1907 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



915 



the last time I saw him at work, he was dig- 

 ging the early potatoes in the garden. Now, 

 why didn't I get a fork and go out and help 

 him — I who had written a whole book on 

 growing potatoes, and yet had so much oth- 

 er business that I could not stop half an hour 

 to help my old father while I visited with 

 him/ For days and weeks I thought of it; 

 and it seemed as if it would make me happi- 

 er than any thing else in the world if I could 

 have that chance over again. 



After Miss jNIason, our former book-keep- 

 er, died so suddenly I remembered that I 

 had promised to come around with my auto 

 and take her out for a ride. Well, after her 

 death I recalled that I went past her house 

 the very day I expected to call, but forgot to 

 stop. Her sister said she had talked about 

 it, and was evidently looking forward with 

 a lively anticipation to a little ride with her 

 old friend and former employer; and I, in 

 my stupid selfishness, forgot my promise un- 

 til the chance of doing that little service was 

 gone for ever. 



Now, friends, such little unselfish acts are 

 laying up treasures in heaven. If it costs 

 you time and money, it is time and money 

 spent for "bread " that "satisfies." * I know, 

 for I have tried many kinds of investments. 



In conclusion, do you see this moral? The 

 opportunities are now before you. There 

 are dear friends all around you, on the right 

 hand and on the left. In giving them a 

 cheering word of encouragement, or in hand- 

 ing over to them something that is justly 

 their due, you are laying up treasures in 

 heaven instead of here on earth, and you are 

 investing your time and money in bread that 

 satisfieth; and may God help us to learn the 

 lessons he is striving to teach us, even when 

 it comes to "grievous chastening," as in the 

 language of our text. 



COLD FEET; THE " WALKING-BAREFOOTED- 

 IN-THE-GRASS CURE;" THAT EARLY- 

 BIRD COLONY. 



We clip the following from the Herald of 

 Health for June: 



YOUR OPPORTimiTY TO BECOME STRONG AND 

 HEALTHY. 



If you are ill in any way, take the Kneipp barefoot 

 cure, which consists of walking in the dewy trrass for 

 from 15 to 45 minutes. This treatment, at tirst held 

 up to ridicule, has become world famous, and has done 

 more to perpetuate Father Kneipp's name than any 

 thing else. Phenomenal cures have been attained in 

 cases such as rheumatism, gout, asthma, congestion 

 of the head, cartarrh, headache, sore throat, and a 

 host of minor troubles. 



There is no better time for adopting this simple yet 

 efficacious treatment than right now. If you have a 

 lawn close to your house, get up early in the morning 

 when the dew is still Sparkling on the grass, and 

 '- when nobody is looking," and tread around over the 

 delightful greensward for about fifteen minutes. This 

 should be enough for the first treatment. You will 

 be delighted with the glowing and exhilarating effects 



that will follow this early morning treatment, acd 

 will become an enthusiastic disciple of it. If you are 

 unfortunate enough not to have a patch of green near 

 the house, get out for an early morning walk into the 

 open countrj — out into God's out-of-doors; find a 

 suitable Held or pasture, and then, taking off ycur 

 shoes and stockings, go in for barefoot walking with 

 a vengeance. You will feel like a child again, and all 

 the minor ailments that have been troubling you fnr 

 so long will take their leave and be as things that 

 were not. 



The above is not particularly new, to me 

 at least. I have ])een in the habit of practic- 

 ing the same thing for years past, because it 

 is the easiest and most agreeable way of bath- 

 ing my feet, especially in the summer time. 

 Wnen you get through you have no towel 

 and wash-basin to put away. You do not 

 even need a towel to wipe your feet. Wipe 

 them off on the c^lean grass, then pull on your 

 stockings, even if your feet are more or less 

 damp. It will keep them refreshed and cool 

 during the day, especially in hot weather. 



At half-past four this morning, June 19, I 

 started out to take my foot bath, and wan- 

 dered over into the apiary to see what the 

 bees were doing. To my surprise I found 

 one colony flying out of the entrance pell- 

 mell. Others were coming in, apparently 

 loaded, dropping down around the alighting- 

 board. I called Mr. WardeU's attention to 

 it, and he said that that colony was showing 

 more activity than any other of the 300 or 

 400 the night before. ■ He suggested it was 

 because it was a swarm that had been hived 

 only a day or two before. But to be sure 

 this was the reason for the unusual vim and 

 activity' in getting out early in the morning, 

 we went to several other colonies that were 

 hived the same day, or nearly the same. But 

 this one was ahead of everything else in the 

 apiary. When I began questioning about 

 the queen they said they could not tell any 

 thing about her, because they were unable to 

 find what hive the swarm came from. Mr. 

 W. further said our lamented red-clover 

 queen first attracted attention in just this 

 way. Her bees were at work and storing 

 honey when all others in the apiary were do- 

 ing little or nothing. But now to get back 

 to the barefoot cure. 



Mr. Warden said his experience was much 

 like mine; and where one makes it a daily 

 practice he may carry it out even in cool 

 weather. He said he had known people who 

 carried it so far as to go out and scamper 

 about while snow was on the ground; and, 

 furthermore, that they claimed it was the 

 very best remedy for those who ai'e troubled 

 with cold feet, for after you get in out of the 

 snow, and get on some warm shoes and stock- 

 ings, your feet will be nice and warm, and. 

 furthermore, they will stay so all day. I 

 should not wonder if there were something 

 in this after all. It is probably along the 

 same line with many people who are not hap- 

 py simply because they do not know when 

 they are well off. Give them a lot of real 

 trouble, and after they are restored to their 

 usual condition they will be quite happy and 

 thankful. 



Now, then, if you have never tried wading 

 through the dewy grass, just get right at it. 



