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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



July 15 



or girl, or perhaps I should say a boy or girl 

 in a bad frame of mind, is often made better 

 by the sight of a flower. They help to drive 

 out Satan. The one who helps to make this 

 world bud and blossom is a public benefac- 

 tor. Friend Harrison, who wrote the peony 

 book, has got it right where he uses the 

 expression, "Preaching the evangel of 

 beauty." I am glad to say that some of 

 the prettiest of the flowers are not very 

 expensive either. Your home florist will 

 probably furnish you nice roots for 25 cents 

 each; and I think you can get a whole dozen 

 for $1.50 or $2.00. 



A friend just informs me that he saw in a 

 dooryard in Chicago about forty different 

 specimens of peonies, and that among them 

 was one I think from Japan that was just a 

 little miniature flower, the size of a small 

 rose, perhaps, but a perfect peony in foh- 

 age and bloom. 



In closing, let me say a word about having 

 plants outdoors in the yard instead of in the 

 house or in the greenhouse during the sum- 

 mer months. Most flowering plants will 

 take care of themselves the greater part of 

 the time during July, August, September, 

 and sometimes through October. If you 

 have a long and severe drouth, you may be 

 obliged to water them ; but it does not 

 require any thing like the care that it does 

 to keep plants in the house or greenhouse. 

 We have every thing out doors now except 

 cyclamens, gloxinias, pelargoniums, impa- 

 tiens sultana, and achimes. They do rather 

 better, and they are less trouble slipped out 

 of the pots and put right into the soil; but 

 after the roots have started and gone quite 

 a distance it is more difficult to get them 

 back into the pots again when you want to 

 bring them into the house when frost comes. 

 On this account many will prefer to leave 

 them in the pots. To do this you should 

 have a nice bed of rich soft mellow soil. I 

 would make it rich, because the roots of the 

 plants will come through the holes in the 

 bottom of the pots more or less. Let them 

 do this if they will; then plunge the plants 

 in the mellow soil clear up to the rim of the 

 pot; and if you wish to make a real nice job 

 of it, cover the whole surface of the ground 

 between the plants with some kind of moss. 

 You and the children can get plenty of moss 

 in the woods, or you can use the sphagnum 

 used by florists. Let this moss be at least 

 an inch thick. Two inches would be better. 

 Now, when you have a good soaking rain 

 this moss will keep the plants damp and 

 moist until the next rain. It also helps to 

 keep down weeds. This is what is called 

 "mulching." The same plan can be used 

 inside of greenhouses; and it will save an 

 immense sight of labor in watering. The 



lants that are making me particularly 



appy just now are those mentioned in the 

 greenhouse, and outside I am havinglots of 

 enjoyment with California poppies, Shasta 

 daisies, flowering maples, evening prim- 

 roses, campanulas (or bellflower), schizan- 

 thus, achimeneas, not to mention roses, 

 geraniums, etc. 



Temperance. 



NEW KINDS OF WHISKY. 



The success of the Duffy people has in- 

 duced other whisky-makers to try the same 

 tactics. Here is an illustration. A whisky- 

 shop sends out a circular containing the 

 following : 



The preacher, the Prohibitionist, the most exacting, 

 can drink Prepared Cereal "Product" with perfect 

 freedom of conscience, and enjoy its exhilarating effects. 



We have no competition— we stand alone in the field. 

 We are the discoverers— the originators of Prepared 

 Cereal " Product." 



Members of the Senate are discussing it. 



The President has received a case for the purpose of 

 a thorough analysis, and is astounded at our marvelous 

 " Product." 



My good old father used to say if you 

 would give the Devil rope enough he would 

 hang himself; and with a little assistance 

 from the churches and from the Anti-saloon 

 League it looks quite likely. The idea that 

 the preacher and Prohibitionist may get 

 drunk on their stuff with a clear "con- 

 science " ! In regard to the members of the 

 Senate, I am really afraid there are at least 

 some Senators who are "discussing" the 

 different kinds of whisky. May God help 

 us in our endeavors to get rid of such Sena- 

 tors. Last, but not least, is the amusing 

 statement that our beloved President is 

 "astounded" in regard to their "marvel- 

 ous" whisky. I wonder what he will say to 

 such a statement. Like all the rest, they 

 declare that their goods will be put up in 

 such a way that nobody will ever guess 

 what is inside of the package. Please note 

 how this whole business, from beginning to 

 end, seeks darkness rather than light. Who 

 would want any thing to do with a business 

 that has to be conducted with such pains- 

 taking secvecyl "Men love darkness rather 

 than light, because their deeds are evil." 



FAKE MEDICAL ADVERTISEMENTS, ETC. 



As I see you are sharp on exposing fake advertise- 

 ments, I send you a cutting from a Jamaica weekly 

 which circulates largely among the peasantry here, and 

 which may produce much mischief. Many of them are 

 too much addicted to the occult arts without getting 

 any encouragement from mysterious free books. I 

 shall be glad to see you deal with this in Gleanings. 



Cedar Valley, Jamaica, June 10. John Pbovan. 



With the above was inclosed a column ad- 

 vertisement of a mysterious book on hypno- 

 tism, magic, etc. No doubt there is some- 

 thing "mysterious" about the book. In 

 fact, the advertisement itself is very myste- 

 rious, for the learned professor pays for 

 more than a column advertisement, and ends 

 up by saying the wonderful book will be sent 

 absolutely free. What a good man this pro- 

 fessor must be ! But he probably has learned 

 by experience that he is going to get some 

 money by some hook or crook of most of 

 those who send for his free book. 



A few days ago a friend in some foreign 

 country, who reads Gleanings, asked me to 

 inquire and find out if one of these hypno- 

 tism doctors was honest and square. He 

 was just about sending the doctor $35 or $40 



