1903 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



tion; but when I was out in the country 

 where water was procured from' different 

 sources, I found by experience I should 

 have to take the trouble to drink boiled wa- 

 ter; and the simplest way to g^et it would 

 be to ask for hot water {agua caliente). 

 The waiters at the restaurants said many 

 times that, while tea and coffee were con- 

 stantly in demand, hot water was some- 

 thing- that nobody ever called for before, 

 and the}' looked at me as a sort of curiosity 

 — a human being- who preferred hot water 

 to good tea and coffee. 



Mr. A. I. Root's Writings 



of Grand Traverse territory and I,eelanau Co. 

 are descriptive of Michigan's most beautiful 

 section reached most conveniently via the 



Pere IVIarquette R. R. 



For pamphlets of Michigan farm lasds and the fruit 



belt, address J. E. Merritt, Manistee, Michigan. 



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