. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 473 dulge in sometimes when they are carv- ing a fellow-man to mince-meat in the interest of their science. But I soon learned that it was no joke, for when the surgeon's saw had cut off the top of the man's skull the odor of the alcohol that filled the room was strong enough to almost sicken one. Then one of the surgeons struck a match and held it close to the brain. Immediately a blue flame enveloped the entire portion of the cerebral organ exposed, and the quiver- ing flesh sizzled as if on a gridiron. "That experiment an
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 473 dulge in sometimes when they are carv- ing a fellow-man to mince-meat in the interest of their science. But I soon learned that it was no joke, for when the surgeon's saw had cut off the top of the man's skull the odor of the alcohol that filled the room was strong enough to almost sicken one. Then one of the surgeons struck a match and held it close to the brain. Immediately a blue flame enveloped the entire portion of the cerebral organ exposed, and the quiver- ing flesh sizzled as if on a gridiron. "That experiment and disclosure set me to very seriously thinking about the error of my way. I am not a temperance lecturer nor a prohibition politician, but I most respectfully and firmly decline your invitation to have something. I don't want my brain to float around in a sea of alcohol, as did that of the poor old town drunkard of Troy. There is no telling how many other men's brains will reveal the same condition, if an au- topsy is held upon ;—N. Y. Wit- ness. Value of Alsike Clover. The farmers here (Wisconsin), are beginning to grow Alsike quite exten- sively. Those who have grown it speak well of it. They think it makes the best of hay, both for cows and sheep, and that it is very profitable when grown for its seed. One farmer in this county has sold $300 worth of seed from 3 acres of Alsike clover in 3 years. Besides the seed, his stock—cows and sheep—have eaten every bit of the thrashed straw. He values the thrashed Alsike as highly, 'at least, as the unthrashed red clover.— M. M. Baldridge, in Gleanings. Bee-Culture for Health. A delicate young lady on a farm took up the culture of bees as an out-door in- centive, hoping thereby to build up her health. She has not only improved digestion and appetite, but established a delightful interest and study, a re- numerative industry, a financiai success. Start out to cultivate thoroughly any valuable resource of mind, body or
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