do so no more. A. H. Van Doren. 



My health got worse by the time I wanted to go to 

 South America, so I didn't go, and I have to tell a bet- 

 ter remedy than even lean meat, to get good health 

 and to keep it. I found it just a month ago while 

 reading. I became convinced, and I laid the book 

 down long enough to remove my medicine-bottles off 

 the table and out of sight. Then I called on the Lord 

 to be my doctor, partner in my work, guide, protector, 

 and friend. I asked him to teach me to " love my 

 enemies." and to have full faith in truth, and to let 

 me show it in my work, .so I may " have life, and that 

 more abundantly," as Jesus said. In a few days I had 

 opportunity to make love to my most bitter enemies. 

 I had never done them any harm, but they knew that 

 thej' couldn't expect to be treated kindly. I spoke to 

 them kindly, and invited them to come and see me, 

 whenever in mj' neighborhood. I tell you, it was as 

 if a cannon-ball had fallen on them. After a little 

 they said, " You must come and see us." 



This is only a sample I am telling you. Every thing 

 I have around me is flourishing, and I am feeling 

 God's blessing more and more day by day. 



I never was very bad (at least, to my knowledge); 

 but this is a different thing, to "be born again" (of 

 the Spirit). We had a good sermon here explaining 

 humanity and divinity, when Nicodemus came to 

 Jesus in the night. In Adam we have death, and in 

 Jesus eternal life. 



Since I have found full faith in God I haven't touch- 

 ed a drop of medicine, and am getting better daily. 



Goulding, Fla., May 13. Chas. Herrmann. 



Friend H., I rejoice in the discovery you 

 have made. A great many times during this 

 poor life of mine, ■when doctors and all human 

 aid seemed to be at fault, I have had some 

 experience much like your own Some say 

 that you are mistaken — that it is imagination, 

 etc. But, dear friends, a mistake that causes 

 a man to — love his enemies, and to do good to 

 those who hate him, can not be a verj' bad 

 mistake, for it is placing one's feet on the 

 solid rock — the rock Christ Jesus, that can 

 never pass away, even though the heavens 

 and the earth do pass away. May God be 

 praised, dear friend, for the experience you 

 have given us, so honestly told, and so plain 

 and simple. May we all profit b} it. 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



strawberries and bees. 



I am pleased to tell you that the two "Earliest" and 

 one "Darling," received some time ago, are doing 

 splendidly; are all sending out plenty of runners — in 

 fact, are doing more than I expected, and I am well 

 pleased with them. Please let me hear from you. My 

 bees have done well this season — as well as they did 

 last, but the weather is cool now. and they can't do 

 much. I expect to have at least '2000 lbs. from 39 col- 

 onies, spring count, and increase to .52. 



Alphin, Va., July 11, 1898. P. I. Huffman. 



j1/r. /?<)(>/.■— Your visit to Vernon Burt, in July 1.5th 

 issue, was read with interest. All such visits to bee- 

 keepers are interesting. As most of the large success- 

 ful honey-producers seem to be too busy, or, for some 

 reason or other, do not write out their practice and 

 experience for others, the only way for the rest of us 

 to know their way of doing things is to visit them; or 

 the least expensive is to subscribe for the bee papers 

 and have the editor or an able correspondent visit 

 them and write it out for the rest of us. Your travels 

 among bee-keepers have always been appreciated. 



Renfrew, Pa., July 21. H. H. McKinney. 



Thanks for your kind -words in reference to a visit 

 among bee keepers. This is a feature that we hope to 

 keep prominent in Gleanings. 



I subscribed for Gleanings last year, beginning 

 September 1st; clubbed with A B C of Bee Culture. 

 With the instruction obtained from them I have been 

 very successful with the few bees which I have; and 

 by following the directions given in the A B C I have 

 not made one mi.stake. I have transferred, united, 

 divided, and requeened, without a single loss, and 

 had no knowledge that these things could be done 

 before. I have now ten fine colonies in dovetailed 

 hives, and I am proud of them. I am glad that I ever 

 became a subscriber to your journal, as I believe every 

 word of it to be conscientiously written, and I hope 

 some day to have an experience interesting enough to 

 be worthv of a place in its columns. 



Modena, N. Y., July 11. Stephen Paltridge. 



THE STORY OF THE BIBLE. 



Dear Mr. Root. — I have thought many times that 

 I would tell you how much good the "Story of the 

 Bible " which you gave to our children years ago, had 

 done in our home On the flv-leaf is written, " Harold, 

 Dudley, and Caddie Reed, from Uncle Amos, April 2, 

 ISSl." It was read to the older children for years, 

 and now it is doing duty for Ted. It has been read 

 through to him once, and we have got as far as the 

 book of Job in the second reading. He will listen and 

 enjoy hour after hour Sunday afternoon, if he can 

 onlj' get some one to read to him. I think we can 

 hardly overestimate the good such books do read to 

 children when they are quite young, giving them a 

 good knowlegde of the Bible, and helping them to 

 keep the .Sabbath at the same time. 



I want to thank you in the name of our entire fam- 

 ily for sending us this book. 



With kindest remembrances to you and yours, every 

 one, I am. Very sincerely, 



Oberlin, O., Julv 13. Kate A. Reed. 



