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Combed and Extracted. 



Caring for Empty Combs. 



In the shop cellar we nailed lath on 

 each side of the joists, near the lower 

 edge. On this lath we hung the frames. 

 There not being room to hang them 

 straight across, they were hung on a 

 slant. About an inch space was left 

 between them. If there was to be any 

 great amount of jarring, they might not 

 be very secure, as they have only the 

 thickness of the lath, about % of an 

 inch, to hang on ; and, being hung on a 

 slant, they will be more easily knocked 

 down. 



There are several advantages in hav- 

 ing them hung up in this way. There 

 is not so much danger of their being 

 injured by mice; they are entirely out 

 of the way, as they do not take up any 

 available room, and are very easily got 

 at when wanted. With a free circula- 

 tion of air, and the coolness of the cellar, 

 the worms will not get at them so early, 

 nor work so rapidly. They are in such 

 condition that they are easily examined, 

 and we will keep close watch of them ; 

 and the first trace of worms that we see 

 we will be on hand with brimstone, as 

 they are in excellent shape to fumigate. 

 It is important to take them when the 

 worms are small ; for after they are full 

 grown, they will stand an immense 

 amount of brimstone without seeming 

 injury. 



But there is one objection: The combs 

 will not be nearly so nice and sweet as 

 when kept by the bees, and, with any 

 reasonable proportion between the bees 

 and combs, I would much rather leave 

 them to the tender mercies of the bees. 

 — Emma Wilson, in Gleanings. 



"Who is My Neighbor?" 



Any man to whom I can render a 

 kindness is my neighbor. What can you 

 do to help some one ? Go and read to 

 that old blind woman, and be sight to 

 the blind. Seek out for yourself some 

 work of practical mercy and help. Do 

 not leave this to a "committee." The 

 Good Samaritan didn't send a commit- 

 tee, he went himself. " Go and do thou 

 likewise." Have you ever visited the 

 hospital or the almshouse, or the prison? 

 Have you ever felt in your heart the 



warm currents of blessing flowing in 

 upon your soul, as in the name of Jesus 

 you have helped some sufferer, or lifted 

 some unfortunate or.e ? Don't wait 

 until Christmas, when there is a general 

 outburst of benevolence. Seek out op- 

 portunities constantly. 



There is a story told of a Russian 

 soldier who, pacing his beat one bitter 

 night, came across a poor man, appar- 

 ently freezing to death. The soldier 

 took off his warm overcoat and put it on 

 the poor man. The soldier sometime 

 afterwards died. Appearing in heaven, 

 he came before his Saviour, who, to his 

 intense amazement, was clad in his 

 overcoat. "You've got my coat on," 

 said the soldier. "Yes," said the Saviour, 

 "you gave it to me that bitter night. 

 Inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least 

 of these, my brethren, ye did it unto 

 me." — Rev. A. W. Patten, in Epworth 

 Herald. 



A Russian Honey Drink. 



Mr. Wm. R. Ebell, a Russian by birth, 

 has bought 40 acres of ground about 

 three-quarters of a mile outside of the 

 city of Kendallville, Ind., and is making 

 a great effort to establish a colony of 

 Russians. The plan is to carry on all 

 kinds of work and manufacturing. In 

 this manner all the members of the 

 colony will have employment. The part 

 that interests us most is that he is brew- 

 ing a Russian drink, which is made 

 principally from honey. It is a very 

 popular drink in his country, and used 

 in large quantities. It is kept in public 

 places, and sold about as we sell soda- 

 water in this country. He has already 

 received several barrels of honey. 



We think the new honey fresh from 

 the flowers and hives, containing all of 

 its flavor and odor, full of strength, 

 having lost nothing by standing and 

 candying, would make the best drink. 

 We have advised him to buy direct from 

 the bee-keepers when he can get it, 

 sometimes, and especially this time of 

 the year, not a week old. What kind of 

 honey will be the best for the business 

 has not been determined yet. That used 

 in Russia was "strained" honey, very 

 strong, and of all kinds, but we ought to 

 be able to furnish each kind separate. 

 Let him experiment and find out which 

 is best for this purpose. It looks as 

 though this enterprise would use up a 

 large quantity of honey. The drink is 

 not intoxicating. — Bec-Kccpcrx' Guide. 



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