Gleanings in bee culture . , this plantwould long ago have been wiped out of ex-istence. Since the impetus given the making of de-natured alcohol it is claimed that these cactuslands will become valuable for the makingof alcohol, and the owners are figuring on alarge revenue from such. The nopal leaf is much used for poul-tices, and I know of nothing I like better fordrawing sores or boils. The spines arescorched off over a fire, and the leaf bakedthrough well, when it is split in two and apiece tied over the sore while as hot as canbe comfortably borne. Editor Root was much interested in this
Gleanings in bee culture . , this plantwould long ago have been wiped out of ex-istence. Since the impetus given the making of de-natured alcohol it is claimed that these cactuslands will become valuable for the makingof alcohol, and the owners are figuring on alarge revenue from such. The nopal leaf is much used for poul-tices, and I know of nothing I like better fordrawing sores or boils. The spines arescorched off over a fire, and the leaf bakedthrough well, when it is split in two and apiece tied over the sore while as hot as canbe comfortably borne. Editor Root was much interested in thisbeautiful plant that any Northern land-scape gardener would give any thing for ifhe could only grow them up North. Yes,Mr. Root, do you still remember how mymother laughed at you for admiring ourcommon old cactus so much, shown in yourA B C of Bee Culture when visiting me in 1900 ? [Yes, indeed, well do we remember it. Weadmired it much. Perhaps if we were moreintimately acquainted with it, we mightthink less of it.—Ed.]. MR. O. L. HERSHISER AND HIS METHOD OF WINTERING BEES; ARE BEE-SUPPLIES SOLD AT TOO HIGH A PRICE? There are advantages in traveling. Yousee many things from a different angle fromwhat you are accustomed to. We learn ofhow little consequence we are in the greatworld in which we live and move. We getnew ideas in exchange for our own, and suchtrades are often of mutual advantage. Thesethoughts were suggested by a short visit atO. L. Hershisers, at Buffalo, N. Y. Now, really, Mr. Hershiser is quite a fel-low. I believe he will weigh more than 200pounds; and if he were a policeman, and ifI were living on his beat, I should not wantto be caught cutting up any questionablepranks. Besides, what he doesnt knowabout making beeswax hardly seems of muchvalue. The fact that he can afford to buywhat other bee-keepers throw away, andtransport it hundreds of miles, and make itpay, is what few bee-keepers would care toattempt. I can now understand why he ad-vertises for slumg
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