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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec 



to the Centennial. No words can do it 

 any kind of justice. I never, never ?>efore real- 

 ized that the world was so large. 



Noon. — A very a;ood wh'olesome dinner for 

 25c. at the Dairy. ¥ov the first time we found 

 honey on the bill of fare, and price only 10c. 

 No smell or trace of beer about the premises, 

 and dinner iu an open veranda. The thing of 

 all others that pleases me, is that all the na- 

 tions of the earth are so well represented ; and 

 the way iu which they have sent the products 

 of their own lauds, the implements tbcy use in 

 their industries, drawings of the manner in 

 which they use those implements, with ex- 

 planations in their own language, translated 

 to ours, is really affecting, and when I saw 

 their books, their methods of education etc., 

 and realized that these were our own brothers 

 and sisters, in the sight of our Heavenly Fath- 

 er, I could not keep back the tears; and at 

 :?ight of the department from Liberia, showing 

 with what pains and care those poor colored 

 people had collected and sent us the best they 

 had, and then implored us to help them in 

 their eftbrts to become "clothed and in their 

 right mind," I had to have quite a "womans 

 cry" before 1 could go farther. May God 

 abundantly bless these people, and all the na- 

 tions of the earth, in this scheme of sharing 

 with each other, all that we have done in the 

 way of progre.ss and civilaiztion. 



The contrast between the agricultural ma- 

 chinery of other nations, and that of ours, 

 especially seeing them exhibited side by side, 

 gives one a feeling that is really overpowering. 

 Japan has actually purchased one entire de- 

 partment of agricultural machinery from us. 



Residents of these various parts of our 

 earth, clothed and speaking though imper- 

 fectly, our own language, meet one all through, 

 and the thought that all these have intellects 

 that respond rapidly to the influences of a 

 Christain religion, and mental culture, make 

 one burn to speed the work that the mission- 

 aries are doing. 



How cajrerly we American people, grown 

 up, as well as children, are captivated by see- 

 ing how xmrk is done. Selling toy tin pails might 

 be a slow business, but when a half dozen 

 girls and a sieam engine, made them by the 

 thousand right before the eyes of the vast 

 crowd, every body must have one or more, 

 and such a crowd was con.stantly watching 

 the mighty presses, and the nimble fingers, to 

 sec Jioic it was done, that one had to push and 

 crowd, to even get a peep. It was the same 

 at the glass factory, and we should say the 

 prevailing American ti'ait just now, is to see 

 how every thing is made, even if it be the 

 grinding of apples into cider, and after seeing, 

 to be sure all must taste. May our Great 

 Maker above help us to keep our appetites 

 and passions as our servants and not our 

 masters. Dozens of little boys were busy 

 making rocking chairs, baskets, centre tables, 

 etc., with their different scroll saws, and the 

 way the multitude took them as soon as fin- 

 ished, at a dime or a quarter each, made one 

 think they might get rich. There is literally 

 acres of automatic machinery busily at work, 

 and apparently to the satisfaction and hap- 

 piness of all parties for I cannot remember 



during the whole day to have heard aai un- 

 kind or unpleasant word. The way eveiji 

 children (iiirls as well as boys) are taingbt ti> 

 use these amtonaatic machines is astonishing ; 

 and we can hardly say whether it is that the 

 childreu are taught to manage the machine, or 

 that the machine is so made as to be within 

 the scope of the powers of the child. These 

 little ones receive money, and make change 

 correctly, for aught we know as well as any- 

 body ; and he who simplifies business and tin? 

 cares of life, so that a child may take charge- 

 of them, truly is a benefactor. 



Very lew humbugs seem to bave got into 

 such a wilderness of industries, and very- 

 little was said of "rights for sale." Hiiladel- 

 phia I we owe you an everlasting debt of grati- 

 tude, and if you have used money "like smoke'* 

 we really believe it has been used to good ad- 

 vantage. 



We aiTj pained indeed to notice how very 

 meagerly the bee and honey industry of our 

 land has been represented, for the few hives 

 that are to be found are scattered widely 

 apart, and none represent any where nearly 

 j the hives that are actually in use in our coun- 

 I try ; they are all much too complex, and ex- 

 pensive. Our comb fdn. was pretty fairly 

 represented after all, and our thanks are due 

 I friend Isham, for sending it. A very consid- 

 erable building could be filled with the pro- 

 ducts and implements of the apiary if gathered 

 up, and we hope soon to see it done. 



Sabbath Eve. — Is not the secret of so many 

 kind pleasant people in Philadelphia, that the 

 city is so well supplied with churches and 

 Sabbath schools? We visited Wanaraaker's 

 Bethel school, and were rejoiced to find it filled 

 with people long before the time of opening :, 

 and when time to begin, the crowd was so 

 great, that a large church was filled with those 

 who could not get in. These were formed into 

 an immense Bible class, and Mr. W. left his 

 school long enough to make glad the hearts of 

 Sabbath school teachers that represented al- 

 most every state in the Union. 



Mr. W. started this Bethel school about 15 

 years ago, in the worst part of the city ; now 

 it is held in one of the finest and largest stone 

 buildings, resembling a large church, that is 

 to l>e found in the city, and the interest is so 

 great that thousands are unable to get in. 

 Even should we not be able to achieve like re- 

 sults, may we not remember the promise "He 

 that is faithful in few things, shall be made 

 ruler over many." 



Visitors and strangers receive the most cor- 

 dial welcome to all places of worship, and if 

 the example could extend to even the smaller 

 towns, the efiect must be beneficial. A plain 

 clean board card such as we have mentioned, 

 tells the stranger where the servici^s are held, 

 and extends to him a welcome, that makes 

 him feel the churches his home, as they cer- 

 tainly should be. God bless Philadelphia. 



Capt. Hetheriugton's display of honey i-:) 

 quite iu keeping with the way other depart- 

 ments are represented, and we owe him a vote 

 of thanks for having done his work so nicely. 

 It is a larao square pile of section boxes very 

 near in size to our Universal. Each one is en- 

 cased iu ghvss, and for retailing, the whole is 

 sliliped into a neat paper box or case, tied at 



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