December. 1909. 



American liee Jonrna^ 



419 



" This is just the same honey as in the sec- 

 tions. (7//(/you get a full pound foryour money 

 and pay less for the pound." I could have 

 sold a thousand pounds in this little rural 

 community. -\. F. Bonnev. 



Buck Grove, Iowa. 



Bee-Stings and Rheumatism 



It is a long time since I saw or heard of an 

 old foery who thought that bee-stings would 

 cure rheumatism. About 10 years ago. when 

 I lived in California, that old superstition 

 ■was rampant, I hugged it myself for a num- 

 ber of years, but I got no relief. There is 

 just as much sense in kissing the toe of an 

 old saint as to let bees sting you to cure 

 rheumatism. How fooled are those that are 

 cursed with the bee-sting superstition. The 

 most of them eat honey, and that is what 

 gives them relief; that is what carries some 

 of the poison out of their systems. The sting 

 puts poison into their system; honey cleans 

 the system. I don't mean to say that honey 

 will cure rheumatism, but if used rightly, it 

 will suddenly give relief. 



I don't think there is a scholar in this 

 world that thoroughly understands the tor- 

 mentor of men— rheumatism. I have battled 

 against it with all kinds of weapons for 

 years, and changed climates several times, 

 but all was for naught. But in the spring of 

 igo3 we moved to the Bighorn Basin, and my 

 tormented pet absconded, and it will be 7 

 years next spring that I have been free from 

 the curse, and I consider that a pretty fair 

 test. Now. what was it that made the curse 

 Iet_ go of me? I can only give my candid 

 opinion. Man is a conditioned being; rheu- 

 matism, whatever it is. is a conditioned 

 something. The conditions for man can be 

 changed so that he will be no more. The 

 conditions for rheumatism can be changed 

 so it will be no more. Now these may not 

 be facts, but one thing, it is mv candid opin- 

 ion; let it be taken for whAt it is worth. 



Another thing I want to mention. When 

 we moved here from Northern Missouri. 

 our shepherd dog was full of fleas and our 

 hogs were lousy. The hogs never knew what 

 it was to be without lice. When they got 

 here the conditions were such that the fleas 

 and lice could not live, and they were rid of 

 them at once. Now there are people here 

 that have rheumatism mostly in the feet and 

 legs. Some think it is not rheumatism, but 

 Eout. I don't know as to that. Dr. A. F. 

 Bonney gives a very good description of 

 what rheumatism is. ( wonder if he doesn't 

 think there are other forms. 



Cody. Wyo. J. D. Kaifman. 



[It is interesting to note the differences of 

 opinion on the ouestion of bee-stings curing 

 rheumatism. There seem to be two sides 

 to it. just as on other topics. May be the 

 truth will be known some day.— Editor.! 



Poorest Season in Years 



The honey season is eruliMl. I secured 11 

 pounds of section honey and 200 pounds of 

 extracted from 4S' colonies, spring count, so 

 I think the season was the poorest I ever ex- 

 perienced in the 15 years I have kept bees. 

 MManhattan. Kans., Nov. i. J. L. Yoiinc. 



Next Year a Clover Year 



The year of I'^v) will go on record as one of 

 the poorest honey seasons, very little sur- 

 plus of inferior quality. The fall flow was a 

 total failure, except a few davs when bees 

 worked on heartsease. A neighbor has lost 7 

 colonies from lack of stores His bees are 

 the Red Clover Italians, vet there was an 

 abundance of red clover with us this season. 

 Our Caucasians managed to gather a small 

 surplus of clover honey, after the honey-dew 

 was taken off. They have plenty of stores 

 in their 14 frame hives, but I am afraid of 

 the outcome, as I am sure they have more or 

 less honey-dew in the brood-chamber. 



I wish to say a word to the readers of the 

 .Journal: I^ook carefully to your bees; feed 

 them candy or syrup, if possible; there are 

 going to be many dead colonies next spring 

 unless they are well cared for. The year of 

 Ii)o8 was a banner white clover year. The 

 ground is thickly covered with young plants 

 from last year's seeding. Therefore, if the 

 weather conditions are favorable. loio will 

 be a clover year also. So look out for the 

 bees this winter, and next June they will 

 keep us busy piling up supers. 



The "Old Reliable " is growing both in 

 volume and up-to-date information. We 

 surely appreciate the Editor's efforts in 

 bringing forth each month such valuable in- 



formation from the pens of staff correspond- 

 ents and others of wide experience. The 

 Journal is a bee-paper in fact, published for 

 the bee-keepers and maintained by the bee- 

 keepers; no other departments to take up 

 space on matters foreign to apiculture; no 

 foot-notes to an ably-written article if said 

 article does not concur with the views of 

 the publisher. Surely, the Journal gives all 

 a square deal. J. W. Bi.akei.y. 



Cardington. Ohio, Nov. 22. 



Book Notices 



By LEWIS EDWIN YORK, 



Supt. Public Schools, 

 MARTINS FERRY, Belmont Co.. OHIO. 



Almost Fairy Children By Caleb Lewis. 



Illustrated b>- George F. Kerr. Indianapolis: 

 Bobbs-Merriil Company. Cloth. 289 pages. 

 Price. $1.25. 



This book is a good example of the story- 

 teller's art with puroose that is more than 

 mere enjoyment. There are 12 stories, and 

 each is a gem. Mothers who are looking for 

 something good to read to children from 6 to 

 12 years of age will find here what they want. 



Happy School Days.-By Margaret E. 

 Sangster. Chicago: P'orbes & Company. 

 Cloth. 271 pages. Price, $1.25. 



This book is one of the most inspiring that 

 has come from the pen of Mrs. Sangster. 

 She handles practically all of a school-girl's 

 problems in a way that is wholesome, inter- 

 esting, and calculated to teach a sweet rea- 

 sonableness. .\ delightful gift for any young 

 lady in High School or .\cademy. 



Boys of Other Countries By Bayard Tay- 

 lor. Illustrated bv Noble Ives and others. 

 New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Cloth. 

 166 pages. Price, Si. 25. 



One would go far to find a better book 

 than this. It has rare literary merit and 

 makes a strong appeal to the best in its 

 readers. High class is the only term appli- 

 cable to this book. It never becomes weari- 

 some. It will help many a youth to form a 

 character that is altogether admirable. 



Manuel in Mexico — By Etta B. McDonald 

 and lulia Dalrvmple. Illustrated. Boston: 

 Little. Brown & Company. Decorated cloth. 

 118 pages. Price, fio cents. 



This book is one of a series known as 

 " Little People Everywhere. " Of these 

 there are 10 volumes. The illustrations are 

 exquisite. The style of the writer is clear 

 and_ perfectly suited to the purpose of con- 

 veying a lasting impression. This scries is 

 commended to those who are looking for 

 books that ai)peal strongly to the eye and to 

 the higher nature. 



How the World is Fed.— By Frank G. 

 Carpenter, llhistr.ited. New York : Ameri- 

 can Book Com[i.'iiiv. r?loth. i6o pages. Price, 

 M cents. 



Foods and Their Uses By F. O. Carpen- 

 ter. Illustrated. New York: Charles Scrib- 

 ners' Sons. Cloth. 221 pages. Price, ^o cents. 



These two books treat of eminently prac- 

 tical subjects in a manner that is helpful 

 and satisfactory. They furnish information 

 that is not usually found outside of a great 

 encyclopedia, and they have the advantage of 

 originality. 



The Life of Alice Freeman Palmer,— Bv 



George Herbert Palmer. Illustrated. Bos- 

 ton: Houghton, Mifflin Company. Cloth. 

 ^^.^ pages. Price, Si.^o. 



In this book Prof. Palmer has done a great 

 work for education, as well as for general 

 culture and home life. He sounds the deep 

 places in human experience. Mrs. Palmer 

 was a student, high school teacher, college 

 professor and president of Wellesley Col- 

 lege. She wrought a great work for the 

 womanhood of our country. This is one of 

 the really great books -^f the i)ast 25 years. 



Samantha on Children's Rights. -By Mari- 

 etta Hollev. lUustrat.cl bv I'Tias. Grunwald 

 New York: G. W. Dillingham Co. Cloth. 

 318 pages. Price. 81. so. 



Again losiah Allen's wife has taken down 

 her pen and ink from the mantletree piece 

 and written a book; this time, instead of 

 the rights of men, women and governments. 



she talks of the rights of children. She be- 

 lieves nothing is so much needed in parents 

 as common sense and fair dealing. Saman- 

 tha has had her admirers these many years. 

