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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



NOTES OF TRAVEL 



December, 1920 



"A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED." 

 Well, today is the 4th of November and 

 we haven 't started on our Florida trip yet, 

 but expect to start tomorrow rnorning; and, 

 by the way, a few days pgo it cost us $4.00 

 for a room at a hotel, with two beds, in the 

 city of Delaware, O. Then it cost another 

 dollar to put our automobile "where thieves 

 do not break thru and steal. ' ' "Well, in order 

 to cut down, a little, expense like the above 

 in traveling, Huber has recently purchased 

 "an outdoor sleeping tent for tourists." It 

 hitches on to the auto, and makes a most 

 comfortable bed, as I am just now well able 

 to testify, because I have had a most re- 

 freshing nap right outdoors in a strong 

 northwest wind. In fact, I greatly prefer it 

 to any "steam heat, hot and cold water, 

 bath included," that costs $4.00 for just 

 lodging. This sleeping tent is abundantly pro- 

 tected from rain, wind, or frosty air, even 

 for an old man like myself. If it 's really 

 true that "a penny saved is a penny 

 earned, ' ' one might get rich and have the 

 fun of traveling, and see Uncle Samuel 's 

 dominion at the same time. 



In addition to the above we have a little 

 stove or radiator that is warmed by the ex- 

 haust from the engine. The beauty of it is 

 that there is a dial with a little hand that 

 can be moved to give any degree of heat 

 that may be desired according to the weath- 

 er; and another beauty of it is that, like the 

 outdoor sleeping-tent, the fuel costs nothing. 

 In fact, we rather decided that the engine 

 gave a little more power when the exhaust 

 went thru the heater than otherwise. The 

 heater is called "Perfection," and can be 

 had at any city garage. 



We started on Saturday, November 6. 

 Just before leaA'ing I went into the printing 

 department, and ' ' Barney, ' ' the ' ' boss 

 printer" on Gleanings, asked: "Mr. Eoot, 

 are you expecting to travel on Sunday on 

 this trip?" 



Barney has been in my employ over 50 

 years, and naturally knows me and my hab- 

 its pretty well. We expected to start the 

 day after election, but Saturday morning 

 was the best we could do. With no Sunday 

 travel we must be out two Sundays and I 

 replied: 



"Barney, I shall surely attend church and 

 Sunday school wherever I am, if able. In the 

 afternoon we may travel some. I have not 

 as yet decided." 



Well, dear friends, one Sunday has passed 

 in a most happy way, and we did not travel 

 at all.* Ernest got in touch with a legal 

 friend at Newark, O., Mr. J. H. Miller, a 

 member of the Civic Eeform Union, Mr. Mil- 



*"A Sabbath well spent bTJPgeth § wg^k (it cpu- 

 tent," uli;, 



ler, like the centurion of holy writ, has 

 "builded a synagogue." We attended wor- 

 ship in the new church just dedicated about 

 a week ago. 



Mr. Miller was the leader of the dry fight, 

 about 10 years ago, when poor Etherington 

 gave his life, as a martyr, to the cause of 

 prohibition. 



Business called us first in the southwestern 

 part of Ohio, where I enjoyed seeing the 

 wonderful crops of corn harvested. Then 

 we went over to that beautiful National 

 Pike that goes from Columbus, Ohio, to 

 Washington, D. 0. It is the most perfect 

 highway for automobiles, for hundreds of 

 miles, I was ever on. The riding up and down 

 and around the great hills of eastern Ohio 

 was to me an unceasing inspiration. Of 

 course, the hills took more gasoline and 

 more time. I was pained to see so little use 

 made of these hills for fruit or agriculture, 

 but it may come in time. Over in Pennsyl- 

 vania we foimd most beautiful apples all 

 along the highway, and right on the peak 

 of one of the highest "passes" (2800 feet 

 high) the finest glittering red Spitzenbergs 

 were sold ' ' two for a nickel, ' ' and they 

 were big ones, too. 



I told you we were going to carry along 

 a sleeping tent. Well, we have now been 

 out five nights, and "E. E. " decided we 

 were too far north for a man 81 years old 

 to "camp out," and here comes a problem 

 that troubles me. Mrs. Eoot has always 

 given me a clean place to sleep, wash, etc. 

 Well, she and the three matronly daughters 

 enjoined E. E. to carry it out, ' ' regardless 

 of expense." One night the best we could 

 do was a room for two, not first-class, which 

 cost $2.00. Next time a room with bath and 

 steam heat, $4.00. Next in a bigger city, 

 $6.00. This latter would have been $3.50 

 for one person. The above is for room alone, 

 with no meals. After much experience, Ern- 

 est declares anything cheaper will expose us 

 to filth and possibly disease. Would it not be 

 well if that ' ' commission ' ' to consider the 

 ' ' high cost of living, ' ' should consider ' ' the 

 high cost of a decent place to sleep?" 



Let me go back a little. When crossing 

 the highest mountains, I had the earache, 

 and later there was a queer snapping in my 

 ears. As it was rather cold weather, I had 

 a slight chill; but a high-priced room at 

 night with steam heat to warm me up, and 

 a hot bath in the morning (until the sweat 

 drojjped from the end of my nose) made 

 me all right the next day. It was not until 

 24 hours later that I recalled the same snap- 

 ping in my ears in crossing the Rocky 

 mountains years ago. 



Tonight (Nov. 10) I am once more in a, 

 high-priced room, at Fredericksburg, Va, 



