Gleanings in bee culture . the new shootsevery morning. The ground was first pre-pared by plowing under a great lot of oldfermented manure from the cow-stable. ThenI put on a good dose of bone-dust and had to put a two-foot poultry-netting aroundthe same to keep the ducks out; but thattwo-foot fence serves to keep dogs and chick-ens and toddling grandchildren from uncon-sciously and innocently mariing our trea-sures. Gods first gift to Adam and Eve wasa gaiden; and, dear gray-headed brother andsister, such a little gaiden will not only keepyou from growing old prematurely, but it willb


Gleanings in bee culture . the new shootsevery morning. The ground was first pre-pared by plowing under a great lot of oldfermented manure from the cow-stable. ThenI put on a good dose of bone-dust and had to put a two-foot poultry-netting aroundthe same to keep the ducks out; but thattwo-foot fence serves to keep dogs and chick-ens and toddling grandchildren from uncon-sciously and innocently mariing our trea-sures. Gods first gift to Adam and Eve wasa gaiden; and, dear gray-headed brother andsister, such a little gaiden will not only keepyou from growing old prematurely, but it willbe a great preventive of that fearful thingthat is sometimes to be more dreaded thandeath itself—losing our minds and becomingimbecile. Of course, in that little gardenyou want the very best and choicest of every thing; and in order that you may have it youshould read the papers and keep , eveiy new leaf that comes out on mynew and choice varieties of strawbexTiesgives me another thrill of pleasure HOME TREATMENT FOR TUBERCULOSIS. Since my write-up in regard to my sisterscase a gieat amount of correspondence hascome up; and some professional men havecongratulated me on having mapped out theway in which any sufferers might have mostof the advantages of an expensive sanitariumwhile they remain in their own home. Somany have made kindly inquiries in regardto the progress toward recovery that my sis-ter is making 1 have thought best to submitto you a letter recently received from her: Brother Amos;—I am still taking treatment, and Ithink that I am getting better: but when such a dayas this comes, cold and foggy. I am discouraged, as itis so hard to breathe easily. Your letter, containingthe one from California, came yesterday. How niceit seems to feel that even strangers have an interestin ones recovery! I thank you and your friends mostheartily. I have a very strong feeling against leavingmy home, and for one so advanced in years it seemsfoolish to thin


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