 Her humor has caught the fancy of the peo- 

 ple far and wide, and they have been moved 

 by her pathos, and helped by her high moral 

 teachings. She is entirely an American 

 character, and one needs only to know her 

 to appreciate her. Her books have sold by 

 the millions. 



Miss Selina Lue and the Soap-Box Babies. 



— By Maria Thompson Daviess. Illustrated 

 by PaulJ. Meylan. Indianapolis: The Bobbs- 

 MerrillCo. Cloth. 220 pages. Price. St. 00. 



The heart-catcher is out again. You might 

 just as well hand over yours, for you cannot 

 resist "Miss Selina Lue." Spinster, store- 

 keeper, and general neighborhood manager, 

 she IS a very real, energetic, and delightfullv 

 amusing character. Her speciality is a row 

 of soap-boxes in which she keeps a free day- 

 nursery. The pages are running over with 

 children always in comical trouble. If you 

 are susceptible to the charms of genuine 

 homely fun, and characters rich in simple 

 reality, of wholesomeness. and optimism 

 and infectious laughter. " Miss Selina Lue " 

 will put you in love with the world. 



Any of the above books may be 

 ordered through the American Bee 

 Journal, 14(j W. Superior St., Chicago, 

 111. Send us 60 cents in addition to 

 the price of any book as given, and we 

 will credit your subscription to the 

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What Prof, alley Says:— In a letter to 

 the Cutawa: Harrow Co., of Higganum 

 Conn., Prof. Bailey, of Cornell Agricultural 

 College, gave the 

 following opinion 

 as to the merits of 

 those well-known 

 farm implements, 

 theCutawavTools. 

 Prof. Bailev said: 

 "The Double Ac- 

 tion Cutaway Har- 

 row has been sat- 

 isfactory. I use it 

 almost continuous- 

 ly on our hard clay 

 ]aiid with good results." ♦'Hi 



"The double action Cutaway Harrow re- 

 ferred to by Prof. Bailey, is one of the most 

 wonderful farm tools ever invented. We 

 reproduce it in the accompanying illustra- 

 tion. Being double action in principle, it 

 works the earth in opposite directions, thus 

 leaving the land true and ready for planting. 

 It takes the place of both plow and harrow. 

 The jointed pole, with which it is equipped, 

 takes all the load from the horses' neck. 

 With a medium-weight team of horses a 

 man can cut 28 to 30 acres of land a day, 

 or double cut 15 acres in one day. Full 

 description of this wonderful tool, together 

 with other necessary tools for farmers' use, 

 will be found in their free booklet. Ask for 

 it from the Cutaway Harrow Co., Higganum, 

 Conn., mentioning the American Bee Jour- 

 nal when writing. 



Business Side of Poultry Raising. The 



happy-go-lucky life of the farmer has passed 

 with changing conditions. Today the suc- 

 cessful farmer is a business man, a machin- 

 ist, somewhat of a chemist and plant-physio- 

 logist—in fact, an all-around man. If he 

 raises poultry for market he is acquainted 

 with the best methods of raising the chick 

 to the final handing over the killed chicken 

 to the dealer in the best marketable condi- 

 tion. He makes capons of his surplus roos- 

 ters, thereby doubling their size and doub- 

 ling their value, so that a rooster of j pounds 

 at i.^ cents is changed into an 8-pouud capon 

 at 30 cents— just a Tittle difference of $1.80 on 

 the profit side! He uses the most approved 

 Iioultry markers, and thus reads the history 

 of each fowl by looking at his foot. He kills 

 them ill the most humane, clean and scien- 

 tific manner by the use of the French Poul- 

 try Killing Knife. If you have not already 

 a French Killing Knife, send 50 cents to G. 

 P. Pilling ,S: Son Co., Arch St., Philadelphia. 

 Pa., and they will also send you a pamphlet 

 illustrating their various poultry instru- 

 ments. Little things, say you! lust so; but 

 ple.ise remember that the little things make 

 all the difference between profit and loss, 

 fiet the " Pilling Habit " and write for infor- 

 mation, not forgetting to mention the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal when writing. 



