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May, 1917 



Ky. I think he would write tou an account of how 

 he does it if you care to publish it, as it serves to 

 show what a man can do if he tries, and why a lot of 

 us should do better. Hanston Scott. 



New Richmond, Ohio, Dec. 21, 1916. 



Dear B^'other Root: — I just read your sermon in 

 the Oct. 1st issue, and I want to give you one good 

 loud avien to that sermon. It does my soul good. 

 Do you remember a few years back a poor " shutin " 

 from nervous prostration wrote you in regard to 

 health, and you sent him T. B. Terry on " How to 

 Keep Well and Live Long;" and you sent a personal 

 reply, and said, " I shall pray for you, and I shall 

 expect results;" and, Brother Root, I am the man. 

 I have prayed and trusted, and followed Terry, and 

 had confidence that you were wrestling with the 

 dear Lord in my behalf till relief or results have 

 come, " Praise the Lord." For 32 years I have been 

 a shutin, and suffered all the tortures of a nervous 

 wreck, and all the privation of a shutin life. Well, 

 for the past few weeks I have taken two little trips 

 from home — one about 8 miles, the other about 30 

 miles; and to say I enjoyed it is putting it mildly. 



I am now superintfindent of a Sunday-school near 

 my home, and it is doing well. Oh that we had more 

 praying, trusting children of God in the world like 

 yourself! A. A. McMillan. 



Atlee, Ark., Oct. 7. 



TREASURK ON EARTH AND TREA.SURE IN HEAVEN. 



The sample of honey-candy is received, and is cer- 

 tainly very delicious. I wish to thank you for the 

 jar of honey received today. The new-style cover is 

 a great improvement over the old, which I had to cut 

 open with a can-opener. Your honey was our des- 

 sert for dinner tonight; and, besides "the pleasure of 

 eating it, there was also enjoyment in the thought 

 that a portion of the profits go into the Lord's trea- 

 sury. You see we feel a bit acquainted with Mr. A. 

 I. Root since references to him and the Airline honey 

 have appeared in the Sunday School Times. 



Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 14. Flora L. Butler. 



EIGHTY-FOUR AND BLIND, LOVES HOME PAPERS. 



Dear Sir: — Tho I keep no bees, I have taken 

 Gleanings for several years, chiefly for the Home 

 papers, which my mother (nearly 84 years old, and 

 blind almost two years) and I enjoy very much. We 

 also like to read of your southern home and poultry 

 experiments. Wishing you and your good wife 

 "Sue" many more years of happiness and useful- 

 ness I am Yours truly, 



Portland, Ind., March 19. Miss Myrtle Lotz. 



" BETTER MEN AND BETTER MORALS." 



Every article that pertains to beekeeping is eagerly 

 awaited, for these come from men who know ; but 

 I invariably turn to the Home department first. 

 There are many who can help us out in matters per- 

 taining to bee culture, but very few who can present 

 truths that go to the making of better men and 

 morals, as they are presented by the editor of the 

 Home department. John R. Lockard. 



Enid, Pa. 



patriotism, socialism, and THE BIBLE. 



May God bless you for what you said in Glean- 

 ings about " patriotism." We have always said the 

 same, and were called anarchists, etc. You say that 

 Socialists are never happy. Is it any wonder? We 

 never did one evil thing; have always believed just 

 as the Bible teaches; but we are lied about, sworn 

 about, and ridiculed; yet we are never happier than 

 when fighting evil, and, in spite of all, "watch us 

 grow." 



Sharpsville, Pa., Sept. 7. ROBT. C. Onstott. 



"preparedness;" a suggestion. 



In Gleanings for April 1, in Our Homes, the 

 discussion of preparedness interests me. I dislike 

 the idea of war, I believe, as much as any one ; but 

 I cannot help thinking of Belgium's unpreparedness 

 and <Bwitzerland's preparedness. In preparedness I 

 do not favor a standing army, like Germany, but an 

 individual and national preparedness like Switzer- 

 land — every man at a moment's notice the nation's 

 defense without a military class. 



lalla, W'ash., April 13. A. T. Copeland. 



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A German- American Friend? 



Have you a German friend or neighbor who is a beekeeper? 



If yon have, do you want to do him a kindness and lend a hand? 



We chance to know that there are a good many German beekeepers in 

 this country who would like an American work on bees printed in German, 

 but they don 't know where to get it. 



We have such a book, "ABC der Bienenzucht, " 500 pages, which is a 

 German translation of our ABC and X Y Z of Beekeeping, edition of 1907. 

 There is nothing like it nor equal to it for the German-American beekeeper. 

 We are going to sell what we have left of this German edition at a big sacri- 

 fice — at just half price; namely, $1.00 for the paper-cover edition; $1.25 for 

 the cloth -bound edition, postpaid. Some of these books are a little shelf - 

 worn, but only a very little. The translation revision was done by Mr. Fried. 

 Greiner, a German, and well-known bee authority. The book may prove 

 invaluable to your German neighbor. 



Will You Tell Him? 



If you will do so, and if you or he will write us, sending the half-price at 

 wliich we now offer this book, we will send it postpaid by return mail, and 

 you will have done a service and kindness to a neighbor who is handicapped 

 as you are not. We shall also appreciate your kindness in helping us make 

 these books of service. 



The A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio 



