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ova rfo^ms". 



fcurfitl one to be — well, even lo be in lh(> liabit 

 of kieu|)in,ii still when it will convoy tltc in?- 

 prossion th-.it you (cre what you arc not. 



I have sail! nothini; alrout jewolry, or jcwol- 

 fr.s, but wliL-n lookin;.c ovi-r the hio;id field 

 wliere most of my life has been spent I 

 feel much as did the i)r;>fane tcam'-:tcr, when 

 the boys tooi-c tlie back cutl-board out of his 

 was,ou load of i)otatoes just before asceudinc^ 

 ;i loa:j; hill, the potatoes meanwhile scattering 

 aIoni>' the i^round. Tl)e boys climbed over the 

 fence in anticipation of the explosion that 

 would follow his lookiui? round. To their 

 .iCreat surprise he said nothing, and they final- 

 ly ventured nearer. lie very quietly remark- 

 ed, "Hoys, the Knglish language haint equal to 

 the occasion no-ways, and so I guess I wont 

 riay anything." 



Our 'remarks in regard to nursing Ijottlcs, 

 in chapter I., brought the following- from an 

 intelligent mother, in regard to the rubber tu- 

 bing. The i)aper from which the item was 

 taken is i\ot at hand, but the writer says the 

 .statement comes from good authority. (Jan 

 not some (;!ienjist tell us whether the evil t)c 

 really as great as stated V 



A WcniD TO MOTHKI'.S. 



All over thu land women are loeding their Imbies 

 from "nnr.sing bottles" with white rubber tops. Trav- 

 eling in boiits or stafjcs, one sees doy.ens of those little 

 ••reatnres, i)!ile ami inisera'Dle, tugging away al tliosc 

 horrible things, while tlieir anxious niothera "won- 

 der" what is the matter with them, :ind would (io any- 

 thing, siifTer anytliing, to have them h.'jppy, snii'ing, 

 healthy baljics on(;e more. And all (he while tlie n 'or 

 souls ilo not know that there is deatii in those wliite 

 rubber bottle-top.s. 



The inoparation in bleaching rubber is a horrible 

 and dcaily i>oison. and tlic constant mumbling and 

 chewing oi' rubber so prepared places a ehibl's life in 

 danger. I'aralysis had been caused b'' it, ami many a 

 babe <lies IVoni no otlier reason. Probably the nurs- 

 ing bottle, an it now exi:*ls, will be a thing unknown 

 in the next generation, lor already a French mother 

 or nurse convicte<l of putting one to a babe's lips is 

 lined twenty francs or inii)ris'>iied ten days, and t'l sell 

 one in Krani^e is a grave inistlemeanor. 



But it is the babe of to-ilay that we must think of, 

 and any mother who can not procure a nu'-ying aottle 

 with no rubb(u' about it, would certainly rather I'ccii 

 her child .slosvly with a spoon tlian watch its agonies 

 wlien it lias been thorouglily poisoned with ivkUe o.v- 

 >(lc (if iinrmrn and kindred drugs. 



On: Hiinibcr (.f Kuhscnbars is to-day — ]),;•. :5f>'.l)— 7.",(i. 



hesidcK a heap cf Ictlcrs that came .yestcrdiiy and lo-day 



tliat are nuanswei-ed. 



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OiK articl; on fomulalions has crowded scvi;ra? item.s 



into this di'f)artmcnt, a< .yoii .-cecjasoiir Home friends 



ar;' all b.v'-krepcvs we j/n'smiii' Micy will j)ardoii jl. 



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As il K.ives time, and wo are a little behind mIiIi w\y 

 Jonrii'd. we send OvR Ho.mE.S to you all (his montli. 

 Will (h<'s(- who did not order, plisue exeu.se it'r 



Wi; Miv about making m:i iniijnjvemont in the corub dii's 

 •>vhcn'l)y T tyf)es arf cast at onc,i. all in one y.\:'c:\ I'arlic- 

 lars u:-xi month. Xotliir.- is patented desc'ibed bv us. 



Tl\!C best f (Kit jiower buzz s.aw.s that we know ol'are 

 made by llic ("ombined Power Co., 23 De.v st.. N. Y. We 

 sliall liav<' one of tl)2 maehi:us < n trial in a few days, and 

 will report in our next. 



The IUi -Keeper's Magazitie, for Doc, is certainly a line 

 mnnber. The line paper and dnir type are fpiite eoni- 

 niri;d:d 1-. Iml if we may lake tlie liberty, v.'c wiuld surT's'. 



a little Ijroader colunms; the British Bee Journal aeta v- 

 I tiix; example lor us all, ii: tk.vs respeet. 



! I:* tlie Mov. number ol *jhd 3Iayaz.ine, 3: Ji. Ljippinv.jit 



I &. C >. advertise "LanKstrotb on the Honey Bee^' fourth 



I edki-on, nyvised, with 77 ejigraviags, etc. AMer several in- 



I' quiiias as to whether there was reaUy a, fourth edition- 



rcniseci, without satisfactory answer, we llnalLy re!nitte<fe 



for one of tl*e books. Tlic book is in no manner ?!iaiige(i 



fronis the third edition ot 18G5, exeopt iii the: one wor(>. 



f'<>it'rt% instead of third in the titlo pivre ^ yet Li^jpincotl 



& Co. ijisJst that it is a revwcd edllijjiv 



IVkc. ;i(V/i. — It isauvost beautiful day; tlve bees that 

 , are out of doors, and those in the house apiaiy aye tilliiiir^ 

 I tlxi air, while- the inmates of the okl liec-hou-sc ai-e getting 

 j out on tlie Uoor more and more. Mrs. R. thinks we hid', 

 tetter set tlicres out, but shoukl we do sw the weather 

 I might €lia!%ge to zei'O atoost as seon as tVuoy were fairl.y 

 I on their sta,iids. We shall have to depend on opening tlie^ 

 1 door nights to cool the r«Qni, until this linii weather,. 

 I whivh Ivis now lasted almost two weeks, cl-iauges. 



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I TnK clulw that are iQ-iidjig their appeai-anco iwwal- 



I ttiost daily are quite encouraging, friend Doolittlo and 



I souwi others, luivc a, cpieer way of sendui.g tlie names- 



I along with the full amouixt, saying nothu\g about any 



j premium. While we feci deeply grateful fjr suc-'i favors. 



we know it must be quite a task, besides uivoLving tlie 



outlay o£ some moiiey, to rex-eive and send in sub«<'rip- 



tions;. ami we really prefer to pa.y evcj'y one who works 



torus, for Ills services. If we have sncecoded in. making 



Glkamsgs meet your approval, we areverj-gLid hide -.l. 



Is making oar candy tor l)ees. wc tested it Ivy pouring 

 some into a scalloped tin, such as used for the little eakew 

 of maple sugar. To cool it quickly ii was allowed to float 

 on a pail of cold water. Now, strange to tell, tliis cake 

 remains as clear as a block of pure ice, whils tliat in (jiii- 

 lirge this that ecoled slowly, partially gramed. Altho' 

 the partial graining does no harm tliat we c:in discover 

 for feedhig the bees, it does not look so pretty ; Ivenco wt- 

 said cool quickly. The i-andy for fiiiding loolis bexutifnl, 

 and the bees that liave e indy stores and little else, an; in 

 as tine health as one could wish. The little cake we men- 

 tioned was given to Blue Eyes, at her earnest petition. 

 ;ukI as we remarked' that it had a clear, sh;u-p uuprint of 

 the dish it was poured in, the idea, presented itself of a. 

 dodecahedron made cf candy. We will send such a one 

 by mail, ))aeked in a r.'^a.t wooden box, as a premium f.)r 

 one subscribei' — after yia; have yourself sulvicribed. Tliis 

 will gi\e you a sample of the candy, besides the geoms'try 

 of the honey comb, and a nice, big lun\p of caixdy. 



Wk are prepared to pay lor articles, but in regar:V 

 to the value, whether there be any worth at all, we 

 must V>e allowed to decide. As a general thing wv 

 can not consider articles on this subject, of value, un- 

 less the writer has had a successful experience in rais- 

 ing honey largely for the market, or in something 

 pertaining to the honey business. It is quite out of 

 the (luestion for us to think of piiblishiag all articles 

 sent us, yet wc would by no means discoaragc the 

 friendly reports that are sent in daily. It has been 

 lately intimated that we are in the habit of writing 

 lio.'itively o\\ many jioints in wliieh we have not had 

 exiierience ; very true, but there is scarce a point thai 

 comes up on which wo have not at baud, letters 'le- 

 tailing the results of exi)eriment& in the matter. In- 

 stead of giving these letters entire, i^ it not much 

 better to read lliein i arefnlly, and give a brief suai- 

 niing 11]) of the facts brcaglit to liglit ? 